Is camera surveillance an effective measure of counterterrorism?
Camera surveillance has recently gained prominence in policy proposals on combating terrorism. We evaluate the instrument based on a comparative perspective and previous evidence on crime. We expect camera surveillance to have a relatively smaller deterrent effect on terrorism than on other forms of crime. In particular, we emphasize that: (i) terrorists have more opportunities for substitution; (ii) targets under camera surveillance might become more and not less attractive if terrorists aspire media attention; (iii) real-time interventions are limited as behaviour is only understood as suspicious in the light of hindsight; and (iv) closed-circuit television might crowd out social surveillance.
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2013
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Authors: | Stutzer, Alois ; Zehnder, Michael |
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Defence and Peace Economics. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1024-2694. - Vol. 24.2013, 1, p. 1-14
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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