Difference Between Conflict Theory And Social Control

Social control theory offers an explanation of criminal behavior that focuses on control mechanisms, techniques, and strategies for regulating human behavior, leading to conformity or obedience to society’ rules, and which posits that deviance results when social controls are weakened or break down, so individuals are not motivated to conform to them. Conflict theory is a theory that holds that the people who possess the power work to keep the powerless at a disadvantage. Both theories are different by definition but have many similarities in what they imply as well as what policies would look like for both of them. There are many ways the people in power are able to work to keep the powerless at a disadvantage, and as sad as it is, you even …show more content…
This contributes to a mental illness of never becoming an independent citizen that can take care of themselves, instead relying on big daddy government to help them with all of their problems but never giving them a step ahead in life, another way the people in power constantly have their hand forced upon the people to never succeed in life and realize the people in power are only doing them harm. These individuals typically work at low paying jobs and the issue with that is those jobs are designed for people entering the workforce wither due to low age or immigrants that are new to america looking to build their livelihood. Speaking directly to the issues of Chicago, individuals don’t feel the need to move up to a better paying job or develop a new skill to start their own business, the government aid completely destroys that line of thinking because those people have the governments money and everything is okay because of …show more content…
It must be generations of youth being mislead to join gangs and ruin their lives making a career out of being a criminal and living off of the crimes of stealing and mugging. That is one factor to the sudden overwhelming culture of crime and violence, but it is also the culture itself that has created the problem. The rap songs that talk about shooting police and committing sexual crimes against women, the ideology of growing up in a crime ridden neighborhood just to implement it into everyday life. For a lot of people living in the city, their mentality is that they could lose their lives the next day. So what does the culture have to do with the politicians that make policies for the city? Former senator to Illinois, Barack Obama, represented Illinois and did absolutely nothing. He got to the white house and did absolutely nothing to help the inner cities, but he did invite black rap artists to the white house, those same rap artist that rap about pimping young girls and driving around while drinking and doing drugs, he promoted and gave a pedestal to the criminals in the “music” industry which is disgusting. Obama’s message to the inner cities: The cultural enrichment you bring to your cities is unthinkable, allow me to invite the people that brainwash you into the criminal mindset you have adapted so you can see and understand you are doing your communities an outstanding service, essentially endorsing the criminal and