Conflict Theory: From Richard Quinney's Marxist Approach To Crime

The conflict theory which derived from Karl Marx sees the struggle of different classes as an unavoidable phenomenon. Furthermore, it goes beyond between only social classes but as part of everyday lives. The struggle occurs due to the allocation of resources, this perspective explains who benefits, who suffers and who prevails at the expense of others; it is a social continuous struggle. How do institutionalized organizations enable this to happen? How does conflict theory allows us to understand the issues of crime derived from these organizations?

Richard Quinney a respectable criminologist was known for his Marxist approach to crime. This perspective explains that deviance is defined in way that those in power are protected; this is why