Nt1310 Unit 2 Part 2

TMA 01 – With the help of examples from the surveillance film, outline the ways in which surveillance is used to deliver crime control and social welfare (600-800 words).
In order to manage, direct and protect people in modern society, monitoring of behaviour and activities takes place through surveillance. This essay will outline the ways in which various observations from electronic equipment such as CCTV, authoritative figures and practitioners monitor specific everyday activity not just within the everyday location of a shopping centre, but also through universal services and within gated communities in its attempt to deliver crime control and social welfare.
The uniform presence of a policeman within the White Rose shopping centre (DD208, 2013, Chapter 1) gives the perception of safety and security for the public, which mother Khadiji described gave parents, ‘a sense of reassurance … by offering an extra safety net’, delivering social welfare and crime control. However, the surveillance video also shows how younger groups often feel targeted as troublesome by the presence of an authoritative figure, purely because of the way they’re characters are judged on how they are dressed; one young girl even commented on how unwelcomed this made her feel (DD208, 2013, Chapter 1). Therefore,
This type of surveillance delivers social welfare because mothers are happy being able to receive all the support they can to do what is best for their babies (DD208, 2013, Chapter 2 - Part 1). Helping children at risk of future antisocial behaviour as early as possible shows how this type of surveillance is an investment to society in helping to prevent the likeliness of crimes, delivering crime