Unit V Research Paper.docx MCJ 5135 Unit V Research Paper Columbia Southern Univers

Unit  V  Research  Paper.docx   MCJ 5135  Unit V Research Paper  Columbia Southern University  MCJ 5135: Theory of Crime and Criminology  Unit V Research Paper  Overview  The theory that I have chosen as the topic of my research paper is the economic theory. This theory has been around since the 1800s with two main theorists, Karl Marx, and William Bogner. This theory attributes capitalism and the disparity of the rich and the poor to the main causes of crime (Daigle & Hagan, 2020). The United States treats capitalism as an undeniable part of our government; this has created a direct cycle between poverty, crime, and recidivism. Changing the economic system could cause a positive change to the criminal justice system and crime rates through the lens of the economic theory.  There is evidence to show that the criminal justice system acts under the assumptions of the economic theory. Through my research, I have determin