Neo Marxism- Taylor, Walton, Young

Question 1

New criminology

Answer 1

The Neo-Marxist theory comes from the book ‘the new criminology’
Beliefs include-
Society is made up of conflict
Capitalism is unfair and creates inequalities
Inequalities are the main cause of crime

Question 2

Structural determinism

Answer 2

New criminologists criticise marxists and functionalists for STRUCTURAL DETERMINISM
their theory simply that individuals are passive and have no choice

Question 3

Labelling

Answer 3

Individuals label their own situations
For example
If a person blames the latest cut backs in unemployment benefits for their behaviour there is a high possibility they will blame their criminal activity on a lack of money
However, if a person thought they were unemployed due to their own back of skills they may be less likely to commit crime

Question 4

Fully social theory of deviance

Answer 4

1 the wider origins of the deviant act
2 the immediate origins of the deviant act
3 the actual act
4 the immediate origins of the social reaction
5 wider origins of deviant reaction
6 the outcomes of social reaction on the deviants further action
7 nature of the deviant process as a whole

Question 5

Evaluation -

Answer 5

Many laws and police activity cannot be seen as simply an expression of the interests of capitalism - traffic laws
New left realists gave attacked new criminology for being left idealism