Crime is used as a tool to control the weak

Ohio State University, Columbus

Contributors who Discuss Social Conflict Theories

Schmalleger, F. (2014). Criminology (The Justice Series). Criminology (2nd ed.). Pearson. https://archive.org/details/criminology0000schm. 

Criminology (The Justice Series)

Conflict is created by issues between power and authority, and it should exist as it means change is happenining

Ralf Dahrendorf

Austin Turk


- Crime is political conflict
- Conflict theory- powerful vs weak cause crime since the powerful disenfranchise the weak

Vold

- Exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie causes social problems because of the adversial nature of the relaptionship and only when a society ruled by the proleteriat exists will crime and other social problems stop existing

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