The Economics of Subjective Securityand Camera Surveillance

Public security is an essential precondition for personal freedom, civil liberties, and the functioning ofpolitical institutions in a market economy. The protection against infringements from third partiesagainst life and limb is an important human need.1 Whether people feel secure or insecure plays acrucial role for their individual well-being, influences their behavior, and determines the demand forpublic security. Consequently, the pursuit of public security stands high on the political agenda ofmany Western nations and is a booming area of public as well as private investment. ...

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Year of publication:	2009-03-01
Authors:	Zehnder, Michael
Institutions:	Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum <Basel>
Published in:	Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Zentrum <Basel> - Forschungsberichte WWZ Research Paper 04/09(B-099)
Subject:	Sicherheit \| Security \| Freiheit \| Marktwirtschaft \| market economy \| Elektronische Überwachung \| Camera Surveillance

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Chapter 1: Approaching an Economics of Public Security
1.1 Introduction
1.2. The Economics of Public Security
1.3 Two Topics for Empirical Analysis
Chapter 2: Challenges to an Economics of Security:Signs of Public Disorder, Victimization Risk, and Fear of Crime
2.1 Introduction
2.2 ‘Objective’ Versus ‘Subjective Security’
2.3 Theoretical Framework and Underlying Concepts
2.4 Hypotheses
2.5 Data and Empirical Methods
2.6 Results
2.7 Open Issues for Future Research
Chapter 3: The Economics of Camera Surveillance and Public Security
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Camera Surveillance as a Crime Deterrent: Theory
3.3 Camera Surveillance as a Crime Deterrent: Context-Specific Evidence
3.4 Possible Side Effects of CCTV Surveillance: Theory and Evidence
3.5 Subjective Valuations of CCTV as a Crime Prevention Measure
Chapter 4: Conclusions
4.1 Fear of Crime, Signs of Public Disorder, and Victimization Risk
4.2 Previous Evidence on CCTV Effectiveness
References
Appendix

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