Surveillance Flashcards
Who came up with the panopticon model?
Foucault
What does the Panopticon allow?
allows the few to watch the many
what does the panopticon show
how power operates in society as a whole
The panopticon demonstrates how power operates in society using prisoners: this means
the prisoners do not know if they are being watched, or that they might be being watched.
How do the prisoners act due to the panopticon?
they behave at all times
panopticon: term for prisoners behaving at all times:
self-surveillance
panopticon: surveillance has expanded to:
mental asylums, factories, workhouses, schools. this affects all of society.
AO3 panopticon: effectiveness
surveillance like CCTV cameras are not always effective in preventing crime.
panopticon AO3: who investigated the effectiveness of cctv cameras?
Norris (2012)
Panopticon AO3: what did Norris (2012) find?
While CCTV reduced crimes in car parks, it had little or no effect on other crime, and may even cause displacement.
Who came up with the Synoptic surveillance model?
Mathiesen (1997)
What does synoptic surveillance allow?
Allows many to watch the few in today’s modern society.
‘everybody watches everybody’
synoptic surveillance: Mathiesen criticises Foucault’s account of surveillance saying:
Foucault only tells half of the story when applied to todays society.
synoptic surveillance: the media and technology today allows:
the many to watch the few
Synoptic surveillance, the synopticon: in Late modern society, there is…
an increase in the top-down, centralised surveillance that Foucault discusses, but also surveillance from below.
ordinary citizens are now able to ‘control the controllers’