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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451461003321

Autore

Petersen Julie K.

Titolo

Handbook of surveillance technologies / / J.K. Petersen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-25151-3

1-4665-5413-4

1-280-12276-5

9786613526625

1-4398-7316-X

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1009 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PetersenJulie K

Disciplina

621.389/28

Soggetti

Electronic surveillance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Understanding surveillance technologies / J.K. Petersen. 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Introduction -- section 2. Acoustic surveillance -- section 3. Electromagnetic surveillance -- section 4. Chemical & biological surveillance -- section 5. Miscellaneous surveillance -- section 6. Index.

Sommario/riassunto

PREFACE This book sets the groundwork for understanding surveillance technologies by describing contemporary devices and current legislation in their historical context. The stepping stones that led to where we are today will make it easier to understand the basic 'ingredients' of today's more sophisticated devices, and will help create a mental map for understanding more specialized texts on radar, sonar, video cameras, satellite imaging, and genetic profiling. This book is suitable as a general reference and also as a foundation text for post-secondary institutions offering surveillance studies courses. Understanding Surveillance Technologies was published as the first comprehensive, introductory overview of the field of surveillance devices. The current Handbook of Surveillance Technologies comprises 18 chapters with more than 700 photos and illustrations. It is suitable for college surveillance studies in sociology and political science,



professional recruiting programs, and as a reference for beginning professionals in the fields of law enforcement, forensics, and military surveillance. It is also an indispensable reference for journalists, lawmakers, and community planners. It has been designed with a flexible, modular format so the chapters can be read in almost any order and chapters that share common topics are cross-referenced to alert the reader. We are all being surveilled. It is no longer possible to avoid cameras, DNA tests, identity chips, border crossing cameras, highway monitors, ATMs, radio-chipped goods and ID cards, and other devices that record our movements, finances, and even our health--