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Post-communist fear of crime and the commercialization of security

Maria LOS

University of Ottawa, Canada

This article focuses on post-communist processes through which fear of the state has been transformed into fear of crime and longing for a stronger state. The communist governing technology (‘control mentality’) was buttressed by fear of the secret security complex and taboo-based management of the self (‘taboo mentality’). Risk had unequivocally negative connotations. The abrupt shift to a liberal-market ideology brought celebration of risk but also an escalating risk of crime. Two relevant developments are scrutinized: (1) the move from the state media (with their incessant ‘good news’ propaganda), to the market-based ‘bad news’ media; (2) The re-emergence of the former secret police as a new private security sector—the primary provider of risk definitions and risk management technologies.

Key Words: control mentality • fear of crime • governmentality • post-communist transformations • risk • security sector • taboo

Theoretical Criminology, Vol. 6, No. 2, 165-188 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/136248060200600203
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