1. CCTV SURVEILLANCE AND THE CIVIC CONVERSATION: A STUDY IN PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY.
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LETT, DAN, HIER, SEAN P., and WALBY, KEVIN
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VIDEO surveillance , *CLOSED-circuit television , *PUBLIC opinion , *SOCIOLOGY methodology , *SOCIOLOGICAL research - Abstract
Public sociology is being debated across the social sciences. This article examines how sociologists can enter concretely into a civic conversation through the research process. We present partial findings from a Canada-wide investigation into how city street video surveillance systems are implemented in various communities. Our aim is to examine some of the challenges of doing public sociology by examining sociological knowledge production and communication with diverse publics. Data gleaned from focused group interviews in the City of Kelowna, British Columbia are presented to explore the challenges of facilitating a civic conversation about public policy on city street video surveillance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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