Police surveillance of released convicts drives them back into crime
Evidence
The conditions to which the free inmates are subjected necessarily condemn them to recidivism: they are under the surveillance of the police; they are assigned to a particular residence, or forbidden others; ‘they leave prison with a passport that they must show everywhere they go and which mentions the sentence that they have served’ (Barbé Marbois, 17). Being on the loose, being unable to find work, leading the life of a vagabond are the most frequent factors in recidivism. — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 406
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Police, prison, and delinquency form a self-reinforcing circuit producing delinquents — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 432; Police used ex-convicts to maintain lower-class hostility toward delinquents — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 436; Police recruited delinquents as informers by promising them indulgence — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 561 (+3 more)
Related
- Secret police historically self-financed through the crimes they policed. (similarity 0.86)
- Police recruited delinquents as informers by promising them indulgence (similarity 0.84)
- Police used ex-convicts to maintain lower-class hostility toward delinquents (similarity 0.81)
Broader Connections
- Police, prison, and delinquency form a self-reinforcing circuit producing delinquents
#expands(0.85) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 432 - One observation action suffices to make prisoners police their own behavior permanently
#corroborates(0.82) — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 59 - Criminalized communities, not individual acts, determine who ends up imprisoned
#corroborates(0.80) - Police used ex-convicts to maintain lower-class hostility toward delinquents
#exemplifies(0.75) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 436 - Police recruited delinquents as informers by promising them indulgence
#exemplifies(0.75) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 561