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'No one can miss the cameras; they're on the main roads, in the city streets, and in the stores. You can, however, mistake their meaning. The Maximum Surveillance Society offers a clear and nuanced reading of the social and political trends revealed in the recent rush to install CCTV cameras. With a wealth of day-to-day detail, and a sensitive use of theory, this book displays the grounded scholarly imagination at its best. Avoiding both alarmism and complacency, the authors provide a timely analysis that demands widespread attention.' David Lyon, Professor of Sociology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario '[A] landmark study.' The Big Issue 'In this timely book, Norris and Armstrong address intriguing questions about the role of closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillence in contemporary society ... Pulling back the curtain to expose both the inside of the control room and the political machine that promotes the growth of CCTV, the book provides a fresh perspective on a controversial topic in contemporary society.' Environment and Planning A

The authors examine the dramatic increase in the last decade in the use of closed-circuit television (CCTV); especially for retail shop and office security and for police monitoring of football crowds and street demonstrators. CCTV unquestionably has its advantages but does it, the authors ask, herald a 'Big Brother Society'? They ask whether crime control is the only or main reason for CCTV or whether it will be used increasingly against political dissidents and protestors, such as 'eco-warrirors'. A useful book that puts on the agenda the impact of technology on individual liberty and personal rights. (Kirkus UK)

'No one can miss the cameras; they're on the main roads, in the city streets, and in the stores. You can, however, mistake their meaning. The Maximum Surveillance Society offers a clear and nuanced reading of the social and political trends revealed in the recent rush to install CCTV cameras. With a wealth of day-to-day detail, and a sensitive use of theory, this book displays the grounded scholarly imagination at its best. Avoiding both alarmism and complacency, the authors provide a timely analysis that demands widespread attention.' David Lyon, Professor of Sociology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario '[A] landmark study.' The Big Issue 'In this timely book, Norris and Armstrong address intriguing questions about the role of closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillence in contemporary society ... Pulling back the curtain to expose both the inside of the control room and the political machine that promotes the growth of CCTV, the book provides a fresh perspective on

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Clive Norris University of Sheffield Gary Armstrong Lecturer,Department of Sport Science, Brunel University

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