Marxism and crime
- Created by: holly6901
- Created on: 09-12-20 09:30
View mindmap
- Marxism and crime
- Gordon
- Capitalism is criminogenic - it creates competition, greed and the culture of accumulation.
- White collar crime is a perfectly rational response to maximising profits.
- White collar crime just reflects the middle classes conforming to capitalist values
- Chambliss
- Law works in favour of the middle classes criminality takes place at every level of society, but the type of criminality is affected by the individual’s background.
- Middle classes have the opportunity to commit white collar crime, but the law around this is not enforced as much as working class crimes
- Box
- criminal law is an ideological tool used by the bourgeoisie, criminalising activities undesirable for capitalism while allowing other activities (which may be more damaging to the general population) to continue.
- White collar crime is not ‘socially constructed’ as crime and is therefore given less attention, so we see working class crime as the ‘problem’. E.g. shoplifting v banks charging people to use their own money = both theft?
- Gordon
Comments
No comments have yet been made