1.
INTRODUCTION
–
GUIDELINES
FOR
PUBLIC
VIDEO
SURVEILLANCE
Excerpt
from
“The
Constitution
Project”
Within
days
of
the
July
2005
bombings
on
London’s
subway
and
bus
system,
authorities
had
identified
the
bombers,
retraced
their
paths,
and
detained
suspected
accomplices
thanks
in
part
to
footage
from
London’s
elaborate
public
video
surveillance
system.
While
the
cameras
did
not
prevent
the
attacks,
their
value
in
the
subsequent
investigation
has
reinvigorated
movements,
both
in
the
United
States
and
elsewhere,
to
develop
similar
systems.
From
Washington,
D.C.
to
Paris,
France
to
Cicero,
Illinois,
local
officials
are
expressing
renewed
interest
in
video
surveillance.
And
this
surveillance
is
a
far
cry
from
the
simple
closed-­‐circuit
camera
systems
employed
by
law
enforcement
agencies
in
the
past.
Officials
concerned
about
terrorist
and
other
serious
threats
are
seeking
public
video
surveillance
systems
that
are
pervasive,
intelligent,
and
outfitted
with
the
latest
technologies.
The
potential
of
video
surveillance
has
generated
interest
among
state
and
local
law
enforcement
officials,
who
see
video
surveillance
as
a
cost-­‐effective
and
unobtrusive
means
of
combating
serious
threats
to
public
safety.
Many
civil
libertarians
and
privacy
advocates,
in
contrast,
believe
that
pervasive
government
surveillance,
which
will
inevitably
capture
the
activity
of
law-­‐abiding
people,
is
antithetical
to
the
ideals
of
a
society
that
values
individual
rights,
autonomy,
and
freedom
from
government
intrusion.
Reconciliation
of
these
important
concerns
demands
the
serious
attention
of
citizens,
lawmakers,
law
enforcement
agencies,
and
eventually
the
courts.
As
we
use
the
term
here,
a
“public
video
surveillance
system”
is
a
camera
network
administered
by
or
for
law
enforcement
to
monitor
activities
in
a
public
place
or
places.
At
its
simplest,
it
is
nothing
more
than
a
small
network
of
cameras
that
allows
an
officer
to
quickly
scan
current
activity
in
an
area.
At
its
most
complex,
such
a
surveillance
system
can
include
hundreds
or
thousands
of
cameras—equipped
with
technologies
like
high
resolution
and
magnification,
motion
detection,
infrared
vision,
and
automated
identification—all
linked
to
a
powerful
network
capable
of
automated
tracking,
archiving,
and
identifying
suspect
behavior.
What
was
once
the
grist
of
science
fiction
novels
is
quickly
becoming
the
reality
of
modern
law
enforcement.

2.
Ms.
Peterson:
Summer
School
English
2013
“Guidelines
for
Public
Video
Surveillance
Guidelines”
Reading
Comprehension
and
Discussion
Questions
Directions:
• After
reading
“Guidelines
for
Public
Video
Surveillance
Guidelines,”
answer
each
of
the
following
questions
to
the
best
of
your
ability.
• Be
sure
to
use
complete
sentences
and
examples
from
the
text
to
support
your
answers
for
full
credit.
• Answer
the
questions
in
your
notebook
and
leave
space
to
add
notes
based
on
our
discussion.
1. What
were
the
cameras
used
as
after
the
2005
bombings
in
London?
2. What
changed
throughout
the
world
after
the
bombings?
3. What
are
the
two
arguments
made
in
paragraph
two?
Explain.
4. What
is
a
“public
video
surveillance
system”?