Titre :

The Legitimization of Cctv as a Policy Tool: Genesis and Stabilization of a Socio-Technical Device in Three French Cities

Auteur(s) :

Germain, Séverine [Auteur]
Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales [PACTE]
Douillet, Anne-Cecile [Auteur]
Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales [PACTE]
Dumoulin, Laurence [Auteur]
Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales [PACTE]

Titre de la revue :

British Journal of Criminology

Nom court de la revue :

British Journal of Criminology

Numéro :

52

Pagination :

294-308

Éditeur :

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Date de publication :

2011-09-21

Discipline(s) HAL :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Science politique

Résumé en anglais : [en]

This article deals with the widespread use of open-street close-circuit television (CCTV) systems as a safety policy tool in French cities. To investigate this diffusion, we suggest tackling CCTV as a socio-technical device ...
Lire la suite >This article deals with the widespread use of open-street close-circuit television (CCTV) systems as a safety policy tool in French cities. To investigate this diffusion, we suggest tackling CCTV as a socio-technical device able to enrol allies beyond the initial circle of technology promoters, including former opponents. Through an empirical analysis of three case studies, we show that a device can spread on a site provided that the actors in charge of the device appropriate it and discover new practical uses. As appropriation practices give CCTV supporters new arguments to justify its use, CCTV is therefore more legitimized by the possible combinations of different arguments and uses than by its strictly speaking effectiveness to fight against crime.Lire moins >

Langue :

Français

Comité de lecture :

Oui

Audience :

Non spécifiée

Établissement(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS

Collections :

• Autres travaux scientifiques

Date de dépôt :

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