Social Conflicts The main focus of this paper is how class, state, and social controls within a capitalistic society lead to increased crime due to the criminal laws and criminal justice system that is forced on the lower middle class. Social conflict theory is the only one out of the vast number of criminology theories that deals directly with the above-described problem. From out of its roots arose a theory, which challenges the way in …showed first 75 words of 2273 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2273 total…oppression and examines the social controls placed on society by the ruling class. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography McDonald, Lynn. “Social Class and Delinquency.” Connecticut: Archon, 1969. Quinney, Richard. “Class, State, and Crime.” New York: Longman, 1977. Quinney, Richard. “The Social Reality of Crime.” Boston: Little, Brown 1970. Savitz, Leonard and Marvin Wolfgang. “The Sociology of Crime and Delinquency.” New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1970. Senna, Joseph and Larry Siegel. “Juvenile Delinquency Theory, Practice, and Law.” New York: West Publishing, 1994.