Who appears in Official Marxism
Statistics the most?
The R/C do not appear in Official Statistics, as
It is known to be working they are on the other side of crime, so to speak.
class individuals who appear
in official statistics the most. People turn to crime for capitalism. People who
are in the upper classes do not encounter
In particular, young financial struggles on the same frequency as
W/C males. W/C individuals and so according to Marxism
they will be the larger demographic of criminals.
- The State and Law Making
Marxists enforce laws to maintain control over the W/C and
keep them in a spiral of criminality.
- HOWEVER…
The W/C population are said to be overrepresented in crime as there
are many crimes committed by the powerful that are not recorded in
official statistics.
When compared with street crime, the crimes of the powerful are
relatively invisible. Even when seen as visible, it is often seen as not
Crime and ‘real crime’ at all.
Deviance - Gordon: ‘Crime is a rational response to capitalism’
Class and
Cohen (1955) - Status frustration
Crime
Young W/C males cannot often achieve success through mainstream
values, and this causes problems for them.
They are therefore given little or no respect. (They face
status frustration)
Labelling Theory
W/C adolescents create their own subcultures as a
Typically, it is the working class solution, with norms and values differing from
who are more likely to have their mainstream society.
actions defined as crimes.
They value anti-social and criminal behaviour which
- Cicourel (1968) provides a means to solve the problem of status
Shows that the M/C are more likely to be frustration.
able to negotiate non-criminal labels for
their misbehaviour.
For example, instead of ‘vandalism’, it is
due to their ‘youthful high spirits’.
Statistics the most?
The R/C do not appear in Official Statistics, as
It is known to be working they are on the other side of crime, so to speak.
class individuals who appear
in official statistics the most. People turn to crime for capitalism. People who
are in the upper classes do not encounter
In particular, young financial struggles on the same frequency as
W/C males. W/C individuals and so according to Marxism
they will be the larger demographic of criminals.
- The State and Law Making
Marxists enforce laws to maintain control over the W/C and
keep them in a spiral of criminality.
- HOWEVER…
The W/C population are said to be overrepresented in crime as there
are many crimes committed by the powerful that are not recorded in
official statistics.
When compared with street crime, the crimes of the powerful are
relatively invisible. Even when seen as visible, it is often seen as not
Crime and ‘real crime’ at all.
Deviance - Gordon: ‘Crime is a rational response to capitalism’
Class and
Cohen (1955) - Status frustration
Crime
Young W/C males cannot often achieve success through mainstream
values, and this causes problems for them.
They are therefore given little or no respect. (They face
status frustration)
Labelling Theory
W/C adolescents create their own subcultures as a
Typically, it is the working class solution, with norms and values differing from
who are more likely to have their mainstream society.
actions defined as crimes.
They value anti-social and criminal behaviour which
- Cicourel (1968) provides a means to solve the problem of status
Shows that the M/C are more likely to be frustration.
able to negotiate non-criminal labels for
their misbehaviour.
For example, instead of ‘vandalism’, it is
due to their ‘youthful high spirits’.
