When looking at the literature discussed in the previous paragraphs, aspect are visible that help us

explain the reactions of people towards municipal CCTV surveillance. These different aspects can be

transferred to a concept model which allows for a visual interpretation for the explanations of

people’s reactions towards municipal CCTV surveillance. The concept model of this thesis is visualized

in figure 3. This thesis expects that people’s notion of privacy has an effect on people opinion on the

different types of CCTV surveillance. People’s opinions on the different types of CCTV surveillance

then determine people’s risk perception and safety feeling with regards to privacy and municipal

CCTV surveillance. People either feel safe and do not feel threatened or they feel unsafe and /or have

privacy concerns. When people do feel unsafe and threatened they are expected to some extent

show preventive behaviour.

Figure 3. Concept model reactions to CCTV surveillance.

2.5 CONCLUSION

The first scholars in the context of privacy were considered Warren & Brandeis (1984). They argued
that people have the right to be left alone. Later, this was enriched with different elements of privacy

such as being protection against the unwanted publication of individuals’ names, pictures and other

private information and protection against intrusion. Moreover, due to rapid technological change

Notions of

privacy

1. Private sphere

2. Bodily integrity

3. Protection of

Information

Types of

surveillance

Monitoring
Recognising

Indentifying

Perception

Risk perception

Safety Feelings

Reactions

Avoidance

Protective

behaviour

Insurance

behaviour

Communicative

behaviour
Participation