SURVEILLANCE Flashcards
Is SURVEILLANCE a good form of SOCIAL CONTROL?
YES
- HELPS REDUCE FEAR OF CRIME
People feel less fear of being a victim of crime when they are aware of CCTV and other surveillance systems, as they believe that there is a greater chance of the perpetrator being caught so they are less likely to commit crime.
- HELPS TO FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
Using data mining and social media monitoring links
are able to be made between disparate terrorist
groups
- PROVIDES EVIDENCE
Both for the prosecution and the defence.
NO
- OPPRESSIVE FORM OF SOCIAL CONTROL.
A few watching the many allows for the ruling class
to shape the behaviour of the working class.
-LIMITED EVIDENCE THAT IT CHANGES BEHAVIOUR
Norris found that although CCTV reduced crime in
car parks it did little to reduce other sorts of crime.
Loveday and Gill – Burglars, shoplifters and fraudsters
were not put off by CCTV.
-EROSION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES
Every action we take is monitored , no such
thing as privacy and our actions can be used against
us at any time.
