Neo-Marxism , Crime And Deviance

Question 1

Why is Neo-Marxism different to Marxism?

Answer 1

Neo-Marxism claims that crime may also have political motivation and they believe that crime is voluntarist

Question 2

What did Taylor,Walton and Young claim about crime in their book ‘New Criminology’ (1976) ?

Answer 2

They claimed that ultimately crime was a CHOICE that an individual made

Question 3

What is another term for Neo-Marxist views of crime and deviance?

Answer 3

Radical criminology

Question 4

What does Stuart Hall (Neo-Marxist) claim about the role of the media and its effects on public feelings in his book ‘Policing the crisis’? (1976)

Answer 4

He said that media is what causes moral panics and as a result , the amplification spiral

It acts as a link between the definers and controlers (r/c) and the public (w/c)

Question 5

What did Gillory (1982) claim about the validity of crime statistics involving black people?

Answer 5

He denied the claims that black people commit more crime , instead he argues that the structural racism in the police force causes military policing of black people, which explains the disproportionate statistics

Question 6

What are two strengths of neo-marxism?

Answer 6

Its consideration of everything from police to media to the economy

It acknowledges the deviancy amplification spiral

Question 7

What are three weaknesses of neo-marxism?

Answer 7

It does not explain anything about deviancy

It ignores the fact that the w/c commit crimes against themselves

It ignores women (according to feminists)