Marxism:

• Structures in Capitalism that cause Crime: 

  1. Criminogenic Capitalism 
  2. State and Law Making 
  3. Ideological Functions of Crime and Law
• Criminogenic Capitalism: 

  Capitalism by its very nature causes crime.
• Why Crime Occurs: 

  1. Poverty may be the only way an individual can survive 
  2. Crime may be the only way to obtain what capitalism promotes of states you need 
  3. Alienation and lack of control over one's life can cause aggression and frustration causing non-utilitarian crimes
• Gordon 1976: Crime is a rational response to capitalism and hence it is found in all classes. 
• Chambliss 1975: Laws to protect property are the cornerstone of capitalism 

  1. Britain’s East African Colonies did not rely on currency 
  2. Britain introduced a tax only payable with currency 
  3. East African’s obliged to work and be exploited on plantations
• Snider 1993: Capitalist states are reluctant to pass laws the regulate the activities of businesses or threaten their profitability
• Pearce 1976: Laws that promote labour rights do so to give capitalism a ‘caring’ face to create false class consciousness
• Jenabi 2014: Corporate Homicide Law 2007 - first 8 years there was only 1 successful prosecution despite a large number of deaths down to corporate negligence