I agree with your conflict perspective that conflict is a part of everyday life across all societies and can benefit society in forcing change much like Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto inspired. (p11) Your example of gangs fighting for power and being involved in many conflicts could also be a part of dysfunctions functionalist by providing scenarios that would increase the need for police officer to patrol and intervene in the conflicts that arise from rival gangs. More gang conflict would cause a need for more police officers. This view could also span across to the functionalist view where the police officers who are dealing with gans and the conflict on a daily basis work with the judges and other members in the judicial system
