SOC205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Radical Theory, Egotism, Bourgeoisie
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"radical theory is critical precisely because it begins from the normative premise that current arrangements are unequal, exploitative and in need of substantial (radical) overhaul. Most criminological work that comes under this heading therefore is structuralist in character, seeing the deep seated structural inequalities in society as the basis from which an analysis of crime and justice must proceed . Marx himself didn"t write a lot about crime. Hardly any act is punished if it does not injure the interests of the dominant class. Lecture #7: radical and critical criminology theory is critical precisely because it begins from the normative premise that current arrangements are unequal, exploitative and in need of substantial (radical) overhaul. Most criminological work that comes under this heading therefore is structuralist in character, seeing the deep- seated structural inequalities in society as the basis from which an. Hardly any act is punished if it does not injure the interests of the.
