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panopticon
A prison designed by jeremy bentham which was to be a circular building with cells along the circumference, each clearly visible from a central location staffed by guards.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Sociology
- Category: Criminology
- Company: Pearson Prentice Hall
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Creator
- M.Holmes
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