Title :

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

Author(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]

Journal title :

British Journal of Criminology

Abbreviated title :

British Journal of Criminology

Volume number :

52

Pages :

294-308

Publisher :

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication date :

2011-09-21

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Science politique

English abstract : [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 ...
Show more >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.Show less >

Language :

Français

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Non spécifiée

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS

Collections :

• Autres travaux scientifiques

Submission date :

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