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conflict theory of crime: a standalone construct

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Criminology

the view that criminality is a status conferred when authorities with power apply legal norms to less powerful subjects, rather than a property of behavior itself.

In criminology, conflict theory of crime refers to the view that criminality is a status conferred when authorities with power apply legal norms to less powerful subjects, rather than a property of behavior itself. This meaning comes from Turk (1966) in American Sociological Review.[1]

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Turk, A. T. (1966). Conflict and Criminality. American Sociological Review, 31(3), 338. https://doi.org/10.2307/2090822

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