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10 Cards in this Set
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Pearce |
Laws that appear to benefit the W/C actually benefit the ruling class as well. E.G. Health and Safety legalisation keeps workers fit and loyal. |
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Snider |
Capitalist state is reluctant to pass laws that threaten profitability. |
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Snider |
The most serious and socially damaging are corporate crimes. This costs the taxpayer more than street crime. |
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Chambliss |
Greed, hostility and self-interest motivate both capitalism and crime. |
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Milliband |
Societies require laws that protect social order and laws that directly relate to capitalism. |
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Gordon |
Given the nature of capitalist society crime is rational. If competition is the order of society then members must fend for themselves - "dog eat dog society". |
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Hall and Jefferson |
Delinquent youth subcultures try to challenge the powerful to regain some power. |
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Jones |
Capitalism does not always produce high crime rates and that the distribution of power is not as simple as Marxists suggest. |
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Hughes |
White collar crime is not visible due to its complexity and diffusion of both responsibility and victimisation. |
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Croall |
Corporate crime has a lower rate of detection and prosecution and more lenient punishments. |
