Predicting citizens’ support for surveillance cameras. Does police legitimacy matter?

Perceptions of police use of surveillance cameras in Ghana; does procedural justice matter?

“…In their study, the scholars concluded that cameras are effective systems for crime deterrence, apprehension of offenders and securing the general safety of police officers. Nevertheless, Gurinskaya (2020) argues that promoting public support for police use of surveillance camera is a necessary condition for its effectiveness. Further, the researcher established that the higher the fear of privacy, the higher increased support for surveillance camera technology deployment.…”

“…These variations in citizens’ perceptions have ignited academics and practitioners’ debate on what is termed “privacy vs security” trade-off mode (Gaskell et al , 2004). This trade-off posits that community members are ready to sacrifice an extent of their privacy if they hold the perception that police work or activities that undermine their rights are generally fair and may lead to a greater good of safer communities (Davis and Silver, 2004; Gurinskaya, 2020). Hence, citizens’ POP-L in the use of surveillance cameras is fundamental to the effectiveness of this technology in policing.…”

“…There has been a variety of technological gadgets deployed by the police to monitor the activities of persons in public places and neighborhoods in recent years. Key among them are camera-based artificial intelligence gadgets such as live facial recognition, unmanned aerial vehicles and CCTV surveillance cameras, which are deployed by the police to fight crime (Gurinskaya, 2020).…”

Pandemic Politics in Eurasia: Roadmap for a New Research Subfield

“…The role of state surveillance and artificial intelligence merits special attention from scholars as an emergent challenge to democracy. International crises like major terrorist attacks tend to make social norms (at least temporarily) permissive of the expansion of state surveillance and even the extraordinary use of coercion (Davis and Silver 2004;Gurinskaya Forthcoming). Research is needed to determine whether permissive norms favoring surveillance and security over privacy and human rights transfer from counterterrorism to international public health crises like COVID-19.…”

Exploring the Determinants of Citizens’ Compliance with COVID-19 Regulations: Legitimacy Versus Fear

“…Contrary to what is generally referred to as democratic policing in established democracies (Nalla 2009), Russian policing is characterized as intrusive, repressive, and abusive (Light et al, 2015; Reynolds et al, 2008), reflecting limited confidence in the institution of the Russian police. While there is considerable literature on citizen perceptions of police misconduct (Gerber & Mendelson, 2008), trust (Beck & Robertson, 2009; Goldsmith, 2005; Semukhina & Reynolds, 2014; Zernova, 2012), and satisfaction (Glinskiy, 2000; Reynolds et al, 2008) with police in Russia, very few studies (Hough et al, 2013; Meško et al, 2013) examined determinants of police legitimacy, and yet few others have examined legitimacy as a predictor variable (Gurinskaya, 2020; Nalla & Gurinskaya, 2022) in Russia. Overall, little research explored legitimacy in the context of citizen compliance with legal regulations in Russia.…”