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Marxism and Corporate Crime (Criminology)

Hi everyone, first post here :smile:

This is a question for anyone who has any knowledge in criminology, although sociologists can more than likely help too!

Criminology is by far my worst subject and I have my exam coming up next week, I could do with a bit of help. I've chosen my question to be based on corporate crime. I'm now trying to link marxism to corporate crime but i'm struggling. If marxism doesn't link to corporate crime does anyone know what criminological theory it does relate to and how?

Thanks!
Original post by Bradmatthews
Hi everyone, first post here :smile:

This is a question for anyone who has any knowledge in criminology, although sociologists can more than likely help too!

Criminology is by far my worst subject and I have my exam coming up next week, I could do with a bit of help. I've chosen my question to be based on corporate crime. I'm now trying to link marxism to corporate crime but i'm struggling. If marxism doesn't link to corporate crime does anyone know what criminological theory it does relate to and how?

Thanks!


I didn't study Criminology but I know a fair bit about Marxism. Essentially, Marxism sees the law as largely just a way for the ruling classes to control the working classes and an example of this is a white-collar crime, even if responsible for a lot more financial damage than another crime, would tend to get a smaller sentence than a crime like burglary, for example.
I've done a quick search and found this for you http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/marxism_crime.htm
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Original post by SocialistIC
I didn't study Criminology but I know a fair bit about Marxism. Essentially, Marxism sees the law as largely just a way for the ruling classes to control the working classes and an example of this is a white-collar crime, even if responsible for a lot more financial damage than another crime, would tend to get a smaller sentence than a crime like burglary, for example.
I've done a quick search and found this for you http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/marxism_crime.htm


I was working off that website earlier but your explanation has helped! So, they would get a smaller sentence due to their social class?
Original post by Bradmatthews
I was working off that website earlier but your explanation has helped! So, they would get a smaller sentence due to their social class?


Pretty much, yeah. Marx saw EVERYTHING to do with class and the higher classes oppressing the lower classes and keeping them in their disadvantaged position to protect the ruling classes own interests. He thought the fact that the poor are more strongly punished for pretty much the same crime than the rich showed that the law was, to a certain extent anyway, an oppressive tool wielded by the ruling classes to keep people in their place.

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