developed for the need to take
rising crime seriously and to
produce practical solutions
developed due to the
influence of right realism on
government policy
society is unequal
and ruled by
capitalist class
Nota:
similar to marxists
differ from marxism -
reformists not
revolutionists
Nota:
believe in gradual change rather than violent overthrow of capitalism
need to develop explanations of crime that will lead to practical strategies for reducing it here and now rather than to wait for a classless society to abolish crime
Taking crime
seriously
Marxists - concentrate on corporate
crime; neglects working class crime
Neo-marxists - romanticise working class
criminals; whereas they victimise other
working class people
Labelling theorists - see working class criminals as
victims of discriminatory labelling; neglects the real
victims (working class who suffer at the hands of
criminals)
crime has risen since 50s has led to
aetiological crisis (view it as report in w/c
crime has increased and not a real
increase)
increase is too great
to be explained this
way = real increase