John, the CEO of a large bank, is charged with fraud. John pays $13 billion to settle the case and he does not go to jail. Andy is arrested for stealing money out of a parked car. Since Andy is unable to pay his bail or bond, he spends a month in jail while waiting for his trial. John and Andy exemplify the perspective of

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Jimena Higgins

Social Studies

9 July, 18:05

John, the CEO of a large bank, is charged with fraud. John pays $13 billion to settle the case and he does not go to jail. Andy is arrested for stealing money out of a parked car. Since Andy is unable to pay his bail or bond, he spends a month in jail while waiting for his trial. John and Andy exemplify the perspective of

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Sally · Answer 1

The correct answer here would be Conflict Theory like that one of Richard Quinney.

Explanation:

Conflict Theory is in essence a Marxist theory which states that there are limited resource over which people will undoubtedly will come in conflict over. Richard Quinney applied this theory to criminology where he tries to explain that social inequality is exactly what is the root problem of crime and criminal activity among the people. According to him, because the society prefers one type of people over the other, like wealthy over the poor, that is why the crime is something that is occurring naturally.