Review from 1st And 2nd Tests

Question 1

what is the consensus approach

Answer 1

law reflects values shared by most members of a society

Question 2

what is the conflict approach

Answer 2

laws are passed by ruling class to keep the common under control

Question 3

what is Instrumental Marxism

Answer 3

belief that those who have positions in the government either belong to dominant group or identify strongly with the interests of the dominant group

capitalism requires the proletariat to be oppressed

Question 4

what is Structural Marxism

Answer 4

The state works to reproduce capitalist society

leading to the legal and political institutions to reproduce the logics of capitalism

Question 5

what was George Vold’s 2 views on Group conflict theory

Answer 5

1. crime happenes when there is conflict between the minority groups and the legal norms made my the dominant group
2. crime happens when there is conflict between competing interest groups for power