Crime, security and surveillance : effects for the surveillant and the surveilled /
The surveillance society has significantly been discussed in social sciences over the last ten years. Phenomena like terrorist threats and illegal migration flows on the one hand, and an anxious Western population on the other, which seem to legitimize a considerable growth and sophistication of dat...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
The Hague :
Eleven International Pub.,
2012.
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Colección: | Groene gras.
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The surveillance society has significantly been discussed in social sciences over the last ten years. Phenomena like terrorist threats and illegal migration flows on the one hand, and an anxious Western population on the other, which seem to legitimize a considerable growth and sophistication of databases and surveillance technologies. Surveillance technologies may lead towards a more secure society for some. However, they also have a profound rearranging effect on society and may be a threat for fundamental human rights. For these reasons, social scientists have tried to slow down this fast-m. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9789460945946 9460945945 |