The Maximum Surveillance Society - The Rise of CCTV (Paperback, First)

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.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Clive Norris • Gary Armstrong
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	First
ISBN-13:	978-1-85973-226-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Causes & prevention of crime
LSN:	1-85973-226-7
Barcode:	9781859732267

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