SOC212H1 Lecture Notes - White-Collar Crime, Marxism, Critical Criminology
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Away from inherent deviance and individual reaction (like status frustration) and towards the political and economic association of society and the way that can be implemented in the study of crime: conflict theory, overview. Current delinquency is the product of a perpetual past struggle. The ruling elements of capitalist society (1) define what criminal behaviour is (2) create conditions that are conducive particularly among working class people into committing crime (3) devise a machine for control (criminal justice system) Text discusses a number of social events occurring problems in that period of time where people were disillusioned with the government and status quo in institution increasing crime rate, war in vietnam, arms race, etc. Coalition of factors that made people feel prices of legitimacy. In consulting critical criminology, they didn"t come up with new theory but along with labelling theory they borrowed from conflict and marxist approaches: roots, grand theory: consensus vs.