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'Governmentality' and the problem of Crime 1
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In this article, the authors trace the main themes of the governmentality literature, as developed by Michel Foucault and subsequent writers, and outline a series of related ideas about ''the social' as a realm of government; statistics and bio-power; actuarial forms of reasoning; and government-at-a-distance.Abstract:
The article traces the main themes of the `governmentality' literature, as developed by Michel Foucault and subsequent writers, and outlines a series of related ideas about `the social' as a realm of government; statistics and bio-power; actuarial forms of reasoning; and government-at-a-distance. It goes on to illustrate the criminological value of these ideas by means of an analysis of some of the governmental rationalities and technologies that are currently emerging in the field of crime control. These include `economic' forms of reasoning about crime and its control, the emergence of `the criminogenic situation' as a practicable object of government and the use of `technologies of the self' in penal settings. The final part of the article identifies some of the limitations and problems of the `governmentality' literature. It argues that studies of governmentality beg certain sociological questions; that the governmentality analytic is quite compatible with certain forms of sociological analysis; and t...read more
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Governing economic life
Peter Miller,Nikolas Rose +1 more
TL;DR: This article argued that governmentality has a characteristically "programmatic" form, and that it is inextricably bound to the invention and evaluation of technologies that seek to improve government power.
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The New Penology : Notes on the emerging strategy of corrections and its implications
Malcolm M Feeley,Jonathan Simon +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that an important new language of penology is emerging, which shifts focus away from the traditional concerns of the criminal law and criminology, which have focused on the individual, and redirects it to actuarial consideration of aggregates.
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THE LIMITS OF THE SOVEREIGN STATE Strategies of Crime Control in Contemporary Society
TL;DR: A descriptive analysis of strategies of crime control in contemporary Britain and elsewhere can be found in this paper, where the authors argue that the normality of high crime rates and the limitations of criminal justice agencies have created a new predicament for governments.
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Punishment and modern society : a study in social theory
TL;DR: Punishment is a complex social institution that affects both social relations and cultural meanings as discussed by the authors, and it is worth noting that punishment is the heart and soul of criminology, and perhaps of sociology as well.
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Risk, power and crime prevention
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue against models which focus on icreased efficiency as an evolutionary criterion for emerging technologies of power, and suggest that such technologies' place and form are largely determined by the nature and fortunes of political programs with which they are aligned.