a vital part of the class struggle and the problem lies in developing a revolutionary consciousness among those who resist capitalist conditions.The social problems generated by the capitalist system are increased with further development of capitalism and the class struggle becomes regulated by the state. Policies of control are implemented in an attempt to regulate conflicts that can otherwise be changed by social and economic reforms. The political economy is entertained with the political economy of criminal justice and the capitalist expands its resources on programs to secure the order. These programs are designed to keep social peace among the employed and underprivileged citizens.Welfare and law enforcement are the primary forms of the states social expenses that repress action against the existing order and the criminal justice system becomes the guardian of the capitalist system. Instead of solving the problems of crime the attention turns to how much crime can society afford and to reduce crime would change beyond recognition the capitalist system. Crime becomes the price the capitalist would pay for capitalism, unfortunately all citizens end up paying the price.The future of the criminal justice system is that it continues to be developed by the state and the upper-class as a way of controlling the middle-class and the lower-class. Criminal justice is mixed with traditional conservatism and liberal approaches to social problems. As these problems grow the political expressions by the citizens grow smaller and smaller and the strength of the state grows stronger and stronger. The irony lies in that strengthening the criminal justice system only strengthens what facilitates crime in the first place.Criminal Justice ceases to be the solution to crime and in order to move beyond it we must move beyond capitalism and satisfy the needs of the entire working class. Social conflict theory deals with this critical dilemma in our so...
