Crime Control As Industry Pdf
Crime Control IndustryChapter 7CrimeControl Industryq “The opportunities and options in the field are endless.” – from abrochure of the Univ. Of Phoenix regarding a criminal justice degreeq “If crime doesn’t pay, punishment certainly does” – from a storyin the Washington Post about private prisonsq “While arrests and convictions are steadily on the rise, profitsare to be made - profits from crime. Get in on the ground floor of this boomingindustry now” – a supporter of private prisonsWhat is the Crime Control Industry?
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. 1k Downloads.AbstractThis essay examines what we are calling the ‘crime control industry’ and how the growth of such an industry relates to growing inequality and the need to ‘manage’ or ‘contain’ the ‘surplus population.’ Profits are a major moving force in this process, rather than the goal of reducing crime and suffering. An important component of this industry is the ‘prison industrial complex,’ one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. Also included is a rapidly growing private security industry that includes private police and security guards, along with a growing supply of technology to aid in the ‘war on crime.’ Other components include drug testing companies, gated communities, and a booming gun industry. We conclude by outlining possible explanations for the growth of this industry.