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Essay / Conflict and Conflict Theory - 733
Conflict theory is a perspective derived from the works of Karl Marx, who believes that society is a dynamic entity and is constantly undergoing changes driven by class conflict , who have different interests, ideas and ideas. values, to compete for scarce resources and seek to maximize their own profits. According to the founder of conflict theory, Karl Marx, society is divided into two categories: those who have and those who have not, the latter being dominated by the former who are those who have the power in hand and who have the greatest political, economic and political capacities. social resources. Conflict theory assumes that society establishes norms to serve the interests of the powerful. When it comes to police-citizen relations, the likelihood of conflict can be explained by their different cultures and norms. Their behavior conforms to a significantly different set of rules or beliefs. Citizens want to get a position to show their discontent or express a specific opinion about something during a rally or demonstration, where the police want to maintain public order and security among the demonstrators, and this sometimes leads to the police to use force to control, and the The sad truth is that soft force is not practical, when people can be injured because of police use of force. On July 1, 2011, a group of protesters gathered at government headquarters refused to leave. Therefore, in order to clarify the situation, the police used pepper spray on the protester without prior notice and using a plastic faucet and a craft to take the protesters away. Using excessive force against citizens seen in public makes people question whether police are protecting citizens or harming the public. "Power tends to corr...... middle of paper ...... ed is controversial about internet users, with police using extreme force to control protesters' behaviors, regardless of the safety of the demonstrators. Some Internet users consider them to be “police dogs,” implying that they are too obedient to authority. In addition, news of police scandal, selective enforcement, abuse of power and other inappropriate conduct issues also provoke public anger. In particular, public attitudes toward the police will be negatively influenced by high-profile news about corruption in the police force. This could further induce a negative outcome, namely that the public no longer trusts the police or even becomes less cooperative with the police and tends to believe allegations of police misconduct even when the force behaves properly. Ultimately, future citizen-police relations and the effectiveness of police investigations will be seriously affected..