Critical theory addresses criminology from a modern and postmodern perspective. This position is a very liberal approach to identifying the causes of crime. The theory ties in a very conceptual, philosophical approach to the modern state of society. Factors such as capitalism, its inherent inequality, and the western caste system are tied into this systems approach at addressing crime. The modern approach is described as beginning in the 18-19th centuries (Lilly, Cullin, & Ball, 2015). The postmodern approach is debated to have begun within the last century. Postmodernism addresses our social, and philosophical states from the near past, to the present, and into the distant future. Countries such as Britain, Canada, Australia, and the United States each contribute to the evolving approach of understanding crime, as their justice and economic systems share similarities in their origins and evolution. …show more content…
The concepts which cover broken communities, maladjustment, and social inequality are taken into account, in order to find new solutions to the problem of crime. With the rises of industrialism and the end of the feudal system, the nature of crime had taken a different shape. The working class citizen’s conditions had to align with a greater industry. Peoples social conditions and social mobility had evolved into a more fluid state. The community mentality which exist in a feudal system had been changed, thus giving people a different mentality against one another. Nihilism was mentioned to be an aspect of the critical theory. With this concept in mind. The theorist is free to negate previous thoughts and values in an attempt to generate different