Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Resources
- "Success in the Surveillance Society," by Robert Poole and Derek Williams, in Security Management, May 1996. http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/000138.html
- "Closed Circuit Television: Big Bucks -- Big Bust," Peel Regional Police. http://www.peelpolice.on.ca/prevention/cctv.htm
- Beck, A. and Willis, A. (1995). Crime and security: Managing the risk to safe shopping. Leicester, UK: Perpetuity Press.
Berger, D. (1979). Industrial security. Los Angeles, CA: Security World Publishing.
Hearnden, K. (1996). Small business? approach to managing CCTV to combat crime. International Journal of Risk, Security and Crime Prevention, 1 (1), 19-31.
Kruegle H. (1997). CCTV surveillance. In L. J. Fennelly (ed.). Effective Physical Security, ed 2. New York, NY: Butterworth- Heinemann.
Painter, K, and Tilley, N. (1999). Surveillance of public space: CCTV, street lighting and crime prevention Crime prevention studies, vol 10. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press.
Pappageorge, T. S. (1989). CCTV recording in a new age. Security Management, 33 (11), 79-84.
- KDIS Online, 10 Reasons why public CCTV schemes are bad, by Simon Davies
(This short article covers the main arguments against the increasing use of CCTV in public spaces in Britain. It does not specifically discuss businesses.)
CCTV Focus - International Magazine for Closed Circuit Television
(This on-line magazine, published by an Australian company, serves "the global CCTV industry by promoting and sharing the knowledge about products, technologies and companies." Despite being too technical for many people, the magazine features a column entitled "Installation in Focus" that explains how a particular business (usually a fairly large one) uses CCTV.)
- CCTV Information, by Robyn Sones
(This is a good resource for learning about the technology behind CCTV -- camera types, lens, and video recording. Click on "Encyclopaedia" on the left side for a list of topics.)
