Part B: Essay Task

TOPIC 1: Social class, crime and theory in Australia

The overarching theme in this essay should be around social class, class inequality, and intersections with crime in Australian context. In addition, you need to apply either structural theory OR conflict theory to help you argue your points and to demonstrate an understanding of the topic. You have an option to select between a specific question to answer OR a quote to interpret in a critical manner.
a) How can theory illuminate your understanding of the links between social class and crime in Australian context?
OR
b) “Rich get richer, poor get prison” (Reiman, 1979).