In proposing that offenders freely and willfully engage in crime, classicism is faulted for neglecting the social context of law breaking. Additionally, while positivism tends to take into account environmental factors as they affect criminal behavior, there are limitations for rehabilitation, particularly if rehabilitation simply means providing the disadvantaged with the necessary skills to survive under adverse societal conditions. Deriving from the social and economic writings of Karl Marx, who found himself concerned with the exploitation of the underclass workers by their employers and the plight of huge segments of society that have never gained from the capitalist structure, radicalism places less emphasis on the individual offender than classism, and turns greater attention to society that positivism.
