Radical Criminology

Criticises Orthodox Criminology.
Orthodox criminology is: A) wrong, as it does not produce adequate explanations of crime/deviance, B) misconceived, as it sees crime as a social problem.
Main ideas:
Criminal Behaviour has a structured origin: Behaviour is rooted in the way in which societies are organised at the institutional level.
Interactionist theories: The idea that people have an element of choice in relation to their behaviour.
Major Dimensions:
Objection dimension: Understanding the origin and purpose of the creation of laws.
Ruling class: 1. Create laws to serve their basic interests. 2. Exercise a dominating influence over all classes in society.
This criticises the functionalists, as laws have the appearance of being in…

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