Marxists on why WCC and CC are Problematic

Question 1

Why are White Collar and Corporate Crimes problematic for society according to Marxists?

Answer 1

It is unlikely the offenders will be charged

Question 2

Who created the concept of white collar crime?

Answer 2

Sutherland

Question 3

How did Sutherland define white collar crime?

Answer 3

Crimes committed by upper class people in powerful positions for personal benefit

Question 4

Name 2 groups of people that can be impacted by corporate crimes

Answer 4

Employees, Customers

Question 5

How many people became unemployed when Enron was exposed?

Answer 5

29,000

Question 6

Why did Enron create fake accounts?

Answer 6

To transfer money to them

Question 6

What would feminists say about the gender of who will commit WCC and CC in the present day?

Answer 6

Women are more likely to commit WCC and CC

Question 7

What does Adler argue?

Answer 7

The Feminist movement has encouraged more women to get jobs

Question 8

What is Adler’s theory called?

Answer 8

Liberation theory

Question 9

What does it mean if more women are in jobs in terms of committing WCC/CC?

Answer 9

They have more opportunities to commit WCC/CC

Question 10

Why will masculine traits spread to more women if they are employed?

Answer 10

Because they are encouraged to be competitive to increase sales

Question 11

Name 2 White Collar Crimes

Answer 11

Embezzlement, Fraud

Question 12

Who are laws designed to benefit according to Marxists?

Answer 12

Ruling class

Question 12

What does Snider argue?

Answer 12

Because Corporations play a large role in taxes, governments are reluctant to pass laws against them

Question 12

What can corporations threaten to do in countries?

Answer 12

Cease their operations in a country

Question 12

Why might any laws passed to regulate big businesses not be enforced?

Answer 12

It further discourages business operations in the country

Question 12

What year was the Grenfell Tower incident?

Answer 12

2017

Question 12

Why did the government not act on the 2002 report?

Answer 12

Regulations on cladding types to be used by business would discourage their operations in the UK

Question 13

What did the government receive in 2002?

Answer 13

A report that said certain types of cladding were very flammable

Question 14

When was legislation finally passed to make the Grenfell Tower form of cladding illegal?

Answer 14

2022

Question 15

What would Functionalists say in response to Marxists’ Negativity about crime?

Answer 15

They ignore the positive functions of crime

Question 16

What does Clinard say?

Answer 16

Crime must happen to show there are problems in society

Question 17

What does it mean if a reason for someone committing a crime can be found?

Answer 17

There can be ways to change the institution to reduce crime

Question 18

What problem would there be if there was lots of truancy in schools?

Answer 18

Students would not be in school often

Question 18

What did Croall say about white collar and corporate crimes?

Answer 18

These types of crimes are rarely prosecuted or not discovered

Question 18

According to Croall, do corporate or street crimes cause greater harm?

Answer 18

Corporate Crimes

Question 18

Which class is more likely to commit crimes that have less financial benefit

Answer 18

Working class

Question 19

What type of crime was the BP Spill?

Answer 19

Corporate Crime

Question 20

How many barrels of oil spilt into the water a day?

Answer 20

90,000

Question 20

What caused the oil spill?

Answer 20

Weakened drill pipe

Question 20

What was the consequence of this spill for the CEO of BP?

Answer 20

They did not go to jail

Question 21

What would Interactionists say about Marxists believing the ruling class are protected from prosecution?

Answer 21

This is because of labelling by the police and courts

Question 22

Who came up with the "typical delinquent" stereotype police follow?

Answer 22

Cicourel

Question 23

Why would the police be more likely to report a working class person from an ethnic minority?

Answer 23

Because these groups of people have been labelled as more likely to commit crimes

Question 24

Which parts of society will be impacted by corporate crimes the most?

Answer 24

The poorest parts of society

Question 24

What was the purpose of the Thalidomide drug?

Answer 24

To stop morning sickness

Question 24

Who argues the poorest in society are more likely to experience consequences of buying cheap products?

Answer 24

Box

Question 24

How many infants died due to the Thalidomide drug?

Answer 24

10,000

Question 24

Was the Thalidomide drug cheap? What does this mean?

Answer 24

It was cheap, meaning poorer people were more likely to buy it

Question 25

What incident occurred here in Bhopal?

Answer 25

Gas leak

Question 25

Why did this incident relate to the poorest people of society being victims?

Answer 25

The poorest people in society lived near where the gas leak occurred

Question 26

How many people were killed by the gas leak?

Answer 26

15,000

Question 26

What happened to the company that caused the gas leak?

Answer 26

They were not prosecuted

Question 26

Who created the triple systems theory?

Answer 26

Walby

Question 27

What would Intersectional Feminists say about Marxists stating working class people are likely to be corporate crime victims?

Answer 27

They do not take ethnicity and gender into account

Question 28

Which 3 things make up the triple systems theory?

Answer 28

Capitalism, Patriarchy, Institutional Racism

Question 29

What does the triple systems theory say about who is most likely to commit crime?

Answer 29

Working class women from ethnic minority groups are most likely to be victims of crime

Question 30

Which Marxists argued it was difficult to charge offenders for WCC/CC

Answer 30

Croall

Question 31

Why are corporate crimes being highly complex a reason offenders wont be charged?

Answer 31

Victims will not realise they have been victims of a crime

Question 32

Why are victims and offenders rarely coming face to face a reason offenders wont be charged?

Answer 32

Victims will not know who the offenders are so will not report them

Question 33

Why is responsibility being diffused in a corporate crime a reason offenders wont be charged?

Answer 33

Because businesses employ so many people it is difficult to determine the main offenders

Question 34

What crime did Volkswagen commit?

Answer 34

They reduced emissions for their cars while they were being tested

Question 35

Why would it be difficult for individuals to be charged as offenders for the Volkswagen scandal?

Answer 35

Many managers and engineers would have played a role in the crime

Question 36

How does this crime relate to the reponsibility diffusion?

Answer 36

So many people played a role in the crime that its difficult to classify the main offenders

Question 36

How does this crime relate to knowledge of it being highly complex for victims?

Answer 36

The crime was very technical so victims may not realise a crime has been committed

Question 37

Why will offenders and victims not come face to face with Volkswagen for this crime?

Answer 37

Because victims may not know they are a victim

Question 38

How would this crime impact the environment?

Answer 38

The environment would be harmed more by the increased emissions

Question 38

Which theory did Adler create?

Answer 38

Liberation Theory

Question 39

Which Feminist would say charging offenders of WCC/CC have become more difficult?

Answer 39

Adler

Question 40

What does liberation theory say?

Answer 40

Women now spend less time in the domestic role and are more likely to have jobs

Question 41

What does it mean for crime opportunities if more women are in jobs?

Answer 41

They have more opportunities to commit crimes

Question 42

Name 2 types of WCC's women may engage in at a job

Answer 42

Fraud, Embezzlement

Question 43

Why are masculine traits encouraged to women in the workplace?

Answer 43

So that they can push more sales for the company