Neo-Marxism on why working class crime is committed: A Reason for Working Class people committing Crimes Flashcards
1
Q
What reason do Neo-Marxists believe working class individuals commit crime?
A
They do it as a political act
2
Q
Who said working class people commit crime as a deliberate act with political motives?
A
Taylor, Walton and Young
3
Q
What did Taylor, Walton and Young say about the amount of working class people who commit crime?
A
Most working class people will not commit crimes
4
Q
What did Taylor, Walton and Young say about the cause of some crimes?
A
It was due to the redistribution of wealth from the bourgeoisie to the proletariat
5
Q
Give an example of a working class crime acting to redistribute wealth
A
If a poor person stole something from a rich person
