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Capitalism:

Contrast to Functionalists - Functionalists think low level deviance = good, maintains social order and unifies society, benefitting everyone.
WHEREAS
Marxists say social control is to prevent rebellion & revolution as capitalism is exploitative. Social control benefits the working class.

Capitalism = 'crimogenic' i.e. it leads to crime

Exploitation of the proletariat: capitalism works due to exploitation, leading to poverty which can cause crime through a need to pay bills or frustration at their situation leading to violence (think about links to Cohen and status frustration).

Values of capitalism: desire to make money leads to criminal behaviour in the ruling class (fraud, blackmail)

Who makes the law? Functionalists would say it's a reflection of the will of the people, Marxists would say it reflects ruling-class interests as it's made by the ruling-class.

Most law deals with property and protection of property.

Chambliss & Mankoff (1976) law keeps working-class away from property
Snider (1993) regulation on large companies is limited
Pearce (1976) 'protection' laws really protect ruling classes

Corporate crime = Law-breaking committed by/for a corporation.

White collar crime = law breaking to further your OWN interests.

Note (Nelson Thornes pg. 261)
LCTM 1998 $900 Billion borrowed, Western Governments rescued
Enron 2001 debts $50 Billion
PPI
Endowment mortgages
Pension plans

Negligence:
Employment on countries with less rigorous health and safety laws.

Are punishments harsh enough?

Gordon (1976) - selective enforcement and reporting as diversion
Chambliss (1978) - those in power could conduct crime and avoid prison
Snider (1993) - corporate crime does more harm than 'working-class' crime e.g. burglary

there's crime everywhere
ignore patriarchy (Feminists)
too much focus on corporate crime (Left Realists)

Taylor, Walton & Young (1973) crime = choice
New criminology = looking at all aspects of the crime - aiming to understand rather than remove deviant behaviour.
Crime is conscious; meaningful; deliberate - aims to change society; Black Panther Movement; Robin Hood

Hall: 'Policing the Crisis' = moral panic around mugging.

Links to other theories/explanations?

Gilroy - 1982 'myth of black criminality' labelling process.

Crime as a political act?
Focus of the gov. Distract from unsolved problems.

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Work on timeline of theorists.