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Neo-Marxism And Crime!
- SNIDER (1993) The Politics Of Corporate Crime Control: ~ The
capitalist state uses money to try and attract investment from
corporations through cheaper loans, grants, and through the
production of an ever increasing infrastructure. (Investment is in
business rather than the individuals that comprise the workforce) ~
Therefore the capitalist state is reluctant to enforce laws relating to
health and safety, workers rights and pollution. ~ Whilst legislation is
introduced to protect the consumer much of the legislation serves the
interest of the ruling class!
- Taylor, Walton and Young (1973) The New Criminology: ~ To understand crime there is a need
for a fully social theory of deviance. Seven factors to always be considered: ~ Need to
investigate the wider origins of the deviant act. Crime and deviance should not simply be
understood in terms of rapid social change in industrial society. ~ An adequate theory must
explain how structure (social) creates deviant acts. How deviance is interpreted, reacted against,
and how the choice of deviant is made. ~ The deviant act itself - Relationships between belief and
action. People make rational choices through the opportunities they have. Explanations should
therefore consider choices and constraints. ~ Have to consider origins of social reaction. Deviant
actions are rational, so is social reaction. ~ Look at the wider origins of the deviant act. Widely
held views may be being challenged thus leading to a moral panic. Moral panic occurs to control
the level of deviance often via moral crusades.
- Understand the reactions between social reaction and
the deviants commitment to further deviant acts. The
effects of sanctions. The deviants consciousness of
possible reactions. ~ Nature of deviant process must
be located within the contradictions evident within the
capitalist means of production. ~ Any theory not
committed to the abolition of wealth and power is not
committed to the alleviation of poverty and negative
life chances and is bound to fall into correctionalism
deviance theory must break with correctionalism.
- Understand the reactions between social reaction and
the deviants commitment to further deviant acts. The
effects of sanctions. The deviants consciousness of
possible reactions. ~ Nature of deviant process must
be located within the contradictions evident within the
capitalist means of production. ~ Any theory not
committed to the abolition of wealth and power is not
committed to the alleviation of poverty and negative
life chances and is bound to fall into correctionalism
deviance theory must break with correctionalism.
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