neo-marxism

What do neo-Marxists combine

Combine Marxist and interactionist ideas

What are Marxists focus on crime

Marxist- unequal distribution of wealth and elites and enforce law in their interests

What do interactionists focus on crime

Interactionist (labelling) - meaning of the act, societal reactions, effect of deviant label on individual

Neo-Marxist criticisms of Marxists

Believe Marxists are too deterministic as they see workers as driven to commit crime out of economic necessity

What view do the neo-Marxists take

Take a volunteristic view - as they see crime as a meaningful action and a conscious choice that often has a political motive

What do they argue about criminals

Criminals are not passive puppets whose behaviour is shaped by capitalism, they are deliberately striving to change society

Taylor et al ‘fully social theory of deviance’

—>

What is ‘the wider origins of the deviant act’

The wider origins of the deviant act- understand the way in which wealth and power are distributed in society

What is ‘the immediate origins of the deviant act’

The immediate origins of the deviant act- the particular circumstances surrounding the decision of an individual to commit an act of deviance

What is ‘the act itself’

The act itself- discover the meaning for the actor

What is ‘the immediate origins of social reactions’

The immediate origins of social reactions- consider in what ways and for what reasons other members of society react to the deviance such as the police, family and community

What is ‘the effects of labelling’

The effects of labelling- on the deviant’s future actions

How do feminists criticise Taylor et al

Feminists criticise their approach of being gender blind by placing focus on male criminality at the expense of female criminality

How do left realists criticise Taylor et al for romanticising working class criminals

Left realists- neo- Marxism romanticises working class criminals as ‘Robin Hoods’ who are fighting capitalism by re-distributing wealth from the rich to the poor. However, in reality these criminals simply prey on the poor

What do left realists argue on Taylor et al ignorances

Taylor et al do not take such crime seriously and they ignore its effects on working class victims

what does Roger Hopkins Burke say on critical criminology

Roger Hopkins Burke- critical criminology is too general in explaining crime and is too idealistic when it comes to tackling crime

What does Stuart Hall argue on classical Marxism

Stuart Hall- classical Marxism ignores the micro- social level of crime. Hall, however, combines a classical structural analysis of class under capitalism with issues of racism and moral panics

What did Hall’s research on mugging result in

Hall- despite sensationalist newspaper reports that claimed there was an increase in mugging particularly amoung young black men in London, Hall’s own research showed that it was actually growing more slowly than in the previous decade.

What did Hall argue on moral panics

Hall- argued that a moral panic over black criminality at the time created a diversion away from the wider economic crisis- ‘black youths out of the control’ being the headlines rather than capitalism in crisis’