CRM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Marxist Feminism, Color Blindness, Restorative Justice
11 Mar 2016
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Class 6 - conflict theory and critical criminological. Conflict theory (1960s and 1970s: every society is subjected to conflict and change, expressed through law and crime making processes, criminal conduct, policing and. Group conflict: george vold (1895-1967, group conflict as an explanation of crime, crime emerges through a conflict between diverse interest groups of the same culture. Powerful elites are able to secure and protect their own interests by influencing: the (1) formulation of laws and crime enforcement of these laws and (2) administration of punishment. Richard quinney: crime definition is created by authorized elites. In the interests of particular segments in society: they shape the application and enforcement of these laws, e. g. the criminalization and over policing of poverty related crimes and the under policing of corporate crime. Critical criminology: term started to be used in the 1980s, come out of marxist and feminist criminology.
