Beach Security in Hawaii
posted by:Daphne Gilbert // 11:36 AM // February 09, 2005 // Surveillance and social sorting
The state of Hawaii has instituted a new pilot project that contracts out surveillance to a private security company on behalf of the police. Funds for the contract currently come from the Hawaii Tourism Authority with a view to lessening the "stress" on the police force. "Island cams" have been installed at popular beaches and they are described as both "visual deterrents" and "not easily spotted". The cameras come with digital privacy zones to prevent spying on beach residents.
It is interesting to see the increasing dependence of police forces on private industry in the name of crime prevention.
