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Marxism- crime - Coggle Diagram
Marxism- crime
neo-marrxists
more recent marxists
marxists are too deterministic
no one is forced to commit crime
robin hood crimes
Gilroy- black crime is form of resistance to police racism
key features
society is criminogenic
the law reflects interests of ruling class
selective law enforcement
criminogenic
crime is built in and natural
crime is rational response to inequality
gordon- surprising people don't commit more crime
Chamblis
gap widens in contemporary capitalism
wrong to assume that law represents social values
concern with private property
Hall et al
crime was sued to reassert dominance of ruling class hegemony
divert attention with moral panics- scapegoat- trans sports etc
Pearce (1976)
white collar crimes barely prosecuted
selective law enforcement gives false impression that most crime is committed by working class
Snider (1991)
capitalist states will only pass health and safety laws if forced to do so
laws appear to benefit everyone- occasional prosecution of ruling class- smokescreen
Box (1983)
definition of serious crime is ideological constructions
agencies of social control protect ruling class interest and power