Neo-Marxist perspective of crime – revision notes with evaluative points
Evaluation of neo-Marxism and crime
(+) Attempts to be less deterministic by giving criminals the choice of free will
(+) Considers interactionist ideas and looks into the meanings of criminal acts
(+) It is less reductionist as it looks at the full picture of crime
(-) Realists say that this approach romanticises working-class crime as being commit by ‘robin hood’ like heroes
(-) The working class commit crime against themselves and not just against the ruling class
(-) It’s not mentioned crime that has been committed with a political motive
(-) The theory has over-emphasised class inequality
(-) Feminists argue that the theory is ‘gender blind’ by only focusing on crimes committed by men
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