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Strength: Poverty causes proletariat crime
Marxism argues that social and economic disadvantages in capitalism (poverty and inequality) lead to higher crime rates among the proletariat (working class).
Strength: Capitalism fosters greed among the bourgeoisie
Marxism argues that capitalism encourages greed, leading to criminal behaviour and exploitation by the bourgeoisie (upper class).
Strength: Lawmaking favours the bourgeoisie
Marxism highlights how laws and their enforcement tend to be biased against the proletariat and criminalise behaviours of the working class.
Weakness: Ignores crime's links to other social inequalities
Marxism focuses primarily on class and largely overlooks how crime is influenced by other social inequalities, such as gender, race, and more.
Weakness: Over-predicts proletariat crime
Marxism tends to overestimate crime rates among the proletariat, failing to account for crime variations across different contexts.
Weakness: Ignores low crime in some capitalist nations
Marxism doesn't explain why some capitalist countries experience low crime rates, contradicting its broad claims about capitalism and crime.
