Carceral Con: The Deceptive Terrain of Criminal Justice Reform

Carceral Con critically examines how contemporary criminal justice reforms expand structurally violent systems of policing, surveillance, and carceral control in the US. It highlights the deceptive nature of bipartisan reforms and advocates for liberatory approaches to dismantle structural inequalities, corporate control, and state violence.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 280 pages
\n Publication date: 21 September 2021
\n Publisher: University of California Press
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A comprehensive analysis of how contemporary criminal justice reforms perpetuate rather than dismantle structurally violent systems of policing, surveillance, and carceral control in the United States.

Growing public opposition to the systemic racism, gender-based discrimination, and economic inequalities that fuel the criminal legal system has reached a tipping point. Fueled by widespread protests, uprisings, and campaigns against state violence, demands for transformative change have escalated. In response, a well-established bipartisan industry has claimed the reform landscape, presenting itself as a pragmatic bridge across deeply polarized political divides and party lines. The bipartisan reform industry claims to be a sensible intermediary, fostering consensus and progress. However, their efforts amount to deceptive tactics that fail to deliver justice and instead perpetuate structural racial and economic inequality.

Carceral Con uncovers the deceptive nature of reform public relations, offering a revealing overview of the repressive US carceral state and a critical examination of the reform terrain. This book vividly illustrates how contemporary bipartisan reform agendas leave the structural framework of mass incarceration intact while expanding the scope of carceral control and surveillance. Readers are provided with valuable information and insights to assess the potential impacts of reforms both in the present and in the future. By delving into these critical aspects, Carceral Con sheds light on the urgent need for transformative change in the criminal justice system.

\n Weight: 314g\n
Dimension: 140 x 289 x 20 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780520343474\n \n