Which of the following is the best example of a panopticon?
A) improved training of police force
B) street surveillance cameras
C) pillorying of transgressors in the middle ages
D) stricter parental supervision of girls than boys

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The panopticon is a design concept for a type of institutional building and a system of control designed by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. The concept of the design is to allow all (pan-) inmates of an institution to be observed (-opticon) by a single watchman without the inmates being able to tell whether or not they are being watched. Street surveillance cameras best embody this concept in modern society, as they allow for the observation and monitoring of individuals in public spaces without their knowledge of when they are being watched.

Which of the Following Is the Best Example of a Panopticon