surveillance theories of crime Flashcards
what is surveillance?
The act of monitoring people to control crime
what do surveillance theories look at?
they look at the methods by which surveillance is carried out, including technology such as CCTV, tagging and databases.
Who is Faucoult?
Faucoult researched the idea of Panopticon in which prisoners cells are visible to the guards from a central viewpoint this means prisoners are unaware of whether they are being observed or not, so they must constantly behave as though they are.
What is self surveillance?
self surveillance is the idea of society becoming increasingly controlled, by individuals themselves due to a sense of being observed and fear of punishment.
what is disciplinary power?
this is related to self surveillance in which fear of discipline and being observed influences one’s behaviour.
what is synoptic surveillance?
synopticon is the idea of everybody watching everybody
give an example of synopticon
Dashboard and helmet cameras in which individuals observe others
Who came up with the theory of synopticon?
Mathiesan
what is actuarial justice and profiling?
Theory developed by Feely and Simon which sees actuarial justice as a new form of surveillance. it aims to predict and prevent future offending by using statistical information to reduce crime. it does this by compiling profiles of likely offenders.
what is an actuary?
Someone who calculates the risk of a certain event happening.
