'Evaluate sociological explanation of corporate crime'
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- Evaluate sociological explanation of corporate crime.
- Marxist Theory
- Is a sociological view that focuses on the economic of society as well as how it it impacts different individuals
- Sees capitalism as criminogenic
- Capitalism causes crime in both classes however only W/C get convicted.
- Power of the ruling class
- Making laws to divide social classes
- Crimes of the powerful
- Corporate crime
- Committed by employees so the company can achieve goals
- Break human rights
- Health and Safety Laws
- White collar crime
- Crimes committed by M/C and higher class people in course of their occupation.
- Edwin Sutherland
- Fails to recognise the two types of crime.
- Crimes committed by M/C and higher class people in course of their occupation.
- Occupational Crime
- Committed by employees for their own personal gain
- Stealing funds
- Corporate crime
- Strain theory
- Merton's Anomie strain theory
- W/C people see desirable products that they cannot get so turn to crime to get the items
- Merton's Anomie strain theory
- Marxist Theory
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