Class power and crime
- Created by: cashj244
- Created on: 18-06-17 12:38
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Class differences in crime - Working class more likely to offend
- functionalism - Crime is a product of inadequate socialization into the shared culture.
- Strain Theory - Class structure denies working class opportunity to achieve by legitimate means
- Subculture Theory - Working class young people are deprived and unable to achieve in the education system, failure raises status frustration - leads to subculture
- Labelling Theory - Rejects the view OS show a valid picture of which class commits the most crime. Enforcement have the power to label working class as criminals
Marxism, class, and crime -
- Agree law enforcement is against the w.c and OS are flawed
- however, they criticize labeling theory for ignoring capitalism
Criminogenic Capitalism - Capitalism is criminogenic, it's very nature causes crime
Working class crime - Capitalism is based on the exploitation of the working class for profit, as a result:
- Poverty may mean crime is the only way some can survive
- crime may be the only way of consuming goods, advertised by capitalism
- Alienation may lead to frustration and aggression, leading to crimes.
Ruling class crimes -
Capitalism - win at all costs - encourages greed…
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