Petersen J.K. Handbook of Surveillance Technologies

Third Edition. — CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012. — 1020 p. — ISBN: 1439873151 9781439873151.This updated and expanded edition of a bestselling handbook reflects the rapid and significant growth of the surveillance industry. The Handbook is the only comprehensive work to chronicle the background and current applications of the full-range of surveillance technologies—offering the latest in surveillance and privacy issues.This handbook will help journalists/newscasters, privacy organizations, and civic planners grasp technical aspects while also providing professional-level information for surveillance studies, sociology and political science educators, law enforcement personnel, and forensic trainees.Chapters can be read in any order—browse as a professional reference on an as-needed basis—or use as a text for Surveillance Studies courses.From officially sanctioned, high-tech operations to budget spy cameras and cell phone video, this updated and expanded edition of a bestselling handbook reflects the rapid and significant growth of the surveillance industry. The Handbook of Surveillance Technologies, Third Edition is the only comprehensive work to chronicle the background and current applications of the full-range of surveillance technologies—offering the latest in surveillance and privacy issues.Cutting-Edge—updates its bestselling predecessor with discussions on social media, GPS circuits in cell phones and PDAs, new GIS systems, Google street-viewing technology, satellite surveillance, sonar and biometric surveillance systems, and emerging developments
Comprehensive—from sonar and biometric surveillance systems to satellites, it describes spy devices, legislation, and privacy issues—from their historical origins to current applications—including recent controversies and changes in the structure of the intelligence community at home and abroad
Modular—chapters can be read in any order—browse as a professional reference on an as-needed basis—or use as a text forSurveillance Studies courses
Using a narrative style and more than 950 illustrations, this handbook will help journalists/newscasters, privacy organizations, and civic planners grasp technical aspects while also providing professional-level information for surveillance studies, sociology and political science educators, law enforcement personnel, and forensic trainees. It includes extensive resource information for further study at the end of each chapter.J. K. (Julie) Petersen, is a technologist/consultant, writer, curriculum designer, and university instructor (when the need arises) with a life-long fascination with gadgets, codes, and machines. When not writing technology references, Petersen enjoys outdoor activities, music, gourmet cooking, fiction writing, strategy games, and 3D computer imagery.DedicationAbout this BookFormat
About the AuthorIntroduction & OverviewAcousticAudio
Infra/Ultrasound
SonarElectromagneticRadio
Radar
Infrared
Visual
Aerial
Ultraviolet
X-RaysChemical & biologicalChemical & Biological
Biometrics
Animals
GeneticsMiscellaneousMagnetic
Cryptologic
Computers