CJ 290 - Surveillance

Institution:

Arcadia University

Subject:

Criminal Justice

Description:

The increased intensity and extensiveness of surveillance is one of the defining characteristics of contemporary society. This course examines the role of suveillance in society, with special emphasis placed on surveillance as a means of criminal detection and social control. It considers a range of surveillance techniques, from hierarchical observation to CCTV monitoring of public spaceto the collection and sorting of personal data. Students are asked to consider these techniques int emrs of sociological theories of power and social control. Offered in even years.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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