Political movements and citizens across the globe are increasingly challenging the traditional ways in which political authorities and governing bodies establish and maintain social control. This edited collection examines the intersections of social control, political authority and public policy. Each chapter provides an important insight into the key elements needed to understand the role of governance in establishing and maintaining social control through law and public policymaking. Close attention is paid to the roles of surveillance and dissent as tools for both establishing and disrupting the social control of political institutions. This collection examines the vast implications of increased participation in governance by citizens through dissent, revealing the ways in which this represents both a disruption of social control and a mechanism for increased accountability through surveillance and media.Through its examination of issues such as police militarization, police legitimacy, religion and the state, immigration, mental health policy, privacy and surveillance, and mass media and social control in a post-truth environment, this collection will prove invaluable for researchers, policy makers and practitioners alike.
Author(s): Cara E. Rabe-Hemp, Nancy S. Lind
Series: Public Policy And Governance
Edition: 1
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Year: 2019
Language: English
Commentary: TruePDF | Full TOC
Pages: 291
Tags: Political Planning; Power (Social Sciences); Pressure Groups & Lobbying; Social Control, Formal; Social Control
Cover
Half Title
Series Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Tables
About the Contributors
Introduction
INTRODUCTION
SOCIAL CONTROL
IMPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNANCE
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK
References
The Rhetoric of Social Control
INTRODUCTION
DEFINING SOCIAL CONTROL
THEORETICAL LANDSCAPE
Foucault
Gramsci
Althusser
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
References
Part I: FORMAL MECHANISMS OF SOCIAL CONTROL
Chapter 1: Police Militarization: Implications for Communities of Color
INTRODUCTION
WHY POLICE?
HISTORY OF POLICE MILITARIZATION
Posse Comitatus Act
The 1960S
The War on Drugs and 9-11
The Creation of the 1033 Program
Militarization of Social Protests and Ferguson
POLICE AS ENFORCERS OF THE OPPRESSION OF THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM
MILITARIZATION AS A PROGRESSION OF POLICE PROFESSIONALISM
CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS
References
Chapter 2: Policing Communities of Color: An Historical Examination of Social Control and Protest Management Strategies
INTRODUCTION
HISTORICAL ANTAGONISM BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND BLACK AMERICANS
LAWFUL LAWLESSNESS
WHY PROTEST?
POLICE RESPONSES TO PROTESTS
PROTEST MANAGEMENT
Escalated Force
Shift in Police Tactics
Negotiated Management
Strategic Incapacitation
CONCLUSION
References
Chapter 3: Community Policing, Coproduction, and Social Control: Restoring Police Legitimacy
INTRODUCTION
COMMUNITY POLICING
Community Engagement
Problem Solving
Organizational Change
POLICE LEGITIMACY
COPRODUCTION MODEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Coproduction and Police Legitimacy
Coupling of Formal and Informal Social Control
CONCLUSION
References
Chapter 4: Government Regulation and Social Control of Neighborhoods
Introduction
Rise of Modern State Power
Emergence of Social Control of Land
Codification
Spread of Zoning
Standard Zoning Enabling Act
Rationale for Zoning
Economic Impact
Income Segregation
Environmental Hegemony
Urban Renewal and Eminent Domains as Examples of Environmental Hegemony
“Consent” of the Governed
Conclusion and Implications
References
Chapter 5: Social Control and the Politics of Public Spaces
Introduction
Use of the Military/Police for Social Control
Tiananmen Square
Use of the Law and Design for Social Control
New York City
Controlling Access to Information for Social Control
Libraries
The Internet
Arab Spring
Conclusion
References
Chapter 6: Religion and the State: The Politics of Social Control in Myanmar and the United States
Introduction
Religion and Social Movements
Religion’s Control of State Authority
State Control of Religion
Religion, State, and Legitimacy
Conclusions and Discussion
Darkness of Religious Nationalism
Costs to the Religion for Social Movements
Cost to Minority Religions
Intolerance and Suffering in the Larger Society
Conflict within Religious Communities Grows
Control of the Religion by the State
References
Part II: SOCIAL CONTROL THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 7: The Paradox of State Control in the Global Age of Migrations: The 2018 Central American Immigrant Caravan
Introduction
The Nation-State in the Era of Global Migrations
US Immigration Laws: Tensions, Exclusions, and Contradictions
Immigrants at the Border: An Overview of Central American Caravan of Immigrants, 2018
Concluding Thoughts: Xenophobia in the Current Era of Immigration
References
Chapter 8: Social Control and Serious Mental Illness: Understanding and Challenging Current Ideologies
Introduction
Recent Trends in Care and Control Toward the Mentally Ill
Complex Intersections of Criminal Behavior and Mental Illness
Ideologies of Social Control
Ideology #1: The “Otherness” of Serious Mental Illness
Ideology #2: Devalued and Stigmatized
Ideology #3: Dangerous
Countering Negative Ideologies
Interrupting Stigma
Conclusion
References
Chapter 9: Sex Offenders, Policies, And Social Control
INTRODUCTION
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL CONTROL
SOCIO-LEGAL RESPONSE TO THE SOCIAL CONTROL OF (REGISTERED) SEX OFFENDERS
Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification
Residence Restrictions
Biases
Assessing Risk
Persevering and Emerging Socio-legal Issues
FUTURE IMPLICATIONS
References
Part III: RESISTANCE AND REIFICATION: SURVEILLANCE, POLITICAL VIOLENCE, AND MASS MEDIA
Chapter 10: Expectations of Privacy in the Age of Surveillance: Implications for Democracy
INTRODUCTION
PRIVACY
THE THIRD PARTY DOCTRINE AND ARBITRARY SURVEILLANCE
APPLICATION TO THE MODERN DAY: POLICE SURVEILLANCE WITH GPS DEVICES
GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE AND ISSUES OF HARM FROM SURVEILLANCE
WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN SOCIETY TODAY?
CONCLUSION
References
Cases Cited
Chapter 11: Crime 3.0: Understanding The Post-Industrial Challenge to Security, Policing, and Social Control
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS THE 4IR?
HOW DOES THE 4IR CHALLENGE INDUSTRIAL-ERA CRIME AND SOCIAL CONTROLS?
Undermine Industrial-Era “Supply Side” Control Regimes
Expand Illicit Tactics
Expand the Scope of Countermeasures
Security Cost Attrition
Political and Socio-economic Disruption
TECHNOLOGIC CHANGE AND THE CHALLENGE OF “POST-INDUSTRIAL” SECURITY
References
Chapter 12: The Impact of Police Technology Adoption on Social Control, Police Accountability, and Police Legitimacy
INTRODUCTION
VISUAL SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
Visual Surveillance Directed Toward Police Accountability and Legitimacy
Visual Surveillance Directed Toward Social Control
SOCIAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
Legitimacy through Image Management and Outreach
Social Media as a Social Control Tool
CRIME ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION TECHNOLOGY
Mapping Technology
Predictive Policing
LESS LETHAL FORCE TECHNOLOGIES
CONCLUSION
References
Chapter 13: Government Use of Social Control to Address Political Violence and Dissent
Introduction
United States
Constitutional Basis: Freedom of Expression and Free Speech
Limiting the Right to Protest
When Speech and Expression Become Violence
Alt-Right and White Nationalists
Richard Spencer and White Lives Matter Speaking Tour
Auburn University
Texas A&M University
Organizations Working on First Amendment Issues
President Trump’s Response
International
Saudi Arabia: Suppress Political Opposition and Consolidate Power
Venezuela: Prohibition of Messages over the Radio
Uganda: Use of Military Forces to Control Public Outcry Over Corruption and Deteriorating Public Services
Conclusion
References
Chapter 14: The Need to Disrupt Social Control
The Need to Disrupt Social Control
Sexual Assault
Civil Rights
Authoritarian Regimes
Conclusion
References
Chapter 15: Mass Media, Social Control, and Political Authority in a Post-Truth Environment
INTRODUCTION
MASS MEDIA THEORY AND SOCIAL CONTROL
MASS SOCIETY THEORY
A PRESIDENT AT WAR WITH TRUTH
INFORMATION BUBBLES: COMPETING REALITIES
RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION
CONCLUSION
References
Index
