,CRIM9ALISATION ( ! ,WORK+ ,CLASS 

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,>E WE CRIM9ALS 8 ,>E Y\ 8 ,! RHETORIC ( ! RUL+ CLASS1 !IR S]VANTS & APOLOGI/S C]TA9LY SUGGE/S WE >E CRIM9ALS & ?AT WE >E TO BLAME = EV]Y?+ WRONG 9 ! WORLD4 ,?IS IS A SONG ! CAPITALI/S NEV] GET TIR$ ( S++3 !RE'S SOME?+ WRONG ) ! WORK+ CLASS 6 

,CRIM9ALIZATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS IS A SET ( POLICIES APPLI$ MORE OR LESS SEV]ELY DEP5D+ ON ! R\< BALANCE ( P[] BETWE5 ! TW9 POLES ( B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY3 CONS]VATIVE1 REACTION>Y1 /ATI/ ON ! ONE-H&1 DO-GOOD+1 MORALIZ+1 POPULI/ ON ! O!R4 ,IT IS SOME?+ ?AT IS ALWAYS ) US4 ,IT IS ALSO A FUTURE HI/ORY BECOM+ ALL TOO HORRIBLY REAL -- :Y 8 

',LAW & ,ORD]' USUALLY PLAYS A BIG P>T 9 ELECTIONS BUT DIDN'T 9 ,MAY -- :Y NOT 8 ,! REASON IS ?AT ,LABOR & ! ,TORIES AGREE ON BO? ! CAUSES ( CRIM9ALITY & ITS 'CURE' -- ! 9ADEQUACY ( ! WORK+ CLASS AS P>5TS & DRACONIAN ASSAULTS ON 9DIVIDUAL 'CRIM9ALS' PUBLICLY CELEBRAT$ AS A MEANS TO C[ & 9TIMIDATE ! RE/ ( ! %EEP4 ,CRIM9ALITY IS SE5 AS A WORK+ CLASS DISEASE4 ,ITS CAUSE1 BASICALLY POOR & UN$UCAT$ PEOPLE1 MU/ BE CAU<T & %OT ) ! 'MAGIC BULLET' ( PRISON & PUNITIVE S5T5C+ OR ISOLAT$ BY PUBLIC HUMILIATION1 ELECTRONIC TAGG+1 9JUNCTIONS & P]MAN5T BR&+1 = 9/ANCE ?R\< PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE REGI/]S ( SEX-(F5D]S :I* 9VITE VIGILANTISM & MOB JU/ICE4 

,CAMPAIGN 

  

,! PROCESS ( CRIM9ALIZATION IS NOT NEW4 ,:5 WE READ AB\T ! '/URDY BEGG>S' ( ,ELIZABE?AN TIMES1 DEBTORS PRISONS OR ! P>IAH /ATUS ( ! 'UNDES]V+ POOR' WE HE> E*OES ( A LONG CAMPAIGN TO MAXIMIZE ! P[] ( ! RUL+ CLASS BY DIVID+ & /IGMATIZ+ ?OSE :O >E RUL$4 

,WE >E CRIM9ALIZ$ 9 ?REE MA9 WAYS4 ,FIR/LY1 ! /ATE 9V5TS A VA/ RANGE ( (F5SES1 USUALLY BAS$ ON ! DESIRE TO PROTECT PROP]TY & CONTROL WORK+ CLASS COLLECTIVE ACTION & VIOL5CE4 ,IT DEF9ES !SE AS 'CRIM9AL'1 UNACCEPTABLE 9 A 'CIVILIZ$' SOCIETY4 ,9 CONTRA/1 UPP] CLASS (F5SES LIKE FRAUD1 TAX EVASION OR CORRUPTION >E TREAT$ AS 9DIVIDUAL FALLS FROM GRACE1 EXCEPTIONS TO ! RULE DES]V+ L5I5T TREATM5T & SYMPA?Y4 ,WORK+ CLASS 'CRIME' SU* AS %OPLIFT+ OR B5EFIT FRAUD WAS SE5 ?IS WAY 9 ! #fS & #gS BUT ! RI<T-W+ DOM9ANCE ( POLITICS HAS SWEPT BELIEF 9 ! IDEA ( ! WORK+ CLASS AS VICTIMS ( AN UNEQUAL SOCIETY AWAY2 CRIME HAS BECOME SIMPLY A SYMPTOM ( :OLESALE WORK+ CLASS DEG5]ACY4 ,SECTIONS ( ! POPULACE :O HAVE NEV] COMMITT$ A CRIME CAN N[ BE TREAT$ AS IF !Y HAD4 ,ONE ( ! SICKE/ \TCOMES ( SU* BELIEFS WAS ! =C$ /]ILIZATION & 9C>C]ATION ( #c *ILDR5 ACCUS$ ( BE+ 'M5TALLY DEFECTIVE'1 'SEXUALLY IMMORAL' OR '9CAPABLE ( 9TELLIG5T P>5?OOD' 7DOES ?IS R+ ANY BELLS 87 9 ,CANADA 9 ! #a#i#eS & #a#i#fS4 ,TORY POLITICIANS >E PROPOS+ ?AT *ILDR5 BE TRI$ 9 ADULT C\RTS4 ,MI*AEL ,H[>D PROPOS$ ?AT ! P>5TS ( *ILDR5 :O HAVE NOT COMMITT$ CRIMES BUT W]E M]ELY 9 DANG] ( COMMITT+ CRIMES %\LD BE F9$ OR SUFF] CURFEWS 5=C$ BY ELECTRONIC TAGG+ IF !Y FAIL OR >E UNABLE TO OBEY 'P>5TAL CONTROL ORD]S'4 

,/IGMATIZ$ 

  

,SECONDLY1 ! WORK+ CLASS IS /IGMATIZ$ AS CRIM9AL OR POT5TIALLY CRIM9AL ON ! BASIS ( A FEW S5SATIONALIZ$ CASES4 ,?IS ALL[S ! ,/ATE TO CONCOCT LAWS :I* BE> D[N MO/ ON ! WORK+ CLASS & TO JU/IFY A PRESUMPTION ( GUILT BY POLICE & C\RTS :I* IS P>ROT$ BY ! M$IA & PICK$ UP BY REACTION>Y GR\PS :O !N ?REAT5 VIOL5CE1 DEM& ! 'CRIM9AL' BE EVICT$ FROM !IR HOMES OR HURL ABUSE & WORSE4 ,?IS TREATM5T IS NOT N[ RES]V$ = ! 'WOR/' CRIM9ALS 7LIKE SEX (F5D]S7 BUT 9CREAS+LY DIRECT$ AT ANYONE :O FAILS TO ADH]E TO ! NEW RI<T-W+ CODE ( CONDUCT 7= 9/ANCE P>5TS :O CANNOT 'CONTROL' !IR *ILDR5 9 ,EA/ ,SUSSEX OR ON ! ,MEAD[ELL ,E/ATE74 ,BE+ BLACK1 A LONE P>5T1 LIV+ ON A <ETTO E/ATE1 BE+ Y\NG OR UNEMPLOY$1 ALL >E BE+ PORTRAY$ AS CRIM9ALS :O HAV5'T BE5 CAU<T OR P>5TS ( A NEW G5]ATION ( ! LAWLESS4 ,ACTIONS & CONDITIONS PREVI\SLY SE5 AS SOCIAL PROBLEMS >E BE+ CRIM9ALIZ$4 ,B5EFIT FRAUD & IMMIGRATION (FICIALS >E JO9+ POLICE /OP-*ECKS O/5SIBLY TO CAT* ROGUE LORRY DRIV]S OR UNSAFE VEHICLES4 ,!Y TREAT EV]YONE LIKE CRIM9ALS & ACTIVELY GA!R 9=MATION ON O!R PEOPLE :OSE NAMES >E !N RUN ?R\< COMPUT]S4 ,ONE-?IRD ( ,BRITA9 RECEIVES SOME =M ( MEANS-TE/$ B5EFIT & ALL >E POT5TIAL CRIM9ALS 9 ! EYES ( ! ,/ATE4 ,IF Y\ >E TREAT$ LIKE A CRIM9AL IT IS BECAUSE ! ,/ATE ?9KS Y\ >E A CRIM9AL4 ,?IS ALL[S PEOPLE :O HAVE COMMITT$ NO CRIME TO BE P5N$ UP 9 DET5TION C5T]S OR MANACL$ :ILE ON REM&1 EV5 IF !Y >E DY+1 AS HAPP5$ 9 ONE REC5T CASE4 ,!SE >E M]ELY ! WOR/ ASPECTS ( ! DRIVE TO SOCIALLY CONTROL BEHAVIOR & CRIM9ALIZE ?OSE :O RESI/ -- P>5T-S*OOL CONTRACTS1 COMPULSORY P>5T+ CLASSES = DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES1 PROBATION>Y T5ANCIES 9 C\NCIL H\S+1 CURFEWS TO KEEP Y\NG PEOPLE 9DOORS4 ,9 ,AM]ICA LAW 5=CEM5T IS 9CREAS+LY RESORT+ TO '%AM+ S5T5CES' :]E ! GUILTY MU/ TAKE \T NEWSPAP] ADS OR ]ECT SIGNS \TSIDE !IR H\SES PUBLICLY PROCLAIM+ !IR CRIME4 

,REACTION>Y 

  

,?IRDLY1 ANY DEM& = *ANGE OR RESI/ANCE TO ?IS POLITICAL PROGRAM IS ITSELF CRIM9ALIZ$ ?R\< REACTION>Y LAWS4 ,AS ! >EA ( FRE$OM GETS SMALL] WE >E 9CREAS+LY CRIM9ALIZ$4 #a#h? ,C5TURY RATIONALI/S CAMPAIGN$ = A UNIV]SAL CODE ( JU/ICE :I* AB/RACTLY JUDG$ ALL ACTIONS4 ,:AT !Y FAIL$ TO REALIZE WAS ?AT ! ,/ATE WILL ALWAYS DEVELOP CODES ( JU/ICE ?AT S]VE ITS 9T]E/S & ?AT 9 A P>LIAM5T>Y DICTATOR%IP LIKE ,BRITA9 ALL ACTIONS WILL BE LEGALIZ$ OR CRIM9ALIZ$ AT ! :IM ( ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,?+S LIKE ! ,CRIM9AL ,JU/ICE ,ACT & ! MASSIVE EXPANSION ( ! ',SURVEILLANCE ,SOCIETY' ?REAT5 TO MAKE GUILT BY ACCUSATION & ASSOCIATION ! NORM4 ,DEMON/RATIONS >E PHOTOGRAPH$1 CITY C5T]S FILM$1 UNM>K$ POLICE VANS ) 9FR>$ CAM]AS PR[L NI<TTIME /REETS1 B5EFIT HOTL9ES RECEIVE ?\S&S ( MALICI\S1 UNSUB/ANTIAT$ ACCUSATIONS EV]Y DAY4 ,WE >E 9CREAS+LY PATROLL$ & CONTROLL$1 SE5 AS DANG]\S OR POT5TIAL CRIM9ALS4 ,AGA9/ ?IS ?REAT 7A ?REAT :OLLY CONCOCT$ BY ! RUL+ CLASS TO JU/IFY A POLICE /ATE71 ANY REPRESSIVE MEASURE IS JU/IFI$4 

,! ELECTION ( A ,LABOR ,GOV]NM5T IS UNLIKELY TO SL[ ?IS PROCESS & MAY EV5 ACCEL]ATE IT4 ,! MASSIVE MAJORITY WAS WON BY VOTES FROM ,MIDDLE ,5GL&1 PEOPLE :O >E BASICALLY CONS]VATIVE1 WELL-(F1 9 SECURE JOBS :O SIMPLY GOT TIR$ ( ! ,TORIES & VOT$ 9/EAD = A DIFF]5T ',TORY' P>TY -- ,LABOR4 ,M,PS REPRES5T+ ! CLEAN /REETS & %OPP+ C5T]S ( ! S\? >E LIKELY TO P>ROT ! PREJUDICES ( !IR CON/ITU5TS1 NOT FI<T = SOCIAL JU/ICE4 

,TIDE 

  

,9 SU* A SITUATION1 ) A RI<T-W+ POLITICAL TIDE RUNN+ SO /RONGLY1 IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE :AT CAN BE DONE4 ,>\ND ! WORLD1 ?\<1 !RE >E EXAMPLES ( PEOPLE SUCCESSFULLY *ALL5G+ 9JU/ICE4 ,! L&LESS PEASANTS ( ! ,SEM ,T]RA MOVEM5T 9 ,BRAZIL >E OCCUPY+ UNUS$ L& & =C+ ! ,GOV]NM5T TO AW>D IT TO !M4 ,FR5* WORK]S HAVE =C$ ! GOV]NM5T TO RETREAT ON ,?AT*]ITE AU/]ITY POLICIES4 ,S\? ,KOREAN WORK]S P>ALYZ$ ! C\NTRY PROTE/+ AGA9/ ATTACKS ON LABOR RI<TS4 

,ALL !SE CAMPAIGNS HAVE A NUMB] ( ?+S 9 COMMON4 ,FIR/LY1 !Y SUCCESSFULLY UNIV]SALIZE !IR ACTION SO ?AT ALL SECTIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS CAN UND]/& & AGREE ) :AT !Y >E FI<T+ =4 ,SECONDLY1 !Y ALL 9VOLVE DET]M9$ MASS ACTION :I* IGNORES RULES & LAWS DESIGN$ TO CURB PROTE/4 ,?IRDLY !RE >E V]Y HI< LEVELS ( SOLID>ITY 9SIDE ! CAMPAIGNS & A WILL+NESS TO ACCEPT ! SUPPORT ( & DRAW 9TO ! /RUGGLE O!R GR\PS -- ?IS ONLY COMES AB\T BY EXT5SIVE POLITICAL $UCATION1 GRASS-ROOTS CONTROL & CONS5SUS NOT COMM& POLITICS4 ,IF WE >E TO SUCCESSFULLY *ALL5GE ! PROCESS ( CRIM9ALIZATION1 WE MU/ DO ! SAME4 ,WE MU/ DEVELOP A CULTURE ( RESI/ANCE :I* UND]/&S ?AT ! ,/ATE'S ATTACKS MAY APPE> TO BE AIM$ AT P>TICUL> GR\PS BUT >E 9 FACT P>T ( A BROAD] PROCESS ( :OLESALE CRIM9ALIZATION1 ISOLATION & CONTROL4 ,WORK ON E/ATES1 DET]M9$ CAMPAIGNS AGA9/ ATTACKS ON ! WORK+ CLASS1 TAK+ \R IDEAS 9TO NEW >5AS1 /R5G!N+ & R5EW+ ! BELIEF 9 MASS ACTION -- !SE >E \R URG5T TASKS4 

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