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In accordance to the conflict theory, social institutions and the deviant behaviors do not go together and are never in tandem. In addition, the conflict theories also emphasize and point out to the power differentials such as class conflict and the largely disparity traditionally prevailing philosophies. Essentially, the conflict theory is founded on the understanding that the societal and fiscal forces within the society are the simple reasons for crime. In accordance to conflict theorists, police play a fundamental role in this notion of social control. I am not in agreement with this perspective. The main reason why I do not support this standpoint is largely for the reason that police are meant to act and serve as agents of social control. Deviance and crime within the society take place as a result of insufficient constraints. With regard to social control theory, the perspective of human beings in their own nature encompasses the notion of free will. This consequently offers offenders the ability of choice, and accountability for their behavior and conduct (Kempf-Leonard and Morris, 2012).
To start with, conflict theorists perceive the society to be a combination of populations that are stratified, but competing at the same time, with every populace, employing...
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