Surveillance, crime prevention and control Flashcards
(12 cards)
types of surveillance : Self surveillance
focault - panopticon is a model of how power operates in society
control inside happens in all of society e.g schools by teachers
synoptic surveillance : who comes up with it ?
Mathiesen
what is synoptic surveillance ?
mathiesen argues that whilst panopticon allows few to monitor many , the media enable the many to see few today.
“synopticon” everybody watches the many. e.g police watch on body cams.
A03: for focault -Norris
CCTV reduces crime in car park- little to no effect on other crime / causes displacement
A03: synopticon
police have ability to take away phones from “citizen journalists “ , not everyone allowed to watch everyone
who come sup with liquid surveillance ?
Bauman and Lyon
what do bauman and Lyon say ?
movement is monitored , tracked and traced. surveillance moves into liquid state . they are watched on the move.
E.G as travelers , consumers and users of social media.
A03: liquid surveillance
Pillavin and briar - stereotypes unjustly affect surveillance E.G stop and search
A01 bauman and Lyon
this leads to a post panopticon world society where liquid surveillance acts as big brother
Crime prevention : target hardening
target hardening - increased surveillance clark - most scope for prevention in immediate situation
immediate environment altered -> increase risks of committing crime + reduced reward
Environmental crime prevention - who supports it ?
Wilson and kelling with Broken window thesis - sort out environment e.g broken windows- tackle any slight disorder
A03: situational crime prevention - displacement
chaiken- crackdown on crime in NY subway leads to displacement -
spatial - move elsewhere
tactical - way of doing crime
target- different victim
