Setting the watch privacy and the ethics of CCTV surveillance Beatrice von Silva-Tarouca Larsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Von Silva-Tarouca Larsen, Beatrice, author.

Series:

Studies in penal theory and penal ethics.

Studies in penal theory and penal ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Privacy, Right of--England.

Privacy, Right of.

Video surveillance--Moral and ethical aspects.

Video surveillance.

Closed-circuit television--England.

Closed-circuit television.

Social control--England.

Social control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford Portland, OR Hart Publishing 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many liberals consider CCTV surveillance in public places - particularly when it is as extensive as it is in England - to be an infringement of important privacy-based rights. An influential report by the House of Lords in 2009 also took this view. However there has been little public, or academic, discussion of the underlying principles and ethical issues. What rights of privacy or anonymity do people have when abroad in public space? What is the rationale for these rights? In what respect does CCTV surveillance compromise them? To what extent does the state's interest in crime prevention warrant encroachment upon such privacy and anonymity rights? This book offers the first extended, systematic treatment of these issues. In it, the author develops a theory concerning the rationale for the entitlement to privacy and anonymity in public space, based on notions of liberty and dignity. She examines how CCTV surveillance may compromise these rights, drawing on everyday conventions of civil inattention among people in the public domain. She also considers whether and to what extent crime-control concerns could justify overriding these entitlements. The author's conclusion is that CCTV surveillance should be appropriate only in certain restrictively-defined situations. The book ends with a proposal for a scheme of CCTV surveillance that reflects this conclusion

Contents:

1 Privacy Interests in Public Space

I. The Concept of Privacy

II. Is There a Claim to Privacy in Public Space?

III. The Boundaries of Access Control in Public Spaces

IV. Is There Scope for Anonymity in Late Modern Society?

V. Moral Concerns Raised by the Restriction of Anonymity and the Justification of Public CCTV Surveillance

2 Does Public CCTV Violate Anonymity Interests?

I. Modalities of Public CCTV Regimes and Their Modus Operandi

II. Is CCTV Just Another Pair of Eyes?

3 Crime Prevention's Possible Legitimising Role

I. Models for Resolving Conflicts between Privacy Interests and Crime Prevention Objectives

II. The Value of Anonymity

III. The Importance of Public CCTV's Crime Prevention Mission

IV. How Effective is Public CCTV Surveillance for Combating Street Crime?

4 Policy Principles and the Regulation of Public CCTV Surveillance

I. Policy Considerations for Public CCTV Surveillance

II. The Regulation of Public CCTV Surveillance

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-196) and index

ISBN:

9786613130532

9781472565365

1472565363

9781283130530

128313053X

9781847316264

1847316263

OCLC:

730151869