Describe Karl Marx contribution to the field of criminology.

What will be an ideal response?


Marx did not specifically address crime in his writings which viewed the history of all existing societies as one of class struggle. Marx believed that capitalism breeds its own destruction by giving birth to a proletarian revolution and finally a new world order of socialism. Marx’ views influenced Willem Bonger who viewed that criminal law as primarily protecting the interests of the propertied class.

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a. True b. False

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a. True b. False

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Those accused juveniles thought to be a danger to the community are often confined in preventive detention

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Of the following, who sought to have the rules for detaining and deporting immigrants streamlined after 9/11?

a. John Ashcroft b. George Bush c. Dick Cheney d. Alberto Gonzalez

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