Neo-Marxism on why working class crime is committed: Evaluation of Belief in the myth of Black Criminality Flashcards
1
Q
What would Functionalists say about the police being more likely to report black people for crime?
A
It is not true as they use Standardised methods to record their data
2
Q
What is standardisation?
A
When the same processes are used throughout something
3
Q
Why must police use standardised methods to record crime?
A
Because this is how the law is constructed
4
Q
Why are Official Crime Statistics reliable if the methods are standardised?
A
There will not be any bias present in the reporting of crimes
5
Q
According to Functionalists, how would the police report a crime if a poor black woman or a wealthy white man stole a pair of shoes?
A
They would report it the same either way
