Criticisms of Neo-Marxist Explanation of Crime

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  • Neo-Marxists romanticise criminals when in reality many criminals are not engaged in a political struggle against their oppressors, they are just thugs
  • Critical criminology offer us no realistic solution to the problem of crime, if capitalism and the state are the problems then revolution is the only answer
  • Neo Marxists ignore the impact street crimes can have on victims