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Lessons in Submission? The Societal Impacts of Surveillance Schools

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Surveillance Schools undermine privacy, disrupt interactions premised on trust and in some instances even expedite the transition of pupils from the school to the prison. There are examples of student resistance to surveillance but this is responded to with exclusion, marginalisation and coercion.

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Taylor, E. (2013). Lessons in Submission? The Societal Impacts of Surveillance Schools. In: Surveillance Schools: Security, Discipline and Control in Contemporary Education. Crime Prevention and Security Management. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137308863_4

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