Facing the threat: Invading the body for national security |
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Authors: | Lindsey Wade |
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Institution: | (1) Home Office Scientific Development Branch, Sandridge, St Albans, Herts, UK; |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this paper is to explore the increasing use of biometric technology implemented in the global fight against
domestic and international terrorism. Particular attention will be paid to the surveillance society, as the internalization
of the mere prospect of observation results in the self-policing of populations. This concept will demonstrate the amplification
of behavior modification and the irony produced as the technologies are implemented simultaneously as an instrument of public
protection and a form of social control. I will outline the technologies available before exploring the possible implications
they could produce. This will emphasize the ever-increasing surveillance of the social world with the notion of escalating
dissent that is implemented as justification for the erosion of civil liberties and mass social subjugation.
Miss Lindsey Wade is a criminologist and a prison drug rehabilitation practitioner. Her special interests include surveillance
studies, human rights, and international terrorism. |
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