Quinney's Social Conflict Theory

As a critical observation of Quinney’s theoretical basis, the writer contends his social conflict theory is not fully developed, and lacks corroboration firmly supporting its assertions regarding class conflict and crime causation. In fact, Quinney fails to point out the non-supportive evidence that cuts against social conflict theory. Mutchinick et al., (1990) states Quinney has failed to explain why then do nations with lesser or little class conflict such those practicing socialist economics and communism have crime much like America. Wozniak et al., (2015) concurs by stating Quinney’s theory makes it appear as if crime in minority communities is preordained without sound explanation of crime as a social construction of society impacted by other forces including religious values, gender, and other cultural factors.
Social Disorganization Theory
Robert Ezra Park spent a considerable amount of time during his career, as a journalist and later a social scientist, observing the strife urban communities, especial with regards to policing urban communities. This work is foundational to helping Park form his theories in human ecology and urban cultural systems (Mutchnick et al, 1990). Park’s work emphasizing urban group culture in forming his social disorganization theory has strikingly familiar similarities to Quinney’s social control …show more content…
Observing behavior may reveal behavioral clusters within groups studied, yet may not explain the question of why. The perspective taken by Park is crucial to holistic qualitative study of social phenomena, yet this does not readily lend itself to statistical analysis often used to support policing strategies and deployment of police resources in minority