CRIM 1125 Chapter 10: intro to crim chap 10
22 Mar 2017
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Chap 10 21 pages (p248 - 269) Focuses on interaction between groups but views this interaction as one of the conflict. Outcome of struggle, according to social conflict theories. Analytical perspective on social organization which holds that conflict is fundamental aspect of social life itself and can never fully be resolved. Most social conflict theories of crime causation make the following fundamental assumptions: Society is divided by conflict rather than integrated by consensus. Society is made up of groups based on political and economic power. Differences in social class and in particular those arrangements within society that. Powerful groups make laws that reflect and protect their interests. Crime is an outcome of conflict between those who have and those who have not maintain class differences are the focus for criminological study. Perspective that holds that the causes of crime are rooted in social conditions that empower the wealthy and politically well organized but disenfranchise those less fortunate.
