Vol. 4 No. 8 (2014)
Open Essays and Researches

The Urban Panopticon

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  • Vanesa Lio
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/cambio-19215

Published 2016-10-14

Keywords

  • Social control,
  • CCTV,
  • Surveillance

How to Cite

Lio, V. (2016). The Urban Panopticon. Cambio. Rivista Sulle Trasformazioni Sociali, 4(8), 129–139. https://doi.org/10.13128/cambio-19215
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Abstract

In recent years, the use of closed circuit television (cctv) for surveillance, historically restricted to the private sector, has shown a shift towards the public sector, being implemented in the framework of public policies on crime prevention and social control. This paper analyzes how the presence of video cameras and the diffusion of its images through the mass media impact on the construction of a particular geography of the city and its inhabitants.

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