Class And Crime

Question 1

What is the prison population likely to consist of

Answer 1

More prisoners with lower levels of education
More inmates from deprived areas
More inmates who were unemployed or claiming benefits prior to their arrest

Question 2

Chambliss : saints and roughnecks

Answer 2

Studied two juvenile Gangs

• middle class ‘saints’ got away with serious offences
• working class ‘roughnecks’ more likely to be labelled, lack of ability to negotiate their way out of trouble - involved in minor offences

Question 3

Juvenile gangs

Answer 3

Chambliss: saints and roughnecks

Question 4

Working class crime:

Answer 4

Burglary, mugging, assault, theft

Question 5

Middle class crime:

Answer 5

White collar crime, fraud, insider trading, tax evasion