CRI 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: War Crime, Extraordinary Rendition, Masculinity

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CHAPTER 8
SOCIAL CONFLICT
Struggle for power in society
KARL MARX
Capitalismrelationship between law, power, crime
Dehumanized workersbeaten down
CRITICAL CRIMINOLOGISTS
Believe the cause of crime is linked to economic, social, and political disparity
The law is an instrument of power designed to hold down the poor and maintain the wealth/status
Connection between social class, crime, and social control
Relationship between economy and crime ----economic competitiveness
Widening gap between rich and poor
Elite domination through media, fear of crime, fear of poor people… crime designed to protect rich
Violation of human rights/dignity
SUPRATIONAL CRIMINOLOGY (STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL CRIME)
War crime
Crime against humanity
Genocide
Human rights violations
DEFINING CRIME AND JUSTICE
Poorstreet crime
Middle classpetty crimes
Wealthywhite collar crime
SURPLUS VALUE
Profits from the laboring classes go to business owners (not the workers)
As corporations downsize, TECHNOLOGY replaces workers
MARGINALIZATION
People being outside economic mainstream leads to less bonds to society
GLOBALIZATION
Moving jobs overseas
Creation and maintenance of transitional markets
Threat to world economy, technology, and culture
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Social conflict: struggle for power in society. Karl marx: capitalism relationship between law, power, crime, dehumanized workers beaten down. Elite domination through media, fear of crime, fear of poor people crime designed to protect rich. Suprational criminology (study of international crime: war crime, crime against humanity, genocide, human rights violations. Defining crime and justice: poor street crime, middle class petty crimes, wealthy white collar crime. Surplus value: profits from the laboring classes go to business owners (not the workers, as corporations downsize, technology replaces workers. Marginalization: people being outside economic mainstream leads to less bonds to society. Globalization: moving jobs overseas, creation and maintenance of transitional markets. Illegal domestic surveillance: criminal acts committed by government officials usually for profit, human rights violations. Left realism: crime is a function of economic inequality, community deprivation disparity because of capitalism, community based efforts of crime control.

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