SOCI 2450 Study Guide - Deterrence Theory, Conflict Resolution
Document Summary
Society is divided by conflict rather than consensus. Society is made up of groups based on political and economic power. Differences in social class and in particular and those arrangements in society are the focus in criminological studies. Powerful groups makes laws that reflect and protect their interest. Crime is an outcome of conflict between those who have and those who have not. Based on marxist principles, looks at differences in social classes. Looks at the critique of the relationship between social classes. Perpetuation of violence through the continuation of social policies based on dominant forms of criminal theory. Specific deterrence to restore you from doing it again. General we use you to send message: offenders have to be aware of the penalties or particular crime. They should know what the law is: you have to perceive the consequence of law not to be pleasurable, they have to believe a real risk of arrest.
