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Definitely one of the books which has influenced me the most over the last 5 years. I found myself trying to explain to a friend the other day why I felt that taking her ex to court was only going to worsen their problems and render even more remote any chance at future reconciliation - and found myself yet again talking through various arguments and examples developed by Simon. My friend feels that the case represents empowerment, assertiveness - though she would in fact gain little financially...
Trenchant and unique perspective on criminal justice and government and the symbiotic relationship they have developed. Maybe pair with Foucault and Donzelot.
A thought provoking argument that a widespread prosecutorial model of governance is changing who government thinks they are governing and deforming the range of things the government will lift a finger to try to accomplish. And it's not just a right-wing law and order type thing, though the book comes in pretty heavily against the mass incarceration state. It spreads to the way that citizens think about what just outcomes from policy would be. For instance, the book made me worry that it's a lot...
-i read intro and chapter one.-this framework has a lot of explanatory power. i think its one of those things that, once it was published it became completely obvious.
I really appreciated the core thesis of this book: that crime and criminality have been a primary force in U.S. governance since at least the late 1960s, and that that has changed functions of our governmental bodies and the relationships between them as much as it's changed the ways we build houses or educate our children. Much of the discussion is about the rhetoric of crime and criminal threats as a way of creating legitimacy and authority (in many different contexts). There is also great dis...
Compelling Approach to Understanding US Political CultureThe US Constitution puts restraints on government. To legitimate the vigorous exercise of political power, leaders must claim to serve the interest of some large segment of American citizens--yeoman farmers, industrial workers, Disadvantaged minorities, or, since the Nixon administration, potential victims of crime. This claim in turn structures how social problems are perceived and addressed. The current obsession with crime has encourage...
