The New Perspectives Flashcards
What is the main idea behind Marxism
Marxism is the idea on conflict within society - The conflict between class and others in society
What is Capitalism
Capitalism is the idea of economic systems are controlled by private and political owners who mean to produce and their operation for profit
How does Capitalism relate to Marxism?
Capitalism is the primary source of inequality, causing conflicts in society
How does Marxism relate to the ‘New Perspective’
Marxism provides how politics influence societal deviance
Why are the New Perspectives of criminal theory important?
It provides political significance to crime
Why are traditional theories seen as irrelevant (2 answers)
1) They only looked at socially significant areas of deviance for the period it was made for.
2) They fail to develop the most fundamental determinant of all human activity = politics.
What areas of Crime did traditional theories not cover:
Industrial crimes
Political/governmental crimes - e.g Hilter & genecide
What were some moments in history that showed political significance was an important influence when exploring new criminal perspectives? (2)
1) The black civil rights movement - Especially through university politics
2) The cold war protests
What is conflict theories main aspects?
The idea that class conflict comes from inequality in stared resources Expresses that conflict between classes can be the result of social change The theory is based off Karl Marx
What part of crime does social conflict theory focus on?
The root cause of crime
How does conflict theory view crime
Crime is a product of social inequality that arises from power and control + the isolation of the working class
Conflict theory is influenced by what 2 other theories
Functionalism and Marxism
What historical event influenced the radicalisation of Conflict theory
The Vietnam war
Who lead the change for a new way to look at criminology
Earl Richard Quinney
How did Earl Richard Quinney change criminology
He used Marxism to explain that:
1) Criminologists should look upon their work as a Marxian critical history.
2) Criminology should examine the modern state
3) Criminology should begin by looking not at the criminal but at the class that creates the conditions into which the criminal falls
