capitalism was losing its ideological control of society
NC individual meaning
Taylor , Walton and Young
class inequality exists within the structure of society and consider the idea that crime have individual meanings
NC similarities to marxism
Taylor , Walton and Young
crime leads to liberation from capitalism
the ruling class attempt to resort hegemony
state has power to label certain acts as deviant and criminalise certain wc groups
NC differences to marxism
criminals voluntarily choose to break the law
reject deterministic theories such as anomie
crime is not the result of economic necessity
NC crisis of capitalism
Gramsci
in early 1970s there were many examples of resistance to capitalism oppression
capitalism was losing its ideological control as people were gaining class consciousness and so they needed a scapegoat
NC policing the crisis 1970s
StuartHall
post war - due to mass immigration many groups were treated with suspicion and dislike
economic problems and unemployment rose - turning to crime was a way to cope but black crime was exaggerates through the media and police tactics
NC criticism
only a small portion of crime could be considered as politically motivated or part of anti capitalist activism - it is a rare motive that criminals would claim
