Neo-Marxist

Question 1

Hall et al

Answer 1

The ruling class are normally able to rule the subordinate classes through consent. The 1970’s saw the emergence of a media driven moral panic of the growth of “new crime” muggings. This came about during an economic recession and so the media presented the black youths as a scapegoat

Question 2

Taylor et al

Answer 2

Agrees with traditional Marxists views but think that it is too deterministic. They take more of a voluntaristic view - we have free will

Question 3

Gilroy

Answer 3

Ethnic minority crime 👱🏿 can be seen as a form of political resistance against a racist society. This resistance has its roots in British imperialism