Postmodernists on C&D: Evaluation of Why people commit crime Flashcards
1
Q
What do Neo-Marxists say about crimes only being for the purpose of excitement?
A
They can be more meaningful than this for people
2
Q
What did Taylor, Walton and Young say about how people think when committing crimes?
A
They do it as a conscious political act
3
Q
What did Taylor, Walton and Young argue the main reason for working class people committing crimes was?
A
To redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor