Richard quinney, a key proponent of the perspective on deviance, argues that the u. s. legal system reflects the interests and ideologies of the ruling capitalist class.

Richard Quinney was a key proponent of the Marxist perspective on crime and deviance. Quinney believed that crime, deviance, and legal systems are designed in a way that servse the interests of the capitalist and upper classes of society, while disregarding the welfare and interests of the lower classes. Quinney's main belief was that the roots of crime and deviance lie in social inequalities.