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The Maximum Surveillance Society - The Rise of CCTV (Hardcover, First)
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The authors examine the dramatic increase in the last decade in the
use of closed-circuit television (CCTV); especially for retail shop
and office security and for police monitoring of football crowds
and street demonstrators. CCTV unquestionably has its advantages
but does it, the authors ask, herald a 'Big Brother Society'? They
ask whether crime control is the only or main reason for CCTV or
whether it will be used increasingly against political dissidents
and protestors, such as 'eco-warrirors'. A useful book that puts on
the agenda the impact of technology on individual liberty and
personal rights. (Kirkus UK)
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.
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