Week Seventeen - Steve Tombs Flashcards
1
Q
Hale et al, 2011…
A
“…Upper class criminals often operate undetected; if detected they may not be prosecuted; and if prosecuted they tend to receive relatively lenient (and financial) penalties” (in Hale et al, 2011: 301)
2
Q
Formal politics and law…
A
Formal politics and the law work to exclude corporate crime from ‘real crime’
3
Q
Zero Tolerance…
A
‘Zero tolerance’, ‘3 strikes and your out’, mandatory sentences, ‘tough on crime…’, ‘short sharp shocks’ – all apply to ‘street’ crime, but not ‘corporate’ crime (p.305).
