Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This paper examines several high-profile cases of surveillance systems in public schools and explores their implications. The argument advanced here is that surveillance systems operate as extensions of the neoliberal state, carving out new markets for high-tech companies and integrating police functions into the social worlds of public education. The mass media further this process by presenting students as either victims or criminals who can be protected or controlled, respectively, by surveillance systems. As a result, criminalization and victimization become the primary experiences for students in public education.