Social Reality Crime

The Social Reality Of Crime

 Class struggle and conflict:

 Construction of the ideology of crime

 Development behaviors patterns in relation to definition of crime

 Application of definition of crime

 Formulation of definition of crime

Who is Professor Richard Quinney?

 He Theoriezed The Social Reality of Crime in 1970

 His early Work examined the different official treatment of white-collar criminals and
street criminals (see white-collar crime). He generalized this concern into a theory of
conflict that attemted to explain why some acts are defined and prosecuted as criminal
whereas other are not

 In the Social Reality of Crime (1970), for example, he included that public conceptions
of crime are constructed in the political arena to serve political purposes.

 He is born may16 , 1934, in Elkhorn , Wisconsin U.S, American philosopher and known
for his critical philosophical approach to criminal justice research.

 Quinney followed a Marxist approach in citing social inequilities as the root of crime

 Criminal behavior, he asserted, is a natural occurrence in a society that favors the

wealthy over the poor and the powerful over the weak.
Formulation of Definition of Crime

 In a number of countries, we find new criminal codes expressed in the broadest possible
terms constructed on a sweeping axiom of “social defense” “criminal behavior” is
accordingly, any “antisocial” conduct, and in actual administration, “antisocial” become
any conduct that runs counter to the politics of the regime. The meaning of “criminal” is
thus determined by the authority, i.e, by force.

Criminologist Paul tappan defines crime as “an international act or omission in violation of
criminal law commited without defense or justification and sanctioned by the state as a felony
or misdemeanor. Possible punishment determine the differneces between misdemeanor and
felonies.
Construction of The Ideology of Crime

 According to Professor Quinney, an Ideology of crime is constructed and diffused by the

the dominant class to secure its hegemony.

 There are some crime ideologies descrbed by nils jareborg:

 Penal Law ideology – A penal (or criminal) law ideology is a basic conception of crime
and/or Punishment.

 Primitive Conception – Historically, the type of organization and power supremacy

needed for the institution of state punishments was thus realized comparatively late.
Punishment was practiced and developed within fairly small units: the family, the tribe,
the band the horde the troop the army whatever the reason for considering an act or
omission to be wrong, the punishment was the reward disobedience (or insubordination
or defiance or rebellion). The the offence was seen as directed against and individual in
a position of power or authority, let us call him the ruler (in practice this individual often
also was legislator).

Development behaviors patterns in relation to definition of crime

 People construct their own patterns of action in participating with other-the probability
that persons will develop action patterns with a high potential for being defined as
criminal depends on:

 (A) Structed opportunities-social media, mobilizations

 (B)Learning experiences-social media

 (C)Interpersonal associations and identifications-usually university students

 (D) Self-conceptions-values, beliefs-Throuhout the experiences, each person creates a

conception of self as a human social being.

Reporters:

Jazz Solis

John Vincent Delos Santos