Camera Power - Proof, Policing, Privacy, and Audiovisual Big Data

This is the first book on the policy questions raised by two revolutions in recording the police - copwatching and police-worn body cameras. 

List of contents

Introduction: dual revolutions in recording the police; Part I. Toutveillance Power and Police Control: 1. Policing in the camera cultural revolution; 2. Copwatching and the right to record; 3. Democratizing proof, taking the case to the people; Part II. Audiovisual Big Data's Great Potential and Perils: 4. Audiovisual big data analytics and harm prevention; 5. Partisan perceptions: how audiovisual evidence and big data can mislead; 6. Privacy and public disclosure; Part III. Frameworks for Moving Forward: 7. Controlled access, privacy protection planning, and data retention; 8. Non-recording and officer monitoring and discipline dilemmas; Conclusion. Beyond technological silver bullets.

About the author

Mary D. Fan is the Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law at the University of Washington. She is a former federal prosecutor and she served as an associate legal officer at a UN tribunal. Professor Fan was elected to the American Law Institute (ALI) in 2012 and is an Advisor to the ALI's Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Crimes Project.

Summary

This is the first book on the policy questions raised by two revolutions in recording the police - copwatching and police-worn body cameras. This accessible book with compelling stories and coverage of the most important debates over proof, privacy and police regulation will appeal broadly to students, laypersons, practitioners, and experts.

Product details

• Authors: Mary D Fan, Mary D. Fan, Mary D. (University of Washington) Fan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781108407540
• ISBN: 978-1-108-40754-0
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LAW / General, Legal aspects of criminology, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics and citizenship, Police law & police procedures, Privacy law, Criminology: legal aspects, Police law and police procedures