The Security Society: On Power, Surveillance and Punishments

Marc Schuilenburg

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Abstract

A couple of years ago, on a rainy Sunday afternoon, at 1:30 PM, I went to a Sparta Rotterdam football game. Never before had I felt so conscious of the security regimes that permeated my movement across the city. I’ve supported the Dutch football club Sparta Rotterdam for many decades—I’m a season ticket holder. Just as I was leaving for the Sunday game, a policeman patrolling the street by car told me that he was on the lookout for somebody who looked just like me—a handsome, dark haired guy with a slightly overdue shave. According to the Dutch...
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Pre-Crime Society
Subtitle of host publicationCrime, Culture and Control in the Ultramodern Age
EditorsB.A. Arrigo, B.G. Sellers
Place of PublicationBristol, UK
PublisherBristol University Press
Chapter2
Pages43-62
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)9781529205275
ISBN (Print)9781529205251
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2021

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