Ideological Functions of Crime and Deviance

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The law crime and _________ also perform an ideological function for Capitalism

Criminals

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Laws are occasionally passed that appear to benefit the working class rather than Capitalism such as…

Workplace health and safety laws

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However, Pearce (1976) argues that such laws often benefit the ruling classes by…

Keeping the workers fit for work

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A new law against _____________ was passed in 2007, however in its first eight years there was only ____ successful prosecution

Corporate homicide

One

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Because of ________________, crime appears to be a working-class phenomenon

Selective enforcement

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This encourages the working class to blame criminals for…

Their problems rather than Capitalism

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The media can also contribute to this by portraying some criminals as…

Disturbed