Left Radical Theory

Left realist tends to focus “on the reality of crime for the working class victim and the need to elaborate a socialist alternative to conservative emphases on ‘law and order” (Lea, 2010, p141). Left radical theorist has some similarities in how they view crime to conflict and critical criminology theories, both theorists view deviant and criminal behavior as a response to an unfair social order. The left realist opinion is that criminal offenses, such as murder, are more serious problems than white collar crimes (such as
fraud).