ABSTRACT The paper examines factors that shape citizens’ attitudes towards closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in public places. Using survey data from 570 university students from St.Petersburg (Russia), we show that the majority of young people approve the use of cameras for surveillance in public spaces. Findings suggest that males hold amore negative view towards cameras compared to females, while income, victimization status, and perceived level of disorder do not predict support for cameras. However, fear of crime, privacy considerations, and police legitimacy are all strongly related to cameras’ acceptance. Further, trust in the effectiveness of surveillance technology partially mediates the effect of these factors and predicts a higher level of acceptance. Findings have important implications for improving police-citizen relations and building a foundation for effective security coproduction in the new digital age.

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预测市民对监控摄像头的支持。警察的合法性重要吗？

摘要 本文研究了塑造公民对公共场所闭路电视 (CCTV) 摄像机态度的因素。我们使用来自圣彼得堡（俄罗斯）的 570 名大学生的调查数据表明，大多数年轻人赞成在公共场所使用摄像头进行监控。研究结果表明，与女性相比，男性对相机的看法更为消极，而收入、受害状态和感知的障碍程度并不能预测对相机的支持。然而，对犯罪的恐惧、隐私考虑和警察的合法性都与相机的接受度密切相关。此外，对监控技术有效性的信任在一定程度上调节了这些因素的影响，并预测了更高的接受度。