Local Surveillance Ordinances

A collection of local ordinances involving surveillance technology, and related things.

Local Ordinances regarding police surveillance

• Cambridge, MA (11/2016)
• Santa Clara, CA (2/2016)
• San Francisco's Community Safety Camera Ordinance (Retrieved 6/2/2018)
• Berkeley, CA (Retrieved 6/3/2018)
• Arlington.
  • Warrant article, proposing a group to study the use of surveillance technologies by town bodies.
  • Proponent's statement. The selectmen voted to form the study group themselves, outside of town meeting.
  • Town Manager's Memo, regarding the formation of a study group

CCTV Studies

• Assessing the impact of CCTV. UK home office report 292.
• The Impact of CCTV: 14 case studies. A report of 14 CCTV deployments in the UK.
• What works Briefing: the effects of CCTV.
• ACLU's expert findings on surveillance cameras
• CITRIS report on San Francisco's Community Safety Camera Program. Study by UC Berkeley
• Measuring the effects of Video Surveillance on Crime in Los Angeles. Study by the California Research Bureau.

Other

• https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Policies/Video-Surveillance-System-Policy.aspx. Boston housing authority's Video Surveillance System Policy
• CCTV Code of Practice from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office