ABSTRACT
This book is a warning against recent developments in the field of crime control . The theme is s imple. Societies of the Western type face two major problems : Wealth i s everywhere unequally distributed. So i s access to paid work. Both problems contain potentialities for unrest . The crime control industry i s suited for coping with both. This industry provides profit and work while at the same time producing control of those who otherwise might have disturbed the social process.
