Mass Incarceration: The Rise Of Mass Criminalization In The United States
During the mass mobilization of consciousness raising in the late 1960’s, the fight for democracy roared the elites to manifest into power through a global project which not only implemented policies to sustain global capitalism, but advocated for various systems that work to control society, as well as the future reality of certain communities. According to research done by the Department of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, “Throughout American history, politicians and public officials have exploited public anxieties about crime and disorder for political gain” (Gottschalk). This includes the war on drugs and war on terrorism, which has sustained a movement of mass criminalization, in the name of public safety. However this safety has been a way to suppress those trying to challenge the status quo and reveal the true underlying which sparked the rise of mass incarceration.