Surveillance footage and space segregation in Mexico City
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11495802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nelson Arteaga Botello (0000-0002-2660-7877, FLACSO (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales), Mexico, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 619-636 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0268580915605650 |
| OpenAlex | W2344708916 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
This study discusses police use of surveillance footage to solve crimes in urban locations and in marginalized neighborhoods, and in particular explores how surveillance cameras and the quality of video they produce result in differential displays of crime. Videos of young people being kidnapped in downtown Mexico City reveal that surveillance systems in marginalized areas are of consistently poor definition and clarity, which contrasts sharply with the clear and distinct images produced by video surveillance in financial, commercial, and upscale residential districts. Social inequality is revealed between the high-quality surveillance systems in the middle- and high-income protective bubbles that exclude the ‘dangerous classes’ and the low-quality and poorly functioning surveillance systems that are operational in low-income and ‘dangerous’ areas. The article shows how surveillance cameras function not only as mechanisms to prevent and solve crimes but also as instruments of the government that seek to ensure and manage order in urban areas
Business · CLARITY · Criminology · Differential (mechanical device · Downtown · Geography · Government (linguistics · Inequality · Quality (philosophy · Sociology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Engineering
The New Politics of Surveillance and Visibility
Capturing crime, criminals and the public’s imagination
Salter's Politics at the Airport
The Public Surveillance Functions of Private Security
The Viewer Society
Eyes everywhere
The Social Construction of Mexico City
Governmentality' and the Problem of Crime
You'll never walk alone
The Securitization of Urban Space and the "Rescue" of Downtown Mexico City
The Cultural Dimensions of Urban Fragmentation
Zero-Tolerance Policing, Stealth Real Estate Development, and the Transformation of Public Space
Violence and the State at the Urban Margins
Biological and political identity
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |