Crime and Deviance Topic 4- Surveillance

A comprehensive lesson sequence covering surveillance and crime control, suitable for AQA A-level Sociology.
The lessons cover:

• The meaning, purpose and different forms of surveillance
• CCTV, facial recognition, digital monitoring and the collection of personal data
• Foucault’s concepts of disciplinary power and self-surveillance
• Bentham’s Panopticon and its application to contemporary society
• Mathiesen’s synopticon, in which the many observe the few
• Bauman’s concept of liquid surveillance
• Feeley and Simon’s actuarial justice, risk assessment and social sorting
• The use of surveillance by the police, government and private companies
• The effectiveness of surveillance in preventing and controlling crime
• Concerns surrounding privacy, discrimination, civil liberties and unequal targeting
  Students are supported in understanding key sociologists and concepts, applying theories to contemporary examples, and evaluating whether surveillance increases public safety or extends social control.
  These lessons are ideal for teaching surveillance for the first time, consolidating learning, or supporting revision and exam preparation.