Class and Crime
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- Created on: 03-06-19 13:46
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- Class and Crime
- Poverty
- Rosenbaum - said criminals and problem com = poor housing, low-income, bad schools, drug abuse
- Wilson and Kelling - Broken windows
- Middle Class
- Corporate crime - to max profit (tax dodging) / white collar crimes / information theft / insider trading / money laundering
- Working Class
- (f)Miller = subculture values - encourage crime (excitement)
- (f)A/Cohen = status frustration sense of failure so alternate ways to gain status as feel so value of normal means so act out
- (r.r) Murray = inadequate socialisation as no father so go to others for this role creates underclass who are welfare dependent
- (f) Merton = strain as lack of balance in society as lots of people can't achieve
- (i) Becker = labelling theory as see self concept of deviant careers for status so join gangs to escape rejection
- (m) Bonger = criminogenic capitalism - breeds criminals to make competitive
- (lr) Runciman = relative deprivation so resort to crime to get what they feel entitled to (media raises)
- Poverty
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