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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison

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SurveillanceMonitoring behavior and activities
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The act of carefully watching someone or something, especially in order to prevent or detect a crime.
PanopticonA type of prison designed to allow all inmates to be watched from a single point
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A circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners can at all times be observed.
DocileSubmissive or ready to accept control
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Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.
CoercionThe act of persuading or forcing someone to do something by using force or threats
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The act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
PunitiveRelating to punishment
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Inflicting or intended as punishment.