neo marxist explanations Flashcards

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what do neo marxist say?

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-no ones forced to commit crime
-its a voluntary act

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what does the new criminology say?
(taylor, walton and young)

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-looks at law enforcement
-patterns of breaking and motives for crime

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what do taylor, walkton and younh argue sociological theory of crime should cover?

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-origns of deviant acts (e.g structure of society)
-motivations for crime
-why ppl commit
-why certain behaviours are made illegal

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examples of neo marxist explanations?
(street robbery)

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street robbery:
likely to do: working class males
bc of: disadvanatged due to society structure
origins of deviant reaction: laws may be changed if crime rises

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exmaples of neo-m exp?
knife crime

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liekly to do: young males
bc of: media pressure, peer pressure
immediate origns : drugs
origins of deviant reacton: if too common may put harsher punishments

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