Experiencing the surveillance society

Ellis, Darren; Tucker, Ian; Harper, David

Abstract

The images that circulated following the November 2015 Paris attacks and the August 2011 UK disturbances have reminded us of the ubiquity of surveillance. In the UK we may be aware of the CCTV owned by local councils and shops; the helicopter-borne cameras of the police and news crews; and mobile phone cameras used by the public. Britain has become well-known internationally for its use of CCTV, and even conservative estimates suggest there are approximately 1.8 million CCTV cameras in the country (Gerrard & Thompson, 2011). In London, Freedom of Information Act requests have revealed that there are
at least 25,000 cameras.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Aug 2, 2016
• Deposit Date: Feb 7, 2023
• Journal: The Psychologist
• Print ISSN: 0952-8229
• Publisher: The British Psychological Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10337035
• Publisher URL: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/experiencing-surveillance-society