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This historical connection of Marxist theory with conflict theory presents an interesting paradox of a Marxism reared in the womb of theoretical structures to which it was, and is, seemingly largely opposed. Marxist theory has in common with conflict theory an interest in explaining both law and criminal justice but rejects the multi- group conflict image of society and endorses a power- elite model of society, in which social, economic, and political power has been …

…of domination and repression, and are designed to keep the proletariat in place. Crimes committed by the proletariat are crimes of accommodation or resistance to the bourgeoisie. Critical criminology also believes that crime is caused by a power struggle in society. Various forms of this perspective suggest we re-examine the scientific method, rediscover the amount of pain and suffering in our society, and undertake a quest to discover more peaceful, and possibly religious-or humanistic-based reforms.