By Dr. Vincent Giordano
InPublicSafety.com
One theory of criminology that receives little attention in today’s criminal justice field is the theory of Marxist criminology. The general view today seems to be that after the collapse of communism in Russia and Eastern Europe, Marxist criminology has little value in our current criminal justice field.
However, I contend that this is far from accurate!
Marxism is an interesting theory when applied to criminological thought. Marxism plays off of society’s inherent classism, in which the group with the wealth and power seeks to maintain its current position in society. Based upon the social philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Marxism (as it became known to the world) looked at the development and function of society from an economic foundation (Vago, 2009).
Full story: Marxism is Alive and Well in our Prison System
