Topic 3b: Social class and crime

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

Reiner notes that there is a working-class bias in the prison population: 74% were either unemployed or employed at the lowest occupational levels, prior to their imprisonment. In youth detention centres approximately 8% of persistent offenders came from middle-class backgrounds. Offences can also be differentiated by social class. Middle-class offenders tend to be associated with white collar crime, fraud and tax evasion whilst working-class offenders are mainly found guilty of burglary and street crime.

Question 2

Conclusion

Answer 2

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