surveillance- socialogical theories

Question 1

. Surveillance=

Answer 1

the monitoring of people to control crime

Question 2

. Examples=

Answer 2

CCTV, tagging, police, phones

Question 3

3 theories =

Answer 3

1) Foucault- the panopticon (panoptic surveillance)
2) Mathiesen (synoptic surveillance)
3) Feeley and Simon (actuarial and justice)

Question 4

Foucault- the panopticon (panoptic surveillance)

Answer 4

cells are visible to the guards (pervasive power) from a central viewing point (watchtower)

. prisoners cannot see the guards (obscure power)

. Therefore, Prisoners do not know if they are being watched or not (so they constantly behaving)

Control is invisible? inside the mind (forcing authority psychologically)

. Disciplinary power has now infiltrated every part of society for all individuals

Question 5

what is it a form of ?

Answer 5

self surveillance

Question 6

example=

Answer 6

a driver is less likely to speed if they believe they are being watched by speeding cameras. Regardless of if the camera is on or not.

Question 7

Mathiesen (synoptic surveillance) =

Answer 7

synoptic surveillance= where everyone watches everyone else

. When people realise, they are being watched by each other they may exercise self-discipline

Question 8

Example=

Answer 8

motorists or cyclists monitoring behaviour by using a helmet camera, may impact the way drivers behave.

Question 9

Feeley and Simon (actuarial and justice) =

Answer 9

An actuary is someone who calculates the risk of certain events happening

. Feeley and Simon see this as a new form of surveillance. Aims to predict and prevent future offending.

. Uses statistical information to reduce crime by compelling profiles of likely offending