The model wherein the criminal law expresses the values of the ruling class in a society and the use of the criminal justice system is a means of controlling the classes that have no power is known as the ______.
A. conflict model
B. consensus model
C. deviance model
D. boundary model
B. consensus model (The consensus model of law assumes that members of society by and large agree on what is right. the appropriate object of criminological investigation is conflict within society. the criminal justice system is a means of controlling the classes that have no power. the criminal law expresses the values of the ruling class in a society.)
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What will be an ideal response?
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What will be an ideal response?