Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison is a 1975 book by French philosopher Michel Foucault. It is an analysis of the social and theoretical mechanisms behind the changes that occurred in Western penal systems during the modern age based on historical documents from France. Foucault argues that prison did not become the principal form of punishment just because of the humanitarian concerns of reformists. He traces the cultural shifts that led to the predominance of prison via the body and power. Prison is used by the "disciplines" – new technological powers that can also be found, according to Foucault, in places such as schools, hospitals, and military barracks.
Anti-social Punishment — LessWrong
Why do some societies exhibit more antisocial punishment than others? Martin explores both some literature on the subject, and his own experience liv…
Comment la politique familiale généreuse du Danemark réduit de 80% la « pénalité maternelle »
L’exemple danois suggère qu’un soutien public étendu, de la petite enfance à l’adolescence, peut réduire sensiblement les inégalités économiques liées à la maternité.
Le Trou (1960)
Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer.…
Power/knowledge : selected interviews and other writings, 1972-1977 : Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984
xi, 270 pages ; 22 cm
Abolishing the police and prisons is a lot more practical than critics claim
Mariame Kaba's new book “We Do This ‘Til We Free Us” is a pragmatic playbook for a world without walls.
Welcome To One Of The Most Humane Prisons In The World
"Treat people like dirt, and they will be dirt. Treat them like human beings, and they will act like human beings."
What is the PIC? What is Abolition?
THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX The prison industrial complex (PIC) is a term we use to describe the overlapping interests of government and industry that use surveillance, policing, and imprisonment as solutions to economic, social and political problems. Through its reach and impact, the PIC
Time to change the story
New evidence from the Zimbardo archives challenges everything you have taught (or been taught) about the Stanford Prison Experiment, argue Stephen Reicher, S. Alexander Haslam and Jay Van Bavel.
The roots of justice : crime and punishment in Alameda County, California, 1870-1910 | WorldCat.org
Prediction as extraction of discretion
I argue that prediction is not primarily a technological means for knowing future outcomes, but a social model for extracting and concentrating discretionary power. Prediction is a ‘relational grammar’ that governs this allocation of discretion: the everyday ability to define one's situation. This extractive dynamic extends a long historical pattern, in which new methods for producing knowledge entail a redistribution of decision-making power. I focus on two contemporary domains: (1) crime and policing are emblematic of how predictive systems are extractive by design, with pre-existing interests governing what is measured and what persistently goes unmeasured. (2) The prediction of productivity demonstrates the long tradition of extracting discretion as a means to extract labour power. Time after time, making human behaviour more predictable for the client of prediction (the manager, the police officer) often means making life and work more unpredictable for the target of prediction (the employee, the urban citizen).
Prediction as extraction of discretion
I argue that prediction is not primarily a technological means for knowing future outcomes, but a social model for extracting and concentrating discretionary power. Prediction is a ‘relational grammar’ that governs this allocation of discretion: the everyday ability to define one's situation. This extractive dynamic extends a long historical pattern, in which new methods for producing knowledge entail a redistribution of decision-making power. I focus on two contemporary domains: (1) crime and policing are emblematic of how predictive systems are extractive by design, with pre-existing interests governing what is measured and what persistently goes unmeasured. (2) The prediction of productivity demonstrates the long tradition of extracting discretion as a means to extract labour power. Time after time, making human behaviour more predictable for the client of prediction (the manager, the police officer) often means making life and work more unpredictable for the target of prediction (the employee, the urban citizen).
Private Prisons in the United States – The Sentencing Project
Twenty-seven states and the federal government incarcerated 90,873 people in private prisons in 2022, representing 8% of the total state and federal prison population.
Comment la justice négociée est devenue prisée des cols blancs
Ces procédures sont devenues un outil incontournable de la réponse pénale à la corruption et à la fraude fiscale. Le dispositif reste très discuté : est-ce un instrument au service de l’efficacité judiciaire ou l’illustration d’une justice à deux vitesses ? Récit de ses coulisses par ses acteurs.
The Most Violent Police Force in Europe: Police Brutality in France — The World Mind
Contributing Editor Aaron Shires explores the rise in excessive use of force by French police forces and the disparate impact this has on racial minorities in France.
Corruption : la police décrypte le manuel du pot-de-vin des grandes entreprises françaises
Comme tout phénomène criminel, la délinquance en col blanc s’adapte à son époque et aux évolutions législatives. Un rapport policier, obtenu par Mediapart, analyse les méthodes corruptrices utilisées…
