Week Ten - Conflict Flashcards
1
Q
Crime is understood as conflict between dominant and subservient cultures…
A
Crime is understood as a conflict between dominant and subservient cultures –through the unequal distribution of resources and the questioning of this by individuals and groups of people who receive less.
In that those who receive less threaten existing power relations, they are considered to be a problem by the ruling class – the ‘dangerous classes’, the ‘underclasses’.
2
Q
What is the real function of the police?
A
The real function of the police is to maintain social order, not investigate crimes.
3
Q
Who is the main individual of this theory?
A
Karl Marx
