Use Of CCTV Research Articles

PENERAPAN PENGGUNAAN CCTV ( CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISIO ) SEBAGAI ALAT BUKTI DI PERSIDANGAN PERKARA PIDANA

This study aims to determine the use of CCTV as evidence in proving criminal cases and proof according to Article 184 of the Criminal Procedure Code and Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions. The method used is normative juridical. Where in thisThis study usesin the form of Legislation, Books, and Journals that discuss evidence regarding Electronic Information and Transactions. The results of this study indicate that the position of CCTV as evidence against the perpetrators of criminal acts and the application of the use of CCTV according to KUHAP Article 184, which states that in valid evidence there are witness teismony, expert testimony, letters, instructions, and testimony of the defendant, and is reinforced by the Electronic Information and Transactions Law Number 19 of 2016 in Article 5 paragraph 1, namely that the existence of Electronic Information and / or Electranduments is binding and recognized as valid evidence to provide legal certainty for the Implementation of Electronic Systems and Electronic Transactions, especially in evidence and matters relating to legal acts carried out through Electronic Systems.
 

Pengelolaan Manajemen Risiko Kehilangan Pada Indomaret Raya Jonggol Cileungsi KM 10


 The research entitled Management of Loss Risk Management at Indomaret Raya Jonggol Cileungsi Km 10. This study aims to determine the management of risk management for the prevention of loss of goods, and aims to determine efforts to resolve lost goods at Indomaret Raya Jonggol Cileungsi KM 10. The results show that Indomaret has implemented several risk management practices to reduce losses such as the use of CCTV and strict stock counting procedures. However, there are still some weaknesses in managing the risk of loss such as security when the shop is closed at night, there is no guard such as security in the shop-house area which is at risk of theft. Therefore, security is needed in the shop area to reduce the risk of loss.
 Keywords: Management, Risk of loss, management.

Implementasi Supervisi Akademik melalui Pemanfaatan CCTV sebagai Upaya Monitoring Jarak Jauh terhadap Kinerja Guru di MAN 1 Kuantan Singingi pada Semester Ganjil Tahun Pelajaran 2022/2023

This study aims to obtain a clear picture of the academic supervision that has been carried out at MAN 1 Kuantan Singingi in an effort to remotely monitor teacher performance. This research was conducted for 4 weeks in August to. September 2022. The research stages were carried out based on the process guidelines in management. Management is a series of processes that include planning, organizing, implementing, supervising, evaluating and controlling activities in order to empower all organizational/company resources, both human resources (human resource capital), capital (financial capital), materials (land, natural resources or raw materials), and technology optimally to achieve organizational/company goals (Pratama, 2020), the organization in question in this case is MAN 1 Kuantan Singingi. The research subjects were selected using random sampling technique. The subjects were 6 different homeroom teachers, to obtain a variety of data from different rombel. Consisting of 1 homeroom teacher X MIPA 5, 1 homeroom teacher X IPS 2, 1 homeroom teacher X PK 1, 1 homeroom teacher XI MIPA 4, 1 homeroom teacher XI IPS, and 1 homeroom teacher XI PK 1. The object of this research is teacher performance. The research data were obtained from observation and documentation of CCTV results during supervision/monitoring of teachers. The analysis technique used in this research is qualitative analysis. According to Arikunto (2006), qualitative research is research on research that is descriptive and tends to use analysis (Sudaryono, 2016). The results showed that the use of CCTV in the implementation of monitoring teacher performance at MAN 1 Kuantan Singingi was in a good category

ANALYSIS OF THE LEBAK BULUS MRT TOD AREA, DKI JAKARTA, BASED ON CHALLENGES AND EXPECTATIONS OF CONVENIENCE ORIENTATION

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is often defined in terms of mixed development that is close to and/or oriented toward mass transit facilities. General characteristics of TOD include urban cohesiveness, pedestrian and bicycle friendly, public spaces near stations, and stations designed to be community centers. The Lebak Bulus area is strategic and is quite popular as a terminal area that has the potential to support transportation between regions and between cities, as well as being a gathering point for community groups from various levels and backgrounds. In principle, the change in function of the terminal area to the TOD area is expected to have a positive impact on the behavior of public transportation users, although there are still some things that need to be improved. As a recommendation from this study, it is necessary to improve accessibility, such as by improving road and sidewalk conditions, as well as improving feeder transportation and parking services for private vehicle users. In addition, it is necessary to rearrange the environment around the station by optimizing the potential of buildings around the station, improving the quality of parks, pedestrians, and crossing areas, and considering the use of renewable energy. Increased security and safety (use of CCTV) also need attention. The implication of this research is that the TOD area must be built by taking into account the aspects of sustainability, the role of the community and stakeholders (government, developers, and the community) in the development of the TOD area is very important. By implementing the recommendations and implications of this research, it is hoped that the Lebak Bulus MRT TOD area of DKI Jakarta can develop optimally and provide maximum benefits for the community. Keywords: Transit Oriented Development, TOD, Lebak Bulus MRT, convenience

Urban Security Challenges: A Review of Crime Prevention Strategies Adopted by Residents in Greater Port Harcourt City, Rivers State, Nigeria

The vulnerability to the insecurity of cities, and how best to address them, have been subject to considerable discussions. With the rising crime rate in cities in Nigeria, households have provided for their security, particularly with structures in the building, streets and neighbourhoods. Observation of streets and houses in Greater Port Harcourt City Area show high fences (some with the addition of razor wires), gates to streets manned by security personnel, use of CCTV, electrified gates and fences, burglary proofing of windows, doors and even roofs. This research reviews strategy adopted by residents in curbing crime across different neighbourhoods of Greater Port Harcourt City. The study utilizes a survey research methodology based on data obtained from four hundred and ninety–eight (498) respondents drawn from four neighbourhoods selected purposively (three from planned neighbourhoods in the inner city and one large neighbourhood in the peri-urban area). The study followed a multi-stage framework. Five streets in the inner city and fifteen streets in the peri-urban area were randomly selected in the study neighbourhoods. This was followed by the selection of twenty houses on each street using the systematic sampling method. In each house, one household head was randomly picked for questionnaire administration. The results revealed that the use of urban design elements to control crime between the inner-city neighbourhoods and the neighbourhoods in the urban periphery of the city differed significantly. The inner-city made greater use of natural surveillance to control crime whereas the peri-urban area utilized target hardening. State actors and non-state actors were used for crime control across the neighbourhoods; however, income status was a key determinant of preference. The high income was favourable to the formal instrument of state power, the police while the low income preferred the non-state actors, the local vigilante. This study recommends an integrated crime prevention strategy for the entire city; adequate funding of security by the Government, the provision of amenities and street furniture, the use of neighbourhood plans that promotes defensible space in emerging areas, the introduction of technology and community policing in crime prevention will achieve far greater long-term security for the Greater Port Harcourt metropolis. Keywords: Urban security, Crime prevention, Neighbourhood, Greater Port Harcourt City.

A METADATA-BASED APPROACH FOR USING CCTV TO FACILITATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Abstract. The installation of closed-circuit television monitors (CCTV) has been rapidly increasing ever since the September 11 attacks and has become one of the most widely used types of sensors for the tasks that require instantaneous and long-term monitoring. With the distinguished characteristics of direct visual inspection of the subject of interests, the availability of CCTVs offers the EOC commanders a quick way to validate and access the reported disaster incidents during emergency response. However, the heterogeneity of CCTV systems and the lack of appropriate descriptions precludes the optimized use of CCTV and causes immense difficulties in effectively coordinating or appraising the use of CCTV systems. By arguing standardized metadata plays the most crucial role in quickly and precisely finding the needed CCTV during emergency response, regardless of its specifications, suppliers, or locations, we propose an integrated operational framework based on the CCTV metadata specifically designed for emergency response in this paper. This framework standardizes the metadata to unify the descriptions for heterogeneous CCTV systems and fulfill the requirements for searching and selecting CCTV. Instead of the 2D point-based location or sector-based CCTV FOV coverage, we also propose to extend the FOV from 2D to 3D to precisely describe the area and even the features that can be monitored by the CCTV. This not only improves the precision and efficiency of selecting CCTV but also increase the commander’s ability to make quick and accurate responses to disasters. The advantages of integrating heterogeneous CCTV systems can tremendously improve the possibility of monitoring and updating the real-time status caused by hazards.

PEMANFAATAN CCTV SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBINAAN KARAKTER SISWA DI SMP ISTIQOMAH SAMBAS PURBALINGGA

Many schools have installed CCTV but have only utilized it for security purposes and have not yet utilized it maximally for the formation and coaching of student’s characters. This type of research is a qualitative research with descriptive analysis method on the implementation of the use of CCTV as a media for the formation and coaching of student characters in Junior High School of Istiqomah Sambas Purbalingga. Data collection was carried out using interview techniques, questionnaires, observations, and document studies, while testing the validity of the data using technical triangulation and source triangulation. The results showed that (1) The establishment of discipline, order, student timeliness and security of Junior High School of Istiqomah Sambas Purbalingga increased after the installation of CCTV. (2) The effectiveness of CCTV surveillance in improving the character of Junior High School of Istiqomah Sambas Purbalingga students has been quite effective. Improvements that need to be made to maximize CCTV as a means of forming student character are inappropriate actions of students to be followed up immediately and to add CCTV monitors so that not only the Principal, Teacher BK, and Student Affairs who use CCTV as a media for monitoring but more parties who can supervise student behavior in the context of character formation.

Utilization of Closed Circuit Television in Improving Nurse's Compliance on Hand Hygiene in Budhi Asih Hospital Jakarta

<p><span>Health-care associated infections (HAIs) </span><span lang="SV">are infections</span><span>occur</span><span lang="IN">r</span><span>ing </span><span lang="EN-ID">in</span><span>hospitalized patients.</span><span lang="SV">The most effective way to prevent </span><span>HAIs</span><span lang="SV">is </span><span>through</span><span lang="SV">hand hygiene. However, hand hygiene compliance in health workers is still low. </span><span>This research aimed to </span><span lang="EN-ID">u</span><span>nderstand</span><span lang="EN-ID">the</span><span>association between CCTV</span><span lang="EN-ID">utilization</span><span>as </span><span lang="IN">a </span><span>reminder tool </span><span lang="EN-ID">in</span><span>improving the nurses</span><span lang="EN-ID">'</span><span lang="IN">hand hygiene compliance</span><span>in Budhi Asih</span><span lang="EN-ID">Hospital</span><span>Jakarta. The study </span><span lang="EN-ID">used a </span><span>quantitative</span><span lang="EN-ID">method by</span><span>a quas</span><span lang="EN-ID">i-</span><span>experimen</span><span lang="EN-ID">tal</span><span>approach. The 60 subjects </span><span lang="EN-ID">were</span><span>divided into two groups:</span><span lang="EN-ID">T</span><span>reatment and Control Groups based on their workplace. Quantitative data w</span><span lang="EN-ID">ere</span><span>obtained by filling</span><span lang="EN-ID">-</span><span>in a WHO-standardized questionnaire and observing each group before and after an intervention. </span><span lang="EN-ID">Data were </span><span>analyzed by univariate and bivariate analyses with chi</span><span lang="EN-ID">-</span><span>square test and multivariate analysis with logistic</span><span>regression test</span><span>. </span><span>Nurses' hand hygiene compliance through CCTV observation in Budhi Asih Hospital was 57%. The use of CCTV as reminder media significantly improved hand hygiene compliance (p = 0.002), compliance to 6 steps (p = 0.002) and compliance to the standard time of hand hygiene (p = 0.003). There was no significant correlation between individual characteristics (sex, age, education, working experience, and infection control training participation) with nurses' compliance on hand hygiene. The use of CCTV as reminder media significantly improved nurses' compliance to do hand hygiene.</span></p><p><em>Keywords</em><em>: </em><em>CCTV, Reminder, Hand Hygiene, Complience. </em></p><p><span><br /></span></p>

CCTV and robbery in high-rise public housing in Hong Kong

PurposeIn Hong Kong, robberies occurring in the elevators in high-rise buildings were identified as a particular problem and the purpose of this paper is to address a dedicated programme aimed at reducing such offences.Design/methodology/approachA comparison of elevator-based robbery statistics over a ten-year policy-implication period, in two police districts, one with a high rate of public ownership and a traditionally high rate of elevator robberies, the second with a higher rate of private ownership and a traditionally lower rate of such robberies.FindingsThe evidence suggests that the programme was successful, with such robberies declining significantly and with no evidence of displacement.Research limitations/implicationsThis research is based on police statistics. There is a need for more research, for example, investigating residents’ involvement with the system and the extent to which it encouraged shared ownership of the initiative.Practical implicationsWhat is clear is that, where in the West the Newman legacy led to the demonisation of high-rise public sector housing, in Hong Kong, where there is no viable alternative, the use of CCTV helped transform such areas into safer communities.Social implicationsThe rate of robbery, most notably elevator-based robbery, fell dramatically, improving community safety.Originality/valueThough there has been a considerable amount of research on the impact of CCTV on crime, almost all of this has focussed on Western industrial societies and little of it has addressed robbery. To the best of authors’ knowledge, this research is the first in Hong Kong, and the first to evaluate the impact of CCTV on robbery.

Semantic Video Mining for Accident Detection

This paper depicts the efficient use of CCTV for traffic monitoring and accident detection. The system which is designed has the capability to classify the accident and can give alerts when necessary. Nowadays we have CCTVs on most of the roads, but its capabilities are being underused. There also doesn’t exist an efficient system to detect and classify accidents in real time. So many deaths occur because of undetected accidents. It is difficult to detect accidents in remote places and at night. The proposed system can identify and classify accidents as major and minor. It can automatically alert the authorities if it deals with a major accident. Using this system the response time on accident can be decreased by processing the visuals of CCTV. In this system different image processing and machine learning techniques are used. The dataset for training is extracted from the visuals of already occurred accidents. Accidents mainly occur because of careless driving, alcohol consumption and over speeding. Another main cause of death due to accidents are the delay in reporting accidents since there doesn’t exist any automated systems. Accidents are mainly reported by the public or by traffic authorities. We can save many lives by detecting and reporting the accident quickly. In this system live video is captured from the CCTV’s and it is processed to detect accidents. In this system the YOLOV3 algorithm is used for object detection. Nowadays traffic monitoring has a greater significance. CCTV’s can be used to detect accidents since it is present in most of the roads. It is only used for traffic monitoring. Normally accidents can be classified as two classes major and minor. The proposed system is able to classify the accident as major or minor by object detection and tracking methodologies. Every accident doesn’t need emergency support. Only major accidents must be handled quickly. The proposed system captures the video and undergo object detection algorithms to identify the different objects like vehicles and people. After the detection phase

PENGGUNAAN CCTV (CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION) SEBAGAI ALAT BUKTI PETUNJUK DALAM MENGUNGKAP TINDAK PIDANA PENCURIAN KENDARAAN BERMOTOR (Studi Pada Satreskrim Polres Sawahlunto)

The position of CCTV according to the ITE and RKUHAP Laws is a legitimate evidence, whereas according to the Criminal Procedure Code the position of CCTV is evidence but there is an expansion in the ITE Law article 5 paragraph (2) which states that electronic information or electronic documents or printouts are extensions of evidence which is valid in accordance with the applicable Procedural Law in Indonesia and the position of CCTV in proving a common crime in the trial is evidence, because the KUHAP does not regulate the position of CCTV as evidence. One of the facilities for using CCTV is the disclosure of criminal acts of motor vehicle theft which are very prevalent in the jurisdiction of the Sawahlunto Regional Police Station. This research is a descriptive analytical study. Adapaun the results of research into motor vehicle theft at the Sawahlunto police Satreskrim, there were 264 cases of theft of motorized vehicles that were revealed and recorded through CCTV from 509 criminal acts of motor vehicle theft that were reported at the Satal Police Headquarters in Sawalunto. The use of CCTV helps investigators to uncover who is the perpetrator of the crime of motor vehicle theft with the help of IT experts who understand CCTV. The elements that meet CCTV as evidence are Article 184 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Procedure Code, CCTV footage can be used as evidence of expansion (which is also strengthened by the Constitutional Court Decision No. 20 / PUU-XIV / 2016 dated September 7, 2016 and Article 5 of the Law ITE) so that CCTV footage can be used as a panel of judges as a guide to ensure the existence of a criminal act. Second, the constraints faced by Sawahlunto District Police Satreskrim investigators in using CCTV as evidence to reveal the crime of motor vehicle theft are maintaining CCTV in the original state, because after data from CCTV was taken, the video was not clearly visible when playing and brought CCTV experts nor can it be fast.

Create a wealth of security CCTV cameras

The use of CCTV is so widespread today that it is widely used in almost every part of the city, public places, homes, shops, passages and even roads outside the city. These cameras are used for specific purposes, but most of them have in common the use of the camera as a tool for continuous surveillance and recording of surrounding events for future use. However, each of them is an independent network. It has been seen and there is no common point and no joint exploitation of this huge investment From a macro perspective, it seems that the existence of continuous networks of CCTVs in the long run will not be cost effective for the economy and the initial investment cost and maintenance costs will be significant. It turns out that field surveys indicate that most of the large networks of CCTV are in government-affiliated institutions, of which their funding is required from public spending. One of the country’s major institutions, There are municipalities that have one of the largest CCTV networks in the country today The major use of this network is mainly for security purposes to secure and control public safety, as well as to monitor and control traffic and to commit possible offenses against offending drivers. Despite the large investment made on this network and a very good context Images are provided for transfer but no other operation.The purpose of this article is to create wealth and add value to the network of security CCTVs. It is clear, however, that surplus operations on the core task of the network should not disrupt the core mission of the network and, in addition, provide different access to the network. This network will also require compliance with network information security.

Deteksi Aktivitas Mencurigakan Peserta Computer Based Test Menggunakan IP Camera

Common surveillance device that used to monitor an area is known as CCTV. The CCTV will provide results in the form of video recordings, which can then be accessed by wireless communication. In its use, CCTV needs humans to monitor the real condition of the area/place. Then the use of CCTV becomes less efficient when used to oversee a place where the room rarely has movement. Because CCTV cannot detect or identify suspicious actions automatically. This research aim to develop a method that can be used to identify the activity (irregular movements) automatically. In this case, the change to be determined was the activities towards the Politeknik Caltex Riau Computer Based Test (CBT) participants. The CBT room has been employed by the IP Camera to identify participant activities. The IP camera captures the image and the image is then processed by the feature extraction method. Proposed feature exctraction method are background subtraction and pixel mapping. Pixel mapping is a method that maps objects based on specified ratio data. There are 18 ratio data generated by this feature extraction process. The determination of the illegal activities done by using the k-Nearest Neighbor. The Algorithm detects the illegal movement by using 502 datasets, and the accuracy obtained was between 98% - 98.4% with an average accuracy of 98.2% for the value of neighborliness = 3. The result can conclude that the method can identify the illegal activities of a CBT participant in the CBT room

Sistem Monitoring Keadaan Ruang Laboratorium Fakultas Komunikasi dan Informatika di Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

Monitoring merupakan kegiatan yang dilakukan untuk memantau, mengawasi, dan mengamati hal-hal tertentu pada suatu tempat. Laboratoroim Kakultas KomuniKasi dan Informatika (FKI) Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) telah melakukan monitoring dengan menggunakan CCTV, namun monitoring menggunakan CCTV terbatas hanya pada citra saja. Maka dari itu penulis bertujuan untuk membuat suatu sistem monitoring keadaan ruang Laboratorium Komputer yang akan bekerja selama 24 jam dalam satu hari. Sistem ini dirancang untuk melakukan monitoring suhu di dalam ruangan, asap di dalam ruangan serta gerakan untuk mendeteksi apakah terdapat aktifitas di dalam ruangan. Selain itu monitoring juga akan dilakukan pada cahaya untuk mengetahui kondisi pencahayaan untuk menentukan kondisi lampu di dalam ruangan serta arus listrik di dalam ruang tersebut. Monitoring dapat dilakukan secara real time melalui android smartphone dengan menggunakan koneksi internet, selain itu pengguna juga akan mendapatkan notifikasi melalui aplikasi android smartphone dan short message service (SMS). Server yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah firebase dengan fitur real time database. Selanjutnya hasil dari penelitian akan dibahas pada artikel ini.

Surveillance scene representation and trajectory abnormality detection using aggregation of multiple concepts

Use of CCTV is growing rapidly in surveillance applications. Rapid advancement in machine learning and camera hardware has opened-up adequate scopes to build next generation of expert systems aiming at understanding surveillance environments automatically by detection of trajectory abnormality through analyzing object behavior. Such intelligent surveillance systems should be able to learn and combine multiple concepts of abnormality in real-life scenario and classify the events of interest as normal or abnormal. Primary challenges of such systems are to represent and learn patterns in surveillance scenes and combine multiple concepts of abnormalities to activate the alarm system.This paper presents a graph-based representation of a given surveillance scene and learning of relevant features including origin, destination, path, speed, size, etc. These features are combined and correlated with target behaviors to detect abnormalities in moving object trajectories. We also propose an aggregation method that reduces the number of missed alarms during aggregation. Several cases using publicly available surveillance video datasets have been presented and the results indicate that the proposed method can be useful to design intelligent and expert surveillance systems.

Essential elements of treatment and care in high secure forensic inpatient services: an expert consensus study

Purpose – The evidence base for what works with forensic patients in high-security inpatient settings has typically focused on outcome research and not included clinical expertise from practice-based experience, which is an important facet of evidence-based practice. The purpose of this paper is to establish whether experts with clinical and/or research experience in this setting could reach consensus on elements of high-security hospital services that would be essential to the rehabilitation of forensic patients. Design/methodology/approach – A three-round Delphi survey was conducted to achieve this aim. Experts were invited to rate agreement with elements of practice and interventions derived from existing research evidence and patient perspectives on what worked. Experts were also invited to propose elements of hospital treatment based on their individual knowledge and experience. Findings – In the first round 54 experts reached consensus on 27 (out of 39) elements that included physical (e.g. use of CCTV), procedural (e.g. managing restricted items) and relational practices (e.g. promoting therapeutic alliances), and to a lesser extent-specific medical, psychological and social interventions. In total, 16 additional elements were also proposed by experts. In round 2 experts (n=45) were unable to reach a consensus on how essential each of the described practices were. In round 3 (n=35), where group consensus feedback from round 2 was provided, consensus was still not reached. Research limitations/implications – Patient case complexity, interventions with overlapping outcomes and a chequered evidence base history for this population are offered as explanations for this finding alongside limitations with the Delphi method. Practical implications – Based on the consensus for essential elements derived from research evidence and patient experience, high-secure hospital services might consider those practices and interventions that experts agreed were therapeutic options for reducing risk of offending, improving interpersonal skills and therapeutic interactions with patients, and mental health restoration. Originality/value – The study triangulates what works research evidence from this type of forensic setting and is the first to use a Delphi survey in an attempt to collate this information.

The use of CCTV in Crime Combating in a Ghanaian University

The use of CCTV in Crime Combating in a Ghanaian University

The Improvement Plan for Fire Response Time using Big Data

CCTVs are already much ingrained into our lives, and can be commonly seen not only in public spaces but also in private ones. Although CCTVs were developed for military purposes at first, nowadays they are used for the purpose of the safety of society. Furthermore, the public sectors such as fire stations, local governments, and the police also make use of CCTVs, and the range of use includes crime prevention, traffic information collection, traffic enforcement, and so on. In other sectors, the use of CCTV for safety in private spaces like apartments, houses, buildings, stores, and elevators is becoming common. Precedent studies on utilization of CCTV, however, mainly focused on legal aspects and parts about crime prevention. Nonetheless, CCTVs are not only for crime prevention, and they are in use for various fields: traffic management, traffic enforcement, disaster, fire management, facilities management, harbor management, and so on. Accordingly, this research aims to suggest in the explorative way the methods for fire prevention and suppression using big data (CCTV), and based on these, new approaches to securing safety against disaster.

Everyone is responsible for preventing further abuse.

A BBC Panorama documentary exposing poor quality care in nursing homes has prompted one of the company's portrayed to consider the use of CCTV to tackle abuse and neglect of residents.

Fear, Security, and the Spread of CCTV in Brazilian Cities: Legislation, Debate, and the Market

Latin America has shown itself to be a fertile ground for the proliferation of surveillance cameras, especially in retail and in small-scale private security (homes, condominiums, shopping malls, etc.). In Brazil, this proliferation has occurred for three main reasons: the absence of specific legislation regulating how these systems are used; the limited scope of the debate about the deployment of surveillance technology and the implications of its widespread use; and a growing atmosphere of urban fear that affects the way people live in and move around large and medium-sized cities. In a study carried out in Brazil and Mexico and funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), various aspects of the use of surveillance technologies were mapped and described, focusing on existing legislation, related studies, research centers, current technologies and the market. In this article we present some of the results of this research as they relate to the proliferation of video surveillance in Brazil. The Brazilian market for video surveillance, which has grown steadily since the 1980s, is now booming, reflecting the growing interest this technology holds for the (property and personal) security market as well as the real estate market. Over the past 30 years, this interest centered on public areas with large numbers of people, such as parks, squares, and major commercial streets, or private spaces such as shopping malls, sports centers, and event centers. However, in recent years there has been an expansion in the security market as a result of the gentrification of large residential areas in medium-sized cities and metropolitan regions in Brazil. A consequence of these developments in the real estate market has been, indirectly, a growth in the use of CCTV systems as crime- and violence-prevention tools by small, medium-sized, and large private security companies targeting all social classes. In this study, we highlight the following aspects of video surveillance in Brazil: regulation of the use and proliferation of CCTV; involvement of the scientific community through debate and academic training; and the technologies used in electronic surveillance as a response to a growing demand by the urban security and real estate markets.