This volume looks at Marxist thought in criminology, the work of Willem Bonger, Georg Rusche and Otto Kircheimer, and assesses the role of Marxist analysis in areas such as Critical Criminology and Left Realism. Arguing that Marxism is relevant in the post-Soviet era, it offers a 'toolkit' of Marxist theories and how to use them.
PART I Introduction Marxism in the 21st Century Marxism and the Definition of Crime PART II The Classics: Criminology Encounters Das Kapital Radical US Criminology British Critical Criminology PART III The Lumpenproletariat as the Criminal Class? Alienation Crime and the Reproduction Conditions of Capitalism Marxism and Law Marxism, Justice and Criminal Justice Communism - the End of Crime? Conclusion: Is there a Future for Marxist Criminology? Bibliography
