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Marxism & Crime (Neo-Marxism (Taylor, Walton and Young, neo-marxists…
Marxism & Crime
Neo-Marxism
Taylor, Walton and Young, neo-marxists focus on mixture of traditional marxism, interactionism and functionalism.
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Selective enforcement
Reimen explored idea and argued that law targets certain groups but ignores others.
White collar crime- Crimes committed by those of a high social class, for example, fraud, overcharging customers and corruption.
Reimen says crimes portrayed to be committed by poor. Poverty is as a result of laziness.
The poor are poor- can't work up in social class to overcome poverty.
Crime response to poverty so problem comes from individual criminals.
So... population tend to support crackdown on poor and on criminals than unjust society.
Means victims blamed for society, easier to control poor and working class.
Marxism basic views
Focus on social class inequality and the effects it can have on society.
Capitalist societies based on materialism, consumerism and ultimately competition between individuals to achieve or to own certain goods.
Marxists believe capitalism is the main reason why people commit crime as we are always striving for goods we can't afford, will therefore use any means to get them, often illegitimate.
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Chambliss
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Vagrancy laws introduced to benefit ruling class (bourgeoisie). Working class forced to accept work-low wage, ruling class able to continue exploitation and control of lower classes (Proletariat).
The media
Marxists claim the media plays an important role in crime- programmes like keeping up with the Kardashians broadcast lifestyles of luxury so people want what they can't afford, resulting in them committing crime to get these items.
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Evaluation
Marxism ignores relationship between crime and non-class related inequalities e.g. ethnicity.
Over predicts crimes committed by working class.
CJS sometimes acts against interests of capitalist class.
Theory highlighted need to police white collar crime.