What is Marixist criminology? How does it differ from raidical criminology?

Does the marxist perspective hold any significance for contemporary american society

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According to Walklate (2007), Marxist criminology refers to a theoretical understanding of the origin of crime, its classifications, consequent punishment and ramification of crime. Marxist criminology claims that crimes are caused by the conflict that exist between the people in power and the followers, In a such a system, Marx says that the elite makes the law only to be used by the people in power in oppressing the poor. However, Marxist criminology differ from radical criminology in that the later…..

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