When asked the question if while considering current economic inequalities and racial disparities in the criminal justice system which do I think best explains contemporary U.S. society and the workings of the American criminal justice system, if it’s a Marxist, pluralist conflict, or combination of both. I would have to argue that I think it’s a little of both. I will be will explaining what the Marxist and pluralist conflict theories are and why I think that it is both. I will also analyze two cases that illustrate the central arguments of cultural, postmodern, and feminist criminological theories.
Marxist theorists believe that capitalists and capitalism are the root cause of crime and delinquency. This theory attempts to explain both …show more content…
According to Marxists, there is an undeniable link between economic along with racial disparities and capitalism. Capitalism relies on racism as a means to divide and rule the population. Racism is used to cause distention among the laborers to keep them inline in order to prevent them rising up against the ruling class. By promoting inequality and racism, the ruling class prevents the laborers from uniting together. Just like the Marxist theology, pluralist conflict uses economic and racial disparities as a means to gain, control, and hold power over the lower class …show more content…
After reading the article especially the part- “"The case was poised for trial and a jury was sworn. The victim refused to attend court the day of trial, going so far as to tell the State Attorney's Office that she didn't care if she was arrested as a result of her not complying with the court's subpoena. The victim's decision to thwart the court process by refusing to cooperate, despite a properly issued subpoena for her to appear in court, triggered the State to pursue an Order to Show Cause against her, and the Court's subsequent sentence," the office said.” (Tough Words From Judge as She Sends Abuse Victim to Jail), I feel that the situation could and should have been handled differently, however the woman did not listen and obey the court’s orders. With that being said, I think that if the genders had been reversed, and that it was a male instead of female, this would not have even been a blip on the news. It is with that thinking that I can see one of the biggest feminist criticisms and complaints about traditional “patriarchy” type of criminology. Feminist have criticized the way there is a genuine disinterest in the victimization aspect and to blame the victim, when discussing crimes in which women were the victims. The woman was a victim in a previous case,
Marxist theorists believe that capitalists and capitalism are the root cause of crime and delinquency. This theory attempts to explain both …show more content…
According to Marxists, there is an undeniable link between economic along with racial disparities and capitalism. Capitalism relies on racism as a means to divide and rule the population. Racism is used to cause distention among the laborers to keep them inline in order to prevent them rising up against the ruling class. By promoting inequality and racism, the ruling class prevents the laborers from uniting together. Just like the Marxist theology, pluralist conflict uses economic and racial disparities as a means to gain, control, and hold power over the lower class …show more content…
After reading the article especially the part- “"The case was poised for trial and a jury was sworn. The victim refused to attend court the day of trial, going so far as to tell the State Attorney's Office that she didn't care if she was arrested as a result of her not complying with the court's subpoena. The victim's decision to thwart the court process by refusing to cooperate, despite a properly issued subpoena for her to appear in court, triggered the State to pursue an Order to Show Cause against her, and the Court's subsequent sentence," the office said.” (Tough Words From Judge as She Sends Abuse Victim to Jail), I feel that the situation could and should have been handled differently, however the woman did not listen and obey the court’s orders. With that being said, I think that if the genders had been reversed, and that it was a male instead of female, this would not have even been a blip on the news. It is with that thinking that I can see one of the biggest feminist criticisms and complaints about traditional “patriarchy” type of criminology. Feminist have criticized the way there is a genuine disinterest in the victimization aspect and to blame the victim, when discussing crimes in which women were the victims. The woman was a victim in a previous case,