Common Sense and the world view

Nils Christie's book "Crime Control As Industry" discusses various aspects of common sense and how it is used for justice, behavior control, modernity, among others. People around the world have the same basic problem concerning crime control and the delivery of pain administered. However, they all go about fixing this particular problem very differently. Ideas that people believe are common sense in the United States, may be beyond imagination or not desired in other countries. …

…politics over time have created a punishment structure no one would deliberately have selected yet one that no one seems capable or eager to amend. The current crime control ideas are founded on short-term views and the ambitions of politicians frightened of appearing soft on crime, rather than on policies that work. Thakur, N.C. (n.d.). Crime prevention in the context of development in Nepal. Retrieved 2 March 2004, from http://ncthakur.itgo.com/chand3.htm