Marxist Approaches to Crime 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceA2/A-levelAQA Created by: chend96Created on: 30-12-13 11:29 What does capitalism involve? Greed, comptetition, division between the rich and poor, class inequality, injustice, envy of the rich and therefore criminal and deviant behaviour. 1 of 7 According to Marxists what does capitalism cause? Crime 2 of 7 What do marxists argue about W/C crime? That in a capitalist society the police only focus on w/c crime. 3 of 7 What are the aspects of the marxist theories of crime? Capitalism causes crime, capitalism is criminogenic and in a capitalist society, inequality is a major cause of crime. 4 of 7 What are the key points within the subheading- crime is a logical response to capitalism? Capitalism causes crime, the law promotes r/c idealogy, power and interests, crime is a logical response to economic deprivation and Althusser's ISA. 5 of 7 What are the key points within the law promotes r/c interests? Manneheim- the law protects r/c property and wealth and the criminal law creates an alliance between corporate businesses and the state. 6 of 7 What are the key points within crime and the working class? M/C crime is ignored, w/c are always seen as the criminal or bad ones and m/c crime is under-policed, under-punished and under-estimated. 7 of 7
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