NCJ Number
42275
Editor(s)
R QUINNEY
Date Published
1974
Length
457 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK DEVELOPS A MARXIST UNDERSTANDING OF CRIME AND JUSTICE IN AMERICA.
Abstract
AFTER REVIEWING THE VARIOUS THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO CRIMINAL LAW, THE AUTHOR OUTLINES A MARXIST THEORY OF CRIMINAL LAW. THE FRAMEWORK IS USED IN THE REMAINDER OF THIS ANTHOLOGY IN A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...TWH