Surveillance Flashcards
Use
to detect and prevent crime
= monitoring of oublic behav for purpose of crime control carried out by CCTV, biometric scanning info databases
Physical Methods
eg CCTV cameras - used to watch over neighbourhoods - designed to deter crims - inc chance will be caught
Technological Surveillance
screening online communs & phone calls & col personal data
govs & polic use to keep track of known crims & detect crim & terrorist activity - makes harder to org online
Foucault (1997)
prisons exert their disciplinary power using surveillance - physical - CCTV guards to prevent bad behav but much = internal - if know are being observed will behave all the time
Types of Power
Foucault
sovereign power- monarch had absolute power over ppl & their bodies - assert control by inflicting visible punishment on body - brutal & emotional spectacle - execution
disciplinary power - became dom from C19 & involves new system of discipline that seeks to gov mind soul & body via sur
Criticisms
some argue accessing personal data & online coms gives gov too much power over indus who haven’t commited crime - see as breach of privacy
Synopticon Surveillance
everyone watches everyone
Thompson pols fear media sur - could uncover damaging info - camera ownership allows control of controllers - police
Liquid Surveillance
all the ways we are moni - num plate recog & CCTV - constantly aware - digital footprint can infringe civ libs & protect you
Panopticon
prison design where prisoner has own cell visible to guards but guards X seen - behave bc never know if being watched
Self Surveillance
ppl monitor selves & behav due to fear of judgement - particularly prom in new mums
Surveillance Societies
Lyon
mod soc & tech reached point where lives = transparent & = lack of privacy - monitoring but so rountine X notice
Disciplinary Societies
Foucault
socs which X use phys pun to control - use sur
carceral control - prison like - disci power = moved to other areas of society beyond CJS control - teacher etc who monitor pop
Post Panoptical Society
Bauman & Lyon
X just though of being watched but know = monitored - controls behav
Kilburn Experiment
Newburn & Heyman
CCTV as mauch protection as an erosion of libs - gives access to custody suites for 18 months saw CCTV could be used in defence & prosecution to protect law enforcement
Pro Surveillance
helps decrease fear of crime - feel less fear of vic - believe = deter
helps fight terrorism - using data mining & soc media moni links can be made between terror groups
provides evidence for trial
Anti Surveillance
oppressive - few watching many - allows RC to shape WC behav
limited evidence changes behav - Norris found although CCTV dec crime in car parks X other sorts - Loveday & Gill - burglars, shoplifters & fraud X put off
erosion of civil libs - every action = monitored X such thing as privacy & action can be used against at any time
