Traffic Monitoring Camera Systems Essay -- electronic monitoring devic

AbstractWith the significant increase of traffic monitoring camera systems, the debate on their safety, effectiveness and Constitutionality has increased. The purpose of this research is to make arguments from each side of the issue and then compare statistics on the subject in order to make a determination of whether these systems are more sound or detrimental to public safety, and whether public interest or financial gain is the core component in the implementation of the camera systems.Over the aside decade, American citizens have seen an increasingly common sight the onslaught of electronic monitoring devices being placed at traffic light-hearteds and intersections with the sole purpose of transcription driver behavior to issue citations all in the name of safety (Federal Highway Administration Safety, n.d.). The proliferation of these traffic safety cameras, which has spread in unprecedented amount to ever-smaller towns (Smile, youre on camera, 2009), is undoubtedly contr oversial, and has sparked much debate between citizens, legislatures, police departments, federal agencies, and civil rights groups (Burnett, 1998). Besides the debate on whether or non the cameras, and the citations that are issued to the registe ruby-red vehicle owner based upon the recorded information, are constitutional, (or whether they simply constitute an Orwellian invasion of privacy), the widely-accepted premise that the cameras decrease the severity of and/or disallow automobile accidents is also intensely contested. Advocates for the implementation of red light and speed cameras are adamant that the use of such devices deters traffic violations and decreases accidents (City of Johnson City, TN, n.d.). Research supports these claims ... ...guson, S. A., & Farmer, C. M. (2007). Reducing red light running through longer yellow signal timing and red light camera enforcement Results of a field investigation. Retrieved from http//www.stopredlightrunning.comRuby, D. E., & Hobeika, A. G. (2003, Summer). Assessment of red light running cameras in Fairfax County, Virginia. Transportation Quarterly, 57(3), 33-48.Shifflett, G., & Owen, J. (2008, September 22). Red light cameras in the Volunteer State Unsafe, unconstitutional, and unnecessary (Tennessee Center for Policy Research Policy instruct 04-08). Retrieved from The Newspaper www.thenewspaper.comSmile, youre on camera. (2009, November). State Legislatures, 35(2), 11. Retrieved from http//find.galegroup.com.ezproxy.etsu.eduThe red-light camera never lies. (2009, November 13). The Hotline. Retrieved from http//find.galegroup.com.ezproxy.etsu.edu.