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Surveillance Camera Project: News and Resources
Reports/Analysis
New York Civil Liberties Union, 2006
Who’s Watching? Video Camera Surveillance in New York City and the Need for Public Oversight
United States General Accounting Office, June 2003
Video Surveillance
Information on Law Enforcement’s Use of Closed-Circuit Television to Monitor Selected Federal Property in Washington, D.C.
American Civil Liberties Union, May 2003
The Four Problems With Public Video Surveillance
American Civil Liberties Union, January 2003
Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance Society
International Association of Chiefs of Police, March 2001
Law Enforcement Should Support Privacy Laws for Public Video Surveillance
by Barry Steinhardt
New York Civil Liberties Union Special Report, December 1998
New York City: A Surveillance Camera Town