C&D: Marxist Crime

Question 1

ao1s

Answer 1

capitalism is criminogenic: “dog-eat-dog” society
invisible mc crime: selective law enforcement
invisible mc crime: benefit the bourgeoise
wc : crime is more visble
Neo-Marx: New Criminology

Question 2

ao2s

Answer 2

Adorno’s ideas of false needs, Macuse’s advertising/ dumbed down culture
BoJo: “saved his skin” in Partygate inquiry, single mother fined £1000 for babysitting in covid
banned protesting - Police, crime, sentencing and courts act of 2022
gang crime
Stuart Hall’s research on muggings

Question 3

ao3s

Answer 3

crime is inevitable, absolute deprivation vs status frustration associated with relative dep.
wc appear more criminal bc negated responsibility
retain mc power as this neutralises any rebellion
why wc appear more visible, as it is openly conducted
influence of structural can be influenced by individual agency

Question 4

aoEs

Answer 4

Romantic idea that all crime wants to change the world

Question 5

what did Sayers say?

Answer 5

“the rich largely shape the laws”

Question 6

what is absolute vs relative deprivation?

Answer 6

what we need to survive vs what is projected we need

Question 7

what does criminogenic mean?

Answer 7

crime is an inevitable part of society

Question 8

who came up with the New Criminology?

Answer 8

Taylor, Walton and Young

Question 9

what did Taylor, Walton and Young argue?

Answer 9

its important to look at Interactionist factors that play into the Marxist structure to understand the crime as well as its response

Question 10

what was Stuart Hall’s research?

Answer 10

the moral panic surrounding black youth mugging people
a major economic recession in the 1970s led to youth committing street robbery. was used to divert from capitalist failings

Question 11

what was the police, crime, sentencing and courts Act of 2022?

Answer 11

gave police permission to stop protesting if they caused large disruption (eg to transport, daily life)