TOPIC 3- CLASS/ POWER/ MARXISM

Question 1

Marxism is a structural theory… but why?

Answer 1

They look at institutions which includes the state, the law and the criminal justice system and they serve the interests of the ruling class and maintain the capitalist economy.

Question 2

Criminogenic has three factors that lead poor people to crime… these are…

Answer 2

1) Poverty
2) Consumer goods
3) Marginalisation

Question 3

What is state and law making about?

Answer 3

AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL such as the police serves ONLY the interests of the ruling class.

Question 4

Chambliss discussed…

Answer 4

New tax laws introduced in East African colonies which benefit the coffee plantation owners whilst criminilising poor who don’t work to pay tax.

Question 5

Snider says…

Answer 5

capitalist state is still always reluctant to pass laws that regulate businesses and threaten their profitability.

Question 6

Selective enforcement is where…

Answer 6

Ethnic minorities and working class are criminalised whilst the ruling class get away with crimes.

Question 7

Famous quote from Reiman?

Answer 7

“THE RIGH GET RICHER AND THE POOR GET PRISON”

Question 8

What is the ideological functions of law?

Answer 8

Appear to be for the benefit of the subject class rather than the ruling class

Question 9

Example ideological functions of law take place?

Answer 9

Health and Safety laws

Question 10

Neo-Marxists believe crime takes place because of what?

Answer 10

Free will

Question 11

Neo-Marxists take on what other type of approach to understand crime?

Answer 11

labelling

Question 12

What is “a fully social theory of deviance?”

Answer 12

a comprehensive understanding of crime and deviance that would enable society to change for the better

Question 13

Sutherland defines white collar crimes as..

Answer 13

“a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation

Question 14

Pearce and Tombs define corporate crime as..

Answer 14

Any illegal act or omission that I the result of deliberate or culpable negligence by a legitimate business organisation that is intended to benefit the business.”

Question 15

Tombs discussed the effects of corporate crime.. how many types of crimes does he mention?

Answer 15

5

Question 16

Tombs- what is FINANCIAL CRIME?

Answer 16

tax evasion, bribery, money laundering

Question 17

Tombs- What are CRIMES AGAINST CONSUMERS ?

Answer 17

– e.g. false labelling, selling unfit goods

Question 18

Tombs- what are CRIMES AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENT?

Answer 18

illegal pollution of air, water and land e.g. toxic waste

Question 19

Tombs- STATE-CORPORATE CRIME?

Answer 19

harms committed by government institutions e.g. private companies contracted by US military torturing detainees

Question 20

The media contribute to invisibility of corporate crime. How?

Answer 20

limited coverage which reinforces the idea that crime is a working class phenomenon

Question 21

Lack of political will contributes to invisibility of corporate crime. How?

Answer 21

tough on crime rhetoric is focused on street crime

Question 22

DE-LABELLING contributes to invisibility of corporate crime. How?

Answer 22

At the level of laws and legal regulation corporate crime is often filtered out. Offences are often defined as civil not criminal.