Introduction

Introduction

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This introductory chapter explains the meaning of the term “securitization of society” to which the book’s title refers. “Securitization” is defined as the spread of techniques by a multiplicity of actors and agencies that are aimed at “making the future secure and certain.” It is a spider’s web of prevention, inspection, and policing that has attached itself to the routines of urban life and social interaction and that seeks to direct conduct toward ends that enhance public safety and commercial profit. The book’s analysis stems from the premise that our societies have undergone a shift from a criminal justice system of crime control, monopolized by the state and its uniformed police, to a hybrid system in which multiple actors and agencies have become jointly responsible for delivering security. The old top-down process of state policing, focused on apprehending criminals, has become a more horizontal, collaborative network chiefly concerned with prevention, risk management, and cost control.

Source Publication

Marc Schuilenburg, The Securitization of Society: Crime, Risk and Social Order

Publication Date

2015

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