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Panoptic Dreams
Streetscape Video Surveillance in Canada
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Sean P. Hier
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English
Published/Copyright:
2011
About this book
This book explains how and why streetscape video surveillance systems have appeared in Canada and provides much-needed data for debates on the ethics and utility of surveillance in Western democracies.
A definitive study of the implementation and implications of streetscape video surveillance systems in Canada.
Author / Editor information
Sean P. Hier is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria.
Reviews
Kevin D. Haggerty, editor of Canadian Journal of Sociology, Professor of Sociology and Criminology, University of Alberta:
Public surveillance cameras are one of the most significant and controversial anti-crime initiatives of the past twenty years. Sean Hier’s Panoptic Dreams is the definitive study of the early introduction of such devices in Canada. Hier details the local politics, policing, and privacy concerns that have shaped Canada’s approach to public surveillance. Anyone interested in the nitty-gritty politics of how anti-crime initiatives are implemented should read this book.
Public surveillance cameras are one of the most significant and controversial anti-crime initiatives of the past twenty years. Sean Hier’s Panoptic Dreams is the definitive study of the early introduction of such devices in Canada. Hier details the local politics, policing, and privacy concerns that have shaped Canada’s approach to public surveillance. Anyone interested in the nitty-gritty politics of how anti-crime initiatives are implemented should read this book.
Brandon C. Welsh, Professor of Criminology, Northeastern University; author of Making Public Places Safer: Surveillance and Crime Prevention (Oxford University Press, 2009):
With Panoptic Dreams, Hier has made a major scholarly contribution to surveillance studies. It combines sound theory, rigorous research, lucid analysis, and clear-minded proposals that stand to reinvigorate the policy discourse on how to make public-area video surveillance relevant to Canadian cities and towns. Panoptic Dreams is the benchmark for future empirical studies in this field.
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eBook published on:
July 1, 2011
eBook ISBN:
9780774818735
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328
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19 b&w photographs
eBook ISBN:
9780774818735
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Professional and scholarly;
