How Long to Read Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment

How Long Does it Take to Read Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 1 minute to read Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment by Ken E. Gause

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This report lifts the curtain on North Korea's three main security agencies, the State Security Department, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Military Security Command. Established with Soviet assistance in the mid to late 1940s and modeled on the Soviet secret police apparatus, North Korea's internal security agencies rely on constant surveillance, a network of informants in every neighborhood, and the threat of punishment in North Korea's notorious prison camps to ensure the Kim regime's total control. The security agencies play a primary role in restricting the flow of information and ensuring strict ideological conformity through harsh surveillance and coercion. North Koreans must participate in self-criticism sessions or face punishment, even time in a political prison camp. State security agents conduct routine checks to ensure that radio sets remain perpetually tuned to the state frequency, and '109 squads' roam border towns at night, arresting smugglers and confiscating South Korean TV shows and dramas that have entered the country via portable media storage devices. Nevertheless, the report also notes that the advent of post-famine small-scale private economic activity, cell phones, DVDs, USBs, smuggled radios and increased access to foreign broadcasting and bribes are beginning to erode some of the information blockade and political controls. Those North Koreans who assume great risks to gain access to information from the outside world and to impart information show courage, whether their actions are an act of dissent or just the result of wanting to learn more about the world. What might ultimately bring change to North Korea is the increased inflow and outflow of information. The security agencies, however, continue to enforce North Korea's information blackout, by increasing border surveillance and cracking down on marketplaces, unauthorized phone calls, and foreign broadcasting. Having ensured the survival of the Kim family's dynastic regime for six decades, North Korea's complex and ruthless internal security apparatus will no doubt continue to be a key element of Kim Jong-un's political control. Greater awareness of how it operates is essential to understanding how the Kim regime remains in power.

How long is Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment?

Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment by Ken E. Gause is 181 pages long, and a total of 45,431 words.

This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 8 minutes to read Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment aloud.

What Reading Level is Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment?

Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment?

Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment by Ken E. Gause is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment by Ken E. Gause on Amazon click the button below.