Since the 1960s, a significant effort has been underway to program computers to “see” the
human face—to develop automated systems for identifying faces and distinguishing them …

Given that the war on terror is currently being fought the way crime typically is—after the fact—
this country cannot protect its citizens from future terrorist events solely in this way. Instead …

When we think of surveillance in our society, we usually imagine “Big Brother” scenarios
with the government tracking our every move. The actual surveillance of our everyday lives …

This theoretical contribution explores the role of political actors in the social construction of
collective insecurity. Two parts comprise the article. The first one briefly defines the concept …

What is social control? How do social controls become part of everyday life? What role does
the criminal justice system play in exerting control? Is the diagnosis and treatment of mental …

Often seen as the host nation's largest ever logistical undertaking, accommodating the
Olympics and its attendant security infrastructure brings seismic changes to both the …

This collection represents the first sustained attempt to grapple with the complex and often
paradoxical relationships between surveillance and democracy. Is surveillance a barrier to …

This paper examines public opinion on National Security Agency (NSA) mass surveillance
programs of Americans. A new theory, developed and tested in this paper, explicates the …

This article reviews and critiques recent scholarship on surveillance and communication
technology that involves the crossing of personal information borders. A Sociology of …

This article aims to apply a post-panoptic view of surveillance within the context of elite sport.
Latour's (2005)'oligopticon'and Deleuze and Guttari's (2003)'rhizomatic'notion of …