Making and enforcing the law

Cards (2)

  • law making
    chambliss argues that laws are ,ade to protect the private property of the rich. Very few laws challenge the unequal distribution of wealth
  • Selective law enforcement 

    Marxists agree with interactionists that the law is enforced selectively. White collar crimes of the rich are much less likely to be prosecuted than working class crimes
    • out of 200 companies who broke safety laws only 3 were persecuted
    • despite the large number of deaths at work cause by employer negligence there was only one persecution
    • Corporate crime is often punished less severely