What is Marxist Criminology?
What are the differences in crime between the rich and the poor?
How did Karl Marx contribute to Criminology?
Strengths and Weaknesses of Marxist Criminology
The political economy of crime, control functions of criminal law in capitalist society and the criminalisat...
OVERVIEW
➤ Marxist criminology
➤ The political economy of crime
➤ Control functions of criminal law in
➤ Crime, laws and social controls in n
➤ Emergence of Radical Criminology
➤ Defining power and conflict in con
➤ Conflict theories, conflict and comple
,MARXIST CRIMINOLOGY – FROM NEO MARX
Drawing on Marxist and Neo Marxist philosop
understanding of crime, deviance, criminalit
Considers what produces continuity and st
to Structural functionalist perspectives
Highlights production ( consumer society/d
fundamental feature of societal lives
William Chambliss (1976)
Crime is a result of the social conflicts a
existing in political economy, bureauc
power [see Also Richard Quinney (1977)
, MARXIST CRIMINOLOGY – SOCIE
Draws on Marxist philosophies,
constructing meanings and
understanding of crime, deviance,
criminality and victimology through
this lens
Analyses links between economy
and politics vs economy and
state vs and economy and the
legal system
, THEORISING CRIME ISSUE
The Notion : ‘Crime’ is imbued with political overton
Definitions: That defined as both criminal and confor
So do we change structures or just prevent crime?
Question: Does the criminal justice system defend th
social order?
,MARXIST CRIMINOLOGY –THE
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, POLITICAL RESPONSES
There is no such thing as Society ( Thatch
Condemn more and understand less ( Ma
Prison works ( oft-cited claim)
Tough on crime and tough on the causes
crime ( Blair)
Hug a ‘Hoodie’ ( Cameron)
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