Why Surveillance Is Important

Now : Surveillance cameras in most buildings (operated by businesses), and in some public streets (operated by police) to prevent crime. Although most of these cameras are operated by private businesses instead

There are a lot of crimes happening around the world. There are some that are solved and the rest is still unresolved as of present times. This is the very reason why people result to getting private investigators, to get the right information for them. They should be able to get the details that are needed to solve the cases that are not resolved. We should also know the credentials of the investigators and the company. They should be licensed by the government above all.

A career in front of the camera is the dream job for numerous Americas. Little do they know they may have already been on camera. Every day people in the United States of America are caught in the lens of law enforcement cameras. These cameras sound nefarious due to their constant watching of people. However, law enforcement cameras are anything but nefarious as their intent is to stop actions that may rightly be deemed nefarious. The cameras the law enforcement use may be on the street, a member of the law enforcement, a police car or a traffic light. With all the cameras, their purpose is for the good of the people and to enforce laws. However, there is controversy surrounding the usage of the law enforcement cameras due to how some people

If there was a camera, then people would for sure know. For example, in Mount Greenwood last week, which is where most of the Chicago police live, there was a shooting. The shooting involved multiple people such as a Chicago fire fighter, police sergeant, the victim, and a police sergeant. The shooting happened while a family was transporting a relative to Southwest Memorial Chapel. There are of course two different stories, which usually always is the case. From the police officers point of view the fight originated from a parking violation that blocked the fire lane. The off-duty fire fighter was the first one to approach Joshua Beal (the victim). Other members of the family got involved as well and an off-duty police officer that just happened to be at the barber across the street saw the argument and approached the fight. He revealed himself as a Chicago police officer. At some point, Beal pulled out a gun. Then as a police sergeant from Morgan Park Police drove by the argument he saw a gun and decided to involve himself as well. Beal never put his gun down as the situation escalated and then Beal was shot multiple

From a distance, a police officer witnesses an altercation between a woman and a man who seems to be verbally and physically abusing and robbing her, but when the officer arrives at the scene, the man has already fled, leaving the woman helpless on the ground. Despite the fact that the suspect had already gotten away, the camera that was attached to the officer’s uniform caught the entire situation on video, which helped identify the face and eventually catch him. Welcome to the dawn of a new era in police surveillance.

Addressing privacy related concerns of public – The problem associated with continuous recordings is the raise of privacy related issues or concerns of both public as well as the police officers. The adoption of best practices can ensure the balance between the accountability and privacy protection such as the use of artificial intelligence for the activation of automated cam recordings for specific signs of crime or public

Police officers, the men and women Americans are expected to trust our lives with, have nobody watching them to make sure their job is done correctly. Does this sound safe? Police officers are repeatedly breaking traffic laws. Police brutality has become a common topic in the United States. Officers wearing cameras would also help solve multiple investigations. Police officers should have to wear cameras to keep them from abusing their power and to get to the bottom of investigations faster.

Terrorism, it’s a scary word. It might make people uneasy or maybe even a little frightened, but just because it’s there doesn’t mean that it isn’t possible to prevent the act. Acts as in 9/11, the Boston bombings, and the Paris attacks, those are more preventable and predictable with domestic surveillance. In an article about international security Keith Alexander, the director of the NSA, stated, “Information gathered from programs provided the government with critical leads to help prevent over 50 potential terrorist events in more than 20 countries around the world” (Cahall para. 1). This information states that the use of domestic surveillance has helped prevent potentially major attacks in different

After investigating the crime scene, the investigator should run the victims information through the police database to see if he/she had any previous convictions. Learning that the victim has been to prison before can open up a whole new list of suspects and motives. After concluding with the background search, the investigator should search for any close living relatives or acquaintances that can provides the victims family background, employment history, close friends, and if any, enemies. The victim's residence would also be processed after receiving a search warrant. Any and all calendars with appointments, phone messages, voicemail, and answering machines would be processed. Information from bank statements and other financial information located at the victim's residence would also be processed. This would be used to trace an individual's movement through the use of their credit cards. Where they were prior to the crime might be traced through the use of their credit cards. Interviews with the staff of

Thesis statement: Government surveillance should be stopped because it is an invasion of privacy and gives the government control that is not enumerated in the constitution.

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“The consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival” (Orwell). The world today is full of many dangers domestic and abroad. It has become a routine in the news to report on the daily mass shooting or update with the war on terror. We live in a world where being worried is justified; however, we should not give up our constitutional rights in the face of fear. The NSA’s dragnet surveillance programs, such as PRISM, are both ineffective and are surpassed by less questionable national security programs. The FISA court's’ approval of NSA actions are not only illegal, but exist as an embarrassing formality. Surveillance is a necessary

According to Webster's dictionary, surveillance is defined as a "close kept watch over someone or something. " Surveillance is not a new concept, and has

In today’s online world, it is almost impossible to remain anonymous. With every website and service requiring a log in which stores personal information, and surveillance users are unaware is even there. Although this sounds like an invasion of personal privacy and loss of personal liberty, it has turned into the “norm” and most of the time goes on without even being questioned. In some cases, consensual surveillance has been turned into forms of entertainment. The average person online is very aware of the surveillance taking place, but it is likely they are unaware of the severity of the surveillance and the justification behind it. It is known that the main use of surveillance is to keep citizens safe and free from terrorist attacks

In the modern world there have been a lot of technological advances within societies. Technology concerns about security and surveillance has changed the thoughts of people. This surveillance technology consist of spying video cameras, CCTV security and surveillance cameras, surveillance electronic communications, face recognition and many others. Some people think this technology is okay while others carry a different view.  These people feel that it is an invasion of privacy, especially when it is in a public place. Use of surveillance technology are impinging on our privacy as they are affecting student moral, privacy at workplace, behavior of people, life