The panopticon puts subordinate guards under the same control as prisoners
Evidence
Another very important advantage, whatever purposes the plan may be applied to, particularly where it is applied to the severest and most coercive purposes, is, that the under keepers or inspectors, the servants and subordinates of every kind, will be under the same irresistible controul with respect to the head keeper or inspector, as the prisoners or other persons to be governed are with respect to them. On the common plans, what means, what possibility, has the prisoner of appealing to the humanity of the principal for redress against the neglect or oppression of subordinates in that rigid sphere, but the few opportunities which, in a crowded prison, the most conscientious keeper can afford – but the none at all which many a keeper thinks fit to give them? — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 159
Categorization
- XREF: Bentham’s design answers quis custodiet ipsos custodes — the chain of surveillance that later extends through Oceania’s whole hierarchy. — connects to: The panopticon governs through prevention rather than detection — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 275; The panopticon amplifies whatever institution it is applied to — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 274
Related
- The panopticon governs through prevention rather than detection (similarity 0.81)
- Apparent omnipresence of the inspector sustains discipline (similarity 0.80)
- Panoptic power derives from invisible omnipresence rather than real presence (similarity 0.79)
- Traditional prisons separated keepers from prisoners, defeating the purpose of custody (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- The panopticon governs through prevention rather than detection
#expands(0.78) — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 275 - The panopticon amplifies whatever institution it is applied to
#contradicts(0.72) — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 274