Citizen Acceptance of Police Interventions: An Example of CCTV Surveillance in Las Vegas, Nevada

Authors

William Sousa, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Tamara Madensen, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

Criminal Justice Studies

Volume

29

Issue

1

First page number:

40

Last page number:

56

Abstract

Efforts to install crime cameras in public are sometimes met with resistance from segments of the community who raise concerns over personal privacy. Drawing on an example from Las Vegas, NV, this paper explores community acceptance of CCTV cameras placed in a high-crime public location. In doing so, the paper applies a theoretical model that describes the mechanism by which private citizens accept interventions developed by police or other security officials. The paper analyzes specific privacy concerns raised by camera opponents and classifies the methods that police used to address those concerns and gain community support. © 2015 Taylor & Francis.

Keywords

CCTV; police legitimacy; RDFC Interaction Model; surveillance

Language

English

Repository Citation

Sousa, W., Madensen, T. (2016). Citizen Acceptance of Police Interventions: An Example of CCTV Surveillance in Las Vegas, Nevada. Criminal Justice Studies, 29(1), 40-56.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1478601X.2015.1088230