In his classic study of the Saints and the Roughnecks sociologist William Chambliss concluded that?

William Chambliss concluded that social class played a significant role in shaping the deviant behavior and subsequent labeling of the delinquent youths in his study. Despite similar behaviors, the roughnecks faced harsher consequences due to their lower social status compared to the saints, who received more lenient treatment because of their higher social standing. Chambliss highlighted the unequal treatment and impact of social class on individuals within the criminal justice system.