Understanding Surveillance Technologies

Spy Devices, Their Origins & Applications

The first industry standard introductory foundation text
in this rapidly expanding field. $79.95 at Amazon.
Note: Barnes and Noble currently has the book in stock for 20% off at $63.96.

From CRC Press LLC, respected international technical publisher for over 75 years.

First edition published 15 Oct. 2000 in hardback.

More than 900 pages organized into 18 chapters. Over 700 charts, photos, and diagrams.
This book was designed from the beginning to be modular, so you can pick and choose the chapters of interest and read (or teach) them in any order. This is convenient for both readers and educators. Cross-references are provided to alert you to information in related chapters.

This text is of interest to educators, newscasters, law-makers, community planners, and beginning professionals in a variety of surveillance fields, including forensics, law enforcement, the military, search and rescue, etc.

Topics include:

Preface: Acknowledgments, Author Info, Format
Introduction & Overview (ca. 90 pages): An introduction to surveillance and intelligence gathering with a brief history of espionage, intelligence agencies, and some of the controversies regarding the use of surveillance technologies and how they are related to constitutional rights and privacy.
Acoustic Surveillance (ca. 182 pages): Audio, infrasound/ultrasound, and sonar surveillance and the pros and cons of institutional and noninstitutional wiretapping.
Electromagnetic Surveillance (ca. 350 pages): Radio, radar, infrared, visual, aerial, ultraviolet, X-ray surveillance and the emerging importance of satellite surveillance and high-resolution aerial photographs.
Chemical and Biological Surveillance (ca. 172 pages): Chemical, biometric, animal, and genetic surveillance and the importance of understanding DNA evidence and ethical issues.
Miscellaneous Surveillance (ca. 100 pages): Magnetic, cryptologic, and computer surveillance. An introduction to these interesting fields.
Index (26 pages): The 26-page index provides an easy way to locate references, personalities, public laws, and other resources mentioned in the book, making this a good reference after you've read the book.

In addition to the historical and applications information, there are extensive photographic examples of surveillance devices, aerial photographs, tiny listening devices, and histroical inventions related to spy devices. There are also hundreds of references to surveillance books, articles, and sites on the Web listed in the Resources section at the end of each chapter.

How Can You Use Understanding Surveillance Technologies?

Education

Are you planning to add surveillance courses to your post-secondary offerings?
This is the best book available on which to base Surveillance 101 and Surveillance 201 courses. It can also be used as a support text for political science, business, forensics, law enforcement, military science, and introductory intelligence courses.
The book is enhanced for educational uses with a list of media resources and recommended articles from journals that can be used for study and discussion.

Training

Looking for a foundation guide for a training program for law enforcement or military recruits?
This book can provide a new recruit or beginning professional with the conceptual basis for understanding how spy devices are used by professionals. It can further help the recruit choose a discipline or field for further training.

Public Servants and Advocacy

Are you a public official or privacy advocate seeking a one-stop source for understanding surveillance and privacy issues on behalf of your department or constituents?
This book is currently the best single source of all of the following within one volume: historical background, ethical questions, issues, applications, and sources related to surveillance. It is also a quick reference to some of the bills and public laws related to privacy, spying, wiretapping, and video surveillance of public and private places.

Book Trade/Commercial Sales

Are you a library, spy shop, bookstore, or other clearinghouse looking for the best one-stop reference on this emerging field?
Understanding Surveillance Technologies is the most extensive and up-to-date text that pulls together all the different aspects of surveillance and puts them in one place and further provides references to more specialized references so the reader has pointers to further reading after they have finished the book. It is also a good 'after-read' reference book, with an extensive index.

The Curious Reader, Host, or Journalist

Are you a voracious reader, talk show host, or newscaster interested in technology, surveillance. and privacy?
Understanding Surveillance Technologies is a provocative new way of looking at surveillance as a field and a unique and significant social development with implications for every aspect of society. Surveillance devices are now installed in businesses, nurseries, daycare centers, and dressing rooms in retail stores. They are on highways, cars, trucks, and financial institutions. They are aimed at campuses, sidewalks, parks, and just about anywhere people convene. This book looks at the prevalence of spy devices, talks about Big Brother/Little Brother developments and charts the directions in which the technology is moving, along with pointed questions about what this means for society. If you don't think this affects your life or if you have any concerns whatsoever about privacy, you need to read this book.

What This Book is Not

Just so there are no misunderstandings, this is not a how-to book for practitioners or electronics professionals. It does not have circuit diagrams or calibration information. It doesn't explain how to set up a sting, interpret a microscopic slide, or disable a bomb. It is rather an extensive introduction to the historical background of surveillance devices and how they are now used in a wide variety of law enforcement, scientific, business, and military applications.

Resources for Educators

Support materials are being prepared for instructional designers, educational administrators, and instructors. These include sequence, content, and pedagogical support materials for use with this as a textbook and will be available soon in Adobe PDF, PageMaker, and Microsoft Word formats for free download and distribution for noncommercial, educational purposes.

Additional Resources for Readers

Links to the extensive Web references listed in the book will be available here soon for book purchasers.

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Publication Pricing and Ordering

Understanding Surveillance Technologies
Catalog Number: 2298
ISBN: 0849322987
Author: Petersen; Julie K.
Price: $79.95, Publication Date: October 2000

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