Abstract:
The present work aims to analyze the relationship of the structural function of the
penal system and the overexploitation of labor in the capitalist system, as well as to
understand, from a historical perspective, the impacts of the evolution of this system
in society. The method used was qualitative, developed from an interdisciplinary
perspective of critical criminology involving authors of criminology and sociology. The
theme is addressed throughout three chapters that bring from the historical analysis
of the penalty, the function and formation of the penal system, the consequences of
the exploitation of work and the effects of the system itself on social reality, focusing
on the classist and racist selectivity of the system. Throughout this, we sought to
relate the situations to the scenario of Brazil as a peripheral capitalist society.It was
possible to conclude that there is the relationship mentioned, as well as the whole
structure seeks to reinforce the manipulation of subjects through the exploitation of
work while they use superincarceration and the penal system as a tool to punish
those who are not productive or even allowed to be disciplined, becoming unwanted,
which reinforces the characteristics of the capitalist system.
