surveillance

Cards (7)

  • what do surveillance theories look at?
    methods by which surveillance is carried out, including technology such as cctv, tagging and databases that produce profiles of individuals and groups
  • what does foucault argue?
    in modern society, we are increasingly controlled through self-surveillance, through what he calls ‘disciplinary power’
  • what was the name of the prison foucault designed?
    the panopticon
  • how is the panopticon designed?
    prisoners’ cells are visible to the guards from a central viewing point but prisoners cannot see the guards. therefore, not knowing if they are being watched, the prisoners must constantly behave as if they are
  • what does mathiesen argue?
    we now have surveillance from below. he calls this the ‘synopticon’ - where everybody watches everybody
  • where does the term ‘actuarial’ come from?
    the insurance industry; an actuary is someone who calculates the risk of certain events happening
  • what do feeley and simon see actuarial justice as a new form of?
    surveillance - its aim is to predict and prevent future offending. it uses statistical information to reduce crime by compiling profiles of likely offenders