- Many different groups have different experiences and these experiences affect values and norm
- In turn, these socieiteis have conflicting norms
- The position in politics and the economy of a group determine if its norms are represented by the system
- The likelihood one's values are represented in the law is better if they have higher poilitcal or economice status

4 Propositions

- William Chambliss and Robert T. Seidman
- Increased economic stratification causes governments to support the groups which benefit most from the stratifications

Ohio State University, Columbus

- Wealthy and politically strong gain power from society and prevent the poor from getting empowered

Radical Critical Criminology

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

Criminology (The Justice Series)

-  The ruling class help create criminals by coerciving individuals

William J. Chambliss

Law, Order, and Power

- The American system is capitalist
- Criminal law is used to maintain the status quo
- The government represents the interests of capitalism
- Need to subjugate the poor so use the legal system to suppress
- Lower class commit crime to survive
- Socialism can cure crime 

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