Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Privacy and Closed Circuit Television Systems in Public Settings

This qualitative study used grounded theory to examine how university graduate students felt about closed circuit television (CCTV) as it relates to the privacy and safety of students on campuses. As a result of violence at a few universities, more administrators are considering the implementation o...

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Published in:International journal of technology and human interaction 2011-07, Vol.7 (3), p.50-69
Main Authors: Walton, Abram L. J, DeVaney, Sharon A, Sandall, Darrel L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Closed circuit television
Colleges & universities
Displacement
Equipment and supplies
Graduate students
Graduates
Human
Management
Perception
Privacy
Psychological aspects
Research projects
Safety
Safety and security measures
School safety
Social aspects
Students
Technology and civilization
Television systems
United States
Universities and colleges
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Summary:This qualitative study used grounded theory to examine how university graduate students felt about closed circuit television (CCTV) as it relates to the privacy and safety of students on campuses. As a result of violence at a few universities, more administrators are considering the implementation of CCTV systems. Because graduate students are an important part of the university population, their views were solicited. A qualitative approach was used because of the lack of previous research on this particular topic. Themes that emerged from interviews with 10 graduate students at a large Midwestern land-grant university were identified as: right to safety, right to privacy, personal privacy responsibilities, post-CCTV sense of privacy, post-CCTV sense of safety, crime displacement, false sense of safety, and international perspectives. The findings provide insight into graduate students’ perceptions of a CCTV system and have implications for implementation decisions regarding such a system. Additionally, the findings were utilized to formulate hypotheses for a larger scale research project.
ISSN:1548-3908
1548-3916
DOI:10.4018/jthi.2011070104