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CRIME AND DEVIANCE - NEO-MARXISM (BOOKLET 1) - Coggle Diagram
CRIME AND DEVIANCE - NEO-MARXISM (BOOKLET 1)
no one is forced to commit a crime; it is voluntary, not inevitable
w-c crimes are political crimes that show resistance against inequalities in power + wealth
these political crimes are misinterpreted as criminal behaviour instead of political protest
SIMILARITIES W/ MARXISM
capitalism is the root cause of crime
the state creates + enforces laws to benefit ruling class
removing capitalism would reduce crime
DIFFERENCES W/ MARXISM
crime is voluntarist
criminals aren't passive puppets of capitalism
crime is politically motivated
TAYLOR ET AL - FULLY SOCIAL THEORY
SIX DIMENSIONS
wider origins of deviance
unequal distribution of power/ wealth. economic/ political crisis
immediate origins of deviance
specific situation leading to deviance (racism, unemployment etc.)
act of deviance + its meaning
political resistance/ alternative to working/ support addiction
immediate origins of societal reaction
reactions to discovering deviance - police, friends, family
wider origins of social reaction
who has power to define deviance/ label, the harshness against some compared to others
effects of societal reaction
outcome - self-fulfilling prophecy/ deviant career
HALL - POLICING THE CRISIS
study of black crime (esp. mugging) in the '70s
there was inflation, unemployment, industrial unrest, conflict in NI, student protests at the time
black crime was apparently focused on to reassert ruling-class hegemony
black people were scapegoated, media created moral panics, justifying more police action against this group
law enforcement could then crack down on the ruling class opposition so ruling class hegemony could be re-established
EVALUATION
feminists
- a 'gender blind' theory; focuses on male criminality, not so much on female criminality
left realists
- romanticises w/c criminals as 'robin hoods'; they mostly target the poor | ignores effects on victims (taylor et al)