Criminal Law in U.S. Society

Part 1 There are many purposes and objectives of criminal law in modern U.S. society. The conflict perspective of criminal law envisions two groups in society: the dominant class and those they dominate. Defining and enforcing crime becomes a means of reproducing the power and socioeconomic inequalities between these groups, as the dominant interests conflict with their subordinates. The group dominating society use their power to formulate laws, to apply these laws to less powerful …

…in the O.J. Simpson trial, but he could afford a high-priced defense team. So O.J. is now playing golf somewhere in Florida while Michael Smartt is sitting a jail cell. I don't think Michael Smartt should be set free, but I feel that this example further proves that our legal system does serve the needs of the dominant class even though it is one of the most efficient legal systems in the world.