Is camera surveillance an effective measure of counterterrorism?

Stutzer, Alois; Zehnder, Michael

doi:10.1080/10242694.2011.650481

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“…3 The article is also related to the recent economics literature, which addresses the causal relationship between policing and crime by using instruments (Levitt, 1997) or natural experiments (Di Tella and Schargrodsky, 2004;Klick and Tabarrok, 2005;Poutvaara and Priks, 2009;Machin and Marie, 2010;Draca et al, 2011). Moreover, for a discussion of the effect of surveillance cameras on terrorism, see Stutzer and Zehnder (2013) and references therein. 4 There was, however, ongoing work to replace turnstiles.…”

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The Effects of Surveillance Cameras on Crime: Evidence from the Stockholm Subway

Priks

2015

The Economic Journal

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I study the effects of surveillance cameras on crime in the Stockholm subway system. Beginning in 2006, surveillance cameras were installed in subway stations at different points in time. Difference‐in‐difference analysis reveals that introduction of the cameras reduced crime by approximately 25% at stations in the city centre. The types of crimes deterred by cameras are planned crime, that is, pickpocketing and robbery. It is also shown that some of the crimes were displaced to surrounding areas. The cost of preventing one crime by the use of surveillance cameras is approximately US$ 2,000.

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The Effects of Surveillance Cameras on Crime: Evidence from the Stockholm Subway

Priks

2015

The Economic Journal

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“…The installation of camera surveillance (CCTV), for instance, has been advanced in many countries as an instrument to deter terrorist attacks. There is, however, no systematic evidence to date on whether these systems have had any, let alone the intended effect (Stutzer and Zehnder 2010). As regards the broad methodological approach, we find different kinds of effectiveness evaluations, from studies based on rigorous empirical analysis (see, e.g., Johnston 2012) to others using rather anecdotal evidence (e.g.…”

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Dealing with uncertainty: the illusion of knowledge in the study of counterterrorism effectiveness

Pisoiu

2014

Critical Studies on Terrorism

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Efforts to combat terrorism have become a priority in the security agenda of most countries around the world, while the respective policies, tools and instruments have amounted to significant costs. In this article, we review the literature on counterterrorism (CT) effectiveness and draw a series of rather negative conclusions with regard to the reliability of our knowledge in this area. We find that the literature displays case and data selection biases, and the results produced are oftentimes contradictory, mostly due to the use of different indicators. We then propose a conceptualisation of CT effectiveness, which should help to resolve some of the issues outlined. The article concludes by outlining some future research directions that should improve our methodological grasp in the field.

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“…In order to prevent those threats which pose on a given country, advanced technologies can be used in proactive and/or reactive investigative techniques. These techniques, for instance, can be justified on future terrorist acts and to obtain foreign counterintelligence information about the individuals' and groups engaging in, or preparing to engage in terrorist activities on a certain state (Stutzer et al, 2010).…”

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“…In most cases, the applications of those techniques are blurred. But the most common crimes which are subjected to such type of investigation or detection are: terrorism, organized crimes, money laundering, corruption, drug dealing, hijacking, espionage, treason, white collar crime, human trafficking and the like (Hall, 2004;Stutzer et al, 2010;Kaplan, 2012;Bloss, 2007). But it does not mean that the utilization of those techniques always limited only to those serious crimes though the substantive seriousness of crimes may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.…”

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Enhanced Forms of Criminal Investigation: Analysis on Its Potential Risks to Human Rights

Jemberie¹

2016

BLR

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Criminal investigation is the bedrock in fact inquiry for the criminal justice system. In the contemporary world, countries use technologically enhanced criminal investigation techniques for the alleged crime or for the probable crimes. The current trends show that those enhanced forms of criminal investigation techniques have been used in more extended manner. Such extended applications of those techniques have become the threats to individual rights such as right to privacy, freedom of expression, the right to freedom of association and assembly, the right to freedom of movement and the due process rights. This paper analyzes the available justifications, compatibility and ethical sides of these enhanced forms of investigating techniques by police or investigative organs. Moreover, it also critically analyzes the potential threats and implications of these enhanced forms of criminal investigations on the certain basic individual human rights. Under the umbrella of enhanced criminal investigation techniques, there are various special techniques. The scope of this paper is not to deal with the specific nature of each technique, rather it is limited only to the general behavior or characteristics, their underlying rationales and the possible threats on the rights of individuals. Keywords Enhanced Criminal Investigation, Rationales, Right to Privacy, Freedom of Expression, the Right to Freedom of Association and Assembly, the Right to Freedom of Movement and the Due Process Rights 1. Introduction Criminal investigation is the bedrock in fact inquiry for the criminal justice system. Determining which investi

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Is camera surveillance an effective measure of counterterrorism?

Cited by 21 publications

References 35 publications

The Effects of Surveillance Cameras on Crime: Evidence from the Stockholm Subway

The Effects of Surveillance Cameras on Crime: Evidence from the Stockholm Subway

Dealing with uncertainty: the illusion of knowledge in the study of counterterrorism effectiveness

Enhanced Forms of Criminal Investigation: Analysis on Its Potential Risks to Human Rights

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