Punishment as class governance: Bureaucratic (un)knowing and the gradient of state harm
Published online on April 20, 2026
Abstract
Punishment & Society, Ahead of Print.
Punishment is commonly understood as a response to criminal behavior calibrated by offense severity or legal proportionality. This article advances a different account. It argues that punishment operates as a system of class governance structured through ...
Punishment is commonly understood as a response to criminal behavior calibrated by offense severity or legal proportionality. This article advances a different account. It argues that punishment operates as a system of class governance structured through ...