According to conflict theorists, societal conflict promotes crime by ______.

A. creating a social atmosphere in which the law is a mechanism for controlling have-not members of society
B. encouraging greater use of government resources by the poor
C. decreasing the value of corporate profits
D. decreasing the role of religion in shaping individual reality


Answer: A

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