Angelo J. Pompano
The following works will provide background information for the teacher not only in the area of video surveillance, but also in concerns of privacy as it relates to video used commercially and in a school setting. The teacher may wish to expand the unit into these areas.
Alderman, Ellen, and Caroline Kennedy. The Right to Privacy. New York: Vintage Books, 1997.
This book provides a good overview to the issue of privacy. It discusses cases involving privacy and television news coverage.
Carr, Diane. “New Surveillance Technology Standards To Guide Law Enforcement Now Available From The American Bar Association.” American Bar Association News Release, October 26, 1999.
This news release lists the standards of the American Bar Association for Criminal Justice Electronic Surveillance.
Gunders, John. "Here's Lookin' at You." Social Alternatives, January, 2000. Vol. 19 Issue 1, p22, 4p.
Discusses the implications of video surveillance on the right to privacy.
Hancock, Lynell; Kalb, Claudia. “You Don’t Have to Smile.” Newsweek, July 17, 1995, p52.
Reports on the abuse of video surveillance and the lack of federal regulations.
Jackson, Estelle. "Privacy: Who's Watching, Nine Digits: An 'Open Sesame' to Your Private Life." Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 13, 1992, pp. A1+.
This article provides a general discussion of privacy, including video.
James, Frank. "Federal Lawmakers Accused of Failure to Protect Americans' Privacy." Chicago Tribune, July 28, 1998, n.p.
Federal lawmakers are accused of giving in to private interests while ignoring the privacy of American citizens.
Matthews, Robert. "You Are Being Watched." Focus Magazine, October 1997, pp. 34-39.
A good source for showing students the prevalence of video monitoring.
Muro, Mark. "The Videocam Caper." Boston Globe, March 14, 1991, pp. 77+.
This article discusses the video camera as a tool for social justice.
Noack, David. "Newspaper's Secret Toilet Camera Not Against Law." Editor and Publisher, May 16, 1998, Vol. 131 Issue 20, p11.
Discusses the installation of a hidden video camera in a newspaper's employee bathroom.
Rosner, Bob. "How Do You feel About Video Surveillance at Work?" Workforce, October 1999. Vol. 78 Issue 10, p26, 2p.
Discusses the feelings of employees about being observed by video cameras at work.
Salkever, Alex. "Drawing A Line: Too Many Unseen Cameras?" The Christian Science Monitor, June 5, 1998, pp. 1+.
This article provides many examples of video surveillance abuses. It also reports on the use of cameras by cities to help stop crime.
Swope, Christopher. "Community Policing: The Electronic Posse." Governing Magazine, March 1996, pp. 39-40.
In some high crime areas citizens wielding video cameras have helped the police to deter crime. While this may be effective it raises privacy issues.
Warner, David. "The Move to Curb Worker Monitoring." Nation's Business, December, 1993, pp. 37-38.
This article discusses a 1993 attempt by congress to clamp down on worker monitoring.