Marxist Conflict Perspective on Crime

The Marxist conflict perspective on crime is quite similar to Durkheim's theory of deviance. Crime is established as a deviant behavior by the powerful groups in society who make laws and establish norms that are reinforced through social institutions (the infrastructure). When those groups who are powerless in society by comparison feel they cannot obtain the goals and rewards of the powerful groups, they resort to deviant behavior like crime. In Marx's conflict perspective, the conflict is between two groups whose opposing views are derived from the inherent contradictions in a capitalistic society. In the one group are the wealthy and political powerful owners of the means of production (bourgeoisie). In the other group are the wage laborers (proletariat) who must sell their labor to the owners of the means of production to earn income. The conflict stems from the different goals of the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie wants to maximize profit while the proletariat wants higher wages. The wealthy classes own and control indu

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