Richard Quinneys theories

Richard Quinney 's Theories

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Richard Quinney 's Theories

Richard Quinney is a renowned critical philosopher who has profoundly contributed in the field of criminal justice research . Widely regarded as the founder of critical criminology movement (Thomas , 2009 , much of his works examine the relationship of crime and capitalism , through which he developed theories of crime that remain influential to date

Quinney follows a Marxist approach in citing that crime is rooted in social inequalities , and that criminal behavior is a natural occurrence within a society

that favors the wealthy instead of the poor , or those of the powerful over the weak . This perspective toward crime is extensively expressed in his Theory of Social Reality

The static approach of sociologist toward the society is grounded in the idea that society is generally stable and consensual , where people live together in accordance to set rules and precepts . Because of such premise , static interpreters believe that crime is a deviant behavior of people . However , as a response to the aforementioned perspective Quinney contends that crime is not a static set of rules or violations rather , it is a social structure decided by the wealthy and powerful who then exploit those who are disenfranchised within the structure , thereby encouraging them to engage in criminal behavior . As the society is changing overtime , conflict is unavoidable . Hence , he perceives crime as the response to those disenfranchised individuals against the people in power crime is an action against the imposed control of the...