Policing, Surveillance and Social ControlThis book reports the result of research carried out in a busy London police station on the role and impact of closed-circuit television (CCTV) in the management and surveillance of suspects - the most thorough example of the use of CCTV by the police in the world. It focuses on the use of CCTV in a very different environment to that in which its impact has previously been studied, and draws upon the analysis of CCTV footage, suspects' backgrounds and extensive interviewing of both police officers and suspects. The research is situated in the context of concerns about the human rights implications of the use of CCTV, and challenges criminological and social theory in its conceptualisation of the role of their police, their governance and the use of CCTV. It raises key questions about both the future of policing and the treatment of suspects in custody. A key theme of this book is the need to move away from a narrow focus on the negative, intrusive face of surveillance: as this study demonstrates, CCTV has another 'face' - one that potentially watches and protects. Both 'faces' need to be examined and analysed simultaneously in order to understand the impact and implications of electronic surveillance. |
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Policing, Surveillance and Social Control: CCTV and Police Monitoring of ... Tim Newburn,Stephanie Hayman No preview available - 2012 |
Policing, Surveillance and Social Control: CCTV and Police Monitoring of ... Tim Newburn,Stephanie Hayman No preview available - 2002 |
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Afro-Caribbean allegations appropriate adult asked behaviour Blair Peach booking area booking desk Borough Commander CCTV in custody CCTV system cell cameras cell corridors cent Chapter checks Codes of Practice concerns consultation crime prevention custody officer custody sergeants custody staff custody suite deaths in custody deaths in police detainee's detention drugs evidence evidential feel female detainees filmed gaolers groups Harlesden Home Office Human Rights impact in-cell installation of CCTV interviewed introduction issues juveniles Kilburn experiment Kilburn police station lay visitors majority Marlon Downes means mental Merseyside Metropolitan Police monitor number of cells offences PACE Codes particularly Paul Boateng police cells Police Complaints Authority police custody police officers police surgeon possible protection Protocols public space questions Reasons for arrest record responsibility risk role safety Scotland Yard screen seen self-harm solicitors someone strip searches suggested tapes toilet area visits vulnerable detainees watched