Taylor, Walton and young

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Bibi Symons

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  • What is the name of this theory?
    The new criminology (1973)
  • What do these theorists believe?
    That crime is a voluntary act and that crime often has a political motive
  • What is an example of a political motive?
    Redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor
  • Are criminals passive puppets?
    No due to people deliberately striving to change capitalism
  • What does Hirst (1975) argue about this viewpoint?
    That it strays too far from the Marxist tradition
  • What did Rock (1988) argue?
    It gave a far too romantic view of criminals
  • What do feminist criminologists - Pat carlen (1988) argue?
    She pointed out that there was absolutely no specific discussion of the power of patriarchy in the analysis, which continues the omission of women from criminology