Sociology & Criminology for a Changing World
Critical, Marxist and Conflict theories in criminology offer a fundamental critique of traditional crime theories that focus on individual pathology or socialisation failures. Instead of asking why individuals offend in isolation, these perspectives explore how definitions of crime, mechanisms of control, and punishment practices are shaped by social inequalities, power structures, and historical conflicts. They
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