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"Not the Usual Suspects": A Study of Factors Reducing the Effectiveness of CCTV

Keval, H; Sasse, MA; (2010) "Not the Usual Suspects": A Study of Factors Reducing the Effectiveness of CCTV. Security Journal , 23 (2) 134 - 154. 10.1057/palgrave.sj.8350092. Green open access

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Abstract

Previous research on the effectiveness of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) has focused on critically assessing police and government claims that CCTV is effective in reducing crime. This paper presents a field study that investigates the relationship between CCTV system design and the performance of operator tasks. We carried out structured observations and interviews with 13 managers and 38 operators at 13 CCTV control rooms. A number of failures were identified, including the poor configuration of technology, poor quality video recordings, and a lack of system integration. Stakeholder communication was poor, and there were too many cameras and too few operators. These failures have been previously identified by researchers; however, no design improvements have been made to control rooms in the last decade. We identify a number of measures to improve operator performance, and contribute a set of recommendations for security managers and practitioners. Security Journal (2010) 23, 134-154. doi:10.1057/sj.2008.2; published online 6 October 2008

Type: Article
Title: "Not the Usual Suspects": A Study of Factors Reducing the Effectiveness of CCTV
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.sj.8350092
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.sj.8350092
Language: English
Additional information: “This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Security Journal. The definitive publisher-authenticated version: [Keval, H; Sasse, MA; (2010) "Not the Usual Suspects": A Study of Factors Reducing the Effectiveness of CCTV. Security Journal , 23 (2) 134 - 154.] is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.sj.8350092”
Keywords: CCTV control room, security, task performance, human-computer interaction, ergonomics
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/19823
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