TY - BOOK AU - NORRIS Clive AU - ARMSTRONG Gary TI - The maximum surveillance society: the rise of CCTV SN - 1859732216 (hbk.): PY - 1999/// CY - Oxford PB - Berg KW - BRITAIN KW - SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS KW - CCTV KW - LAW ENFORCEMENT KW - SURVEILLANCE KW - SOCIAL CONTROL N2 - Based on fieldwork on automated surveillance in Britain over a 2 year period, this book raises provocative questions about the rise of the maximum surveillance society. Is crime control the principal motivation behind increased surveillance? Does surveillance violate people's right of privacy? What are an individual's rights? How is information gathered through Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) used by the authorities? What will technical developments mean for the future of surveillance? ER -