Compléter Theoretical perspectives - Crime & DevianceVersion en ligne Fill in the blanks with key words from the text to complete sentences about the functionalist perspective on crime. par Danielle Cox 1 stifled prostitution values crime social change social norms frustrations social order employment functions nuclear society safety valve Functionalists criminal justice system Durkheim Davis view as a normal and inevitable aspect of . They argue that crime serves important in society , such as reinforcing and , promoting , and providing for those in the . For , all change starts with an act of deviance . People with new ideas , values and ways of living must not be by the weight of social control . Functionalists believe that crime can also act as a , allowing individuals to release their and maintain . For example , argued that provides a release for sexual frustrations without threatening the stability of the family . Overall , functionalists see crime as a necessary and beneficial part of society . 2 labelled master Labelling theories status rewards criminal behavior deviance stigmatise self-fulfilling prophecy deviant behaviors societal reactions crime subculture on and suggest that to individuals can lead them to adopt . These theories focus on the process by which individuals are as deviant and how this label can become a . Labelling can individuals and push them further into . When others see that person only in terms of their label , the label becomes their which now controls their identity . This can lead to a deviant career which may involve joining a deviant which deviant behaviour and confirms the deviant identity . 3 utilitarian working class Marxist perspective advertising criminal behavior crime social inequality capitalism criminal justice system Alienation frustration encouraged society wealth capitalism exists power ruling class The on focuses on how and contribute to . According to Marxists , crime is a result of the unequal distribution of and in . They argue that the uses the to control and oppress the . Marxists believe that crime will continue as long as , as it creates the conditions for criminal behavior to thrive . Crime may be seen as the only way to obtain the consumer goods by capitalist , this leads to crime . and lack of control over their lives may lead to and aggression , resulting in non - utilitarian crimes .