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This 3 page paper examines the issues contained in the book. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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from the concept that these tactics are implemented and largely driven by conservative politics to the idea that people who are impoverished are being unfairly persecuted. In other words, the
legislation that sees more people behind bars is not attached to a war on crime, but rather to a war on poverty. At first glance, and when examining the issue
fairly, it does not appear that this would be true. In other words, it does not seem as if legislators are punishing those who are poor to begin with as,
in a good society, the poor are helped. However, behind the rhetoric, and behind the drive to incarcerate more citizens, is a disdain for the poor. In the book, Waquant
(2009) in fact attempts to show that there are "measures aiming to criminalize poverty" (2). After he proves that this is the case, he goes on to explore how the
society went from a social state to a penal state (Waquant, 2009). This author is not alone in his belief that the government has gone too far and has
created a police state of sorts. Although most law-abiding citizens will support the government in its quest to keep people safe, they do not realize that in part, the issue
is attached to race, the economy, and social stratification. That is, the issue is not one pertinent only to whether or not someone breaks the law. For instance, a young
black man who strolls through a suburban neighborhood is much more likely to be followed by police than a middle aged, white woman. That race is a factor is also
supported in Waquants (2009) work. He writes: "True, discrimination in sentencing remains a reality at the final state of the criminal justice process: controlling for prior record, seriousness of offense,
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