ABSTRACT
Tattooing has a place in early forms of law enforcement and punishment. Slaves, runaways, prisoners, captives, and criminals were among those individuals that would be marked, scarred, or branded to convey ownership or display evidence of their crimes. Gustafson describes, “those in power were well aware that the body can function as a permanently running advertisement of one’s guilt and subjugation.” (Gustafson, 2000, p. 24).
