A Critique of Marxism in Criminology

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This paper examines the application of Marxism to the study of criminology as an academic discipline. The major points of this theoretical approach are discussed, as will some of the major reasons that Marxism fails to be widely applicable to the field unlike other theoretical approaches. According to this paper, despite Marxism's incredible appeal in other fields: labor studies, history, economics, sociology; incorporating criminology seems to be elusive for Marxists even to this day.

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"A large number of criminology theories have developed over the years to account for people who willfully engage in criminal activity, despite the risks and despite the overall harm to the larger social fabric. Some of these theories have been psychological, citing behavioral patterns. Others are sociological and attempt to qualify crime as a function of disparities within society. Some theories even argue a biological perspective, that some of us are merely hardwired to commit crimes. It's, apparently, in our genes. One particular theory that has been less successful in criminology is Marxism. "

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