The Maximum Surveillance Society: The Rise of CCTV ebook

by Gary Armstrong,Clive Norris

Gary Armstrong Clive Norris Social Sciences English

With a wealth of day-to-day detail, and a sensitive use of theory, this book displays the grounded scholarly imagination at its best.

With a wealth of day-to-day detail, and a sensitive use of theory, this book displays the grounded scholarly imagination at its best. Avoiding both alarmism and complacency, the authors provide a timely analysis that demands widespread attention. David Lyon, Professor of Sociology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.

The use of Closed-Circuit Television, or CCTV, has dramatically increased over the past decade, but its . This is a book about watching people. It examines the rise of camera-based surveillance that is embodied in the proliferation of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV).

The use of Closed-Circuit Television, or CCTV, has dramatically increased over the past decade, but its presence is often so subtle as. .This book asks provocative questions about the rise of the maximum surveillance society. Should we unthinkingly accept that increased surveillance is in the public's best interests, or does this mean that 'Big Brother' is finally watching us? This book asks provocative questions about the rise of the maximum surveillance society

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The Maximum Surveillance Society : The Rise of CCTV. Clive Norris University of Sheffield Gary Armstrong Lecturer,Department of Sport Science, Brunel University show more. By (author) Clive Norris, By (author) Gary Armstrong.

This book asks provocative questions about the rise of the maximum surveillance society. Should we unthinkingly accept that increased surveillance is in the public's best interests, or does this mean that 'Big Brother' is finally watching us? This book asks provocative questions about the rise of the maximum surveillance society

The maximum surveillance society: The rise of CCTV

The maximum surveillance society: The rise of CCTV. The criminologist Clive Norris points out that CCTV operators tend to act on their prejudices (for example, focussing cameras on people because of their skin colour) or merely on scenes which they find entertaining, to relieve the boredom of staring at mundane street scenes all day. So far, the main CCTV success stories are for forensic use 1 and as a deterrent against some forms of petty or opportunistic crime .Reference: Real-Time Face Recognition from Surveillance Video.

The use of Closed-Circuit Television, or CCTV, has dramatically increased over the past decade, but its presence is often so subtle as to go unnoticed. Should we unthinkingly accept that increased surveillance is in the public's best interests, or does this mean that 'Big Brother' is finally watching us? This book asks provocative questions about the rise of the maximum surveillance society. Is crime control the principal motivation behind increased surveillance or are the reasons more complex? Does surveillance violate peoples' right of privacy? Who gets surveilled and why? What are its implications for social control? Does surveillance actually reduce crime? What will developments in technology mean for the future of surveillance? What rights do individuals under surveillance have? How is the information gathered through CCTV used by the authorities?Based on extensive fieldwork on automated surveillance in Britain over a two-year period, this book not only attempts to answer these vexing questions, but also provides a wealth of detailed information about the reasoning behind and effects of social control.