Marxist perspective of crime – revision notes with evaluative points
Evaluation of Marxism and crime:
(+) It draws attention to law makers as well as law breakers.
(+) It looks at agencies of social control.
(+) It looks at not just the stereotypical working class crime.
(-) It is deterministic as it predicts that all working class will turn to crime and have no free will, whereas not all working-class citizens turn to crime.
(-) Ignores laws that protect both the working class and the ruling-class e.g. murder, human rights, traffic laws.
(-) Crime occurs in all types of societies and not just capitalist ones e.g. communist societies.
(-) The theory suggests that crime is only committed for economic gain, but what about crimes such as murder, abuse and speeding?
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