Marxism and Criminological Theory

MARK COWLING is Reader in Criminology at the University of Teesside, UK.  He is author of Date Rape and Consent and has also published widely on Marxism. He is the convenor of the PSA Marxism Specialist Group, and editor of its journal Studies in Marxism.

• 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