Making Public Places Safer: Surveillance and Crime Prevention

by David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh

Book Overview

The United Kingdom has more than 4.2 million public closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras-one for every fourteen citizens. Across the United States, hundreds of video surveillance systems are being installed in town centers, public transportation facilities, and schools at a cost exceeding $100 million annually. And now other Western countries have begun to experiment with CCTV to prevent crime in public places. In light of this expansion and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195326210
• ISBN13: 9780195326215
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"