Question

What are the crime-control implications of social conflict theories

Answer 1

Karl Marx one of the best-known writers on social conflict whose principals were later used by criminologists for developing the study of crime proposed that the causes of crime are rooted in social conditions. In a capitalistic society, the wealthy and the politically well-organized class are empowered while the less fortunate are disenfranchised. The problem of crime control is not “how to stop crime” but “how to make peace” as due to the social disparity between the haves and the have not been it is natural to have crime in a society. Thus we should rise above personal dichotomies to end the political and ideological divisiveness in society. Achieve effective crime control through a peace model based on cooperation, not retribution. Dispute resolution programs based on participatory justice and lastly emphasize remedies and restoration rather than prison, punishment, victim neglect.