Marxists - Paragraph two Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
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Pearce
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Suggests the biggest crimes of all are those crimes committed by the upper class, however the crimes of the powerful are rarely prosecuted
2
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Sutherland
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Many white collar crimes are ignored by the CJS. Companies often deal with these things ‘in house’ so they don’t appear in stats
3
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AO3
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The CJS does sometimes act against the interests of the upper class e.g. prosecutions for corporate crimes do occur
4
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Evidence
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The Enron Scandal - one of the largest energy companies in the world until it collapsed due to an accounting fraud scandal in 2001 - skilling (former CEO) was sentenced to 24 years in prison - BBC News
