Work and the Carceral State

The politics of punishment meet labour exploitation in this new analysis

List of contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Labour Discipline and Reform

2. The Immigration Detention Estate

3. Carceral Haunting

4. Political Anatomies of Labour

5. Labour Control Regimes

Conclusion

Appendix: Methodological Note

Notes

Index

About the author

Jon Burnett is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Swansea. He has written for a variety of publications including the Guardian, Race & Class and Open Democracy. He is the co-editor of the journal Justice, Power and Resistance.

Summary

The politics of punishment meet labour exploitation in this new analysis

Product details

• Authors: Jon Burnett, Jon (University of Swansea) Burnett, Burnett Jon
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9780745340166
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4016-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, LAW / Emigration & Immigration, Labour / income economics, immigration law, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Labour Economics, Sociology: work & labour, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Criminal justice law, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General