A02 sociologist - marxist C+D

Chambliss (1976)

• sees law making and law enforcement as serving interest of the ruling class

• ruining class have the power to prevent the introduction of laws harmful to their interest.

• Argues laws to protect private property are the basis of the capitalist economy.

• The ruling class are part of a crime syndicate who use their wealth and influence to bribe officials and avoid punishment.

Snider (1993)

• argues capitalist state is reluctant to pass laws that relegate the activities of business or threaten their profitability.

Pearce (1976)

• argue that even laws that appeared to help the workers really helped the bourgeoise. he focused on health and safety laws which provided the ruling class with a healthly workforce.

• - the bourgeoise have to pay and implement this legislation. taking it out of their profit.

Taylor (neo-marxist)

• +state makes/enforces law in interest of middle class at the expense of working class

• +capitalist should be replaced by classes society to reduce crime

• - Taylor argues marxist is too deterministic, doesn’t leave room for free will and individual choice.

Stuart Hall (1978) neo - marxist

• critical criminology to black muggers in the 1970s uk