APCO Police Communications Practice Test

Power in the conflict view of crime is seen as concentrated in the hands of those who control wealth and resources. Those with wealth—the rich—shape laws, policing priorities, and social norms, exercising the most influence over who is labeled a criminal and how crime is addressed. In this view, structural advantage comes from economic dominance, not merely the actions of individual actors. The police operate within that system as enforcers, and voters and corporations may have influence, but the defining source of power is wealth held by the rich.