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Welfare, crime and society - for iPad/Mac/PC

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If you feel that you are being watched, it may well be that you are. Surveillance is an ever growing feature of 21st century life in countries across the world, raising issues of social justice, security and community. The tracks on this album explore how forms and practices of surveillance reveal the entanglements between welfare, crime and society and the tensions and overlaps between policies aimed at delivering social welfare and those intended to control crime. The material is drawn from the course DD208 Welfare, crime and society

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Episodes

Welfare, crime and society

A short introduction to the album.

Dec 14, 2009•50 sec

Transcript -- Welfare, crime and society

Transcript -- A short introduction to the album.

Dec 14, 2009

Surveillance: safe shopping

Surveillance and security in the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds.

Nov 23, 2008•8 min

Transcript -- Surveillance: safe shopping

Transcript -- Surveillance and security in the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds.

Nov 23, 2008

Surveillance: perceptions of security

Private and public, formal and informal forms of security in the White Rose Shopping Centre.

Nov 23, 2008•6 min

Transcript -- Surveillance: perceptions of security

Transcript -- Private and public, formal and informal forms of security in the White Rose Shopping Centre.

Nov 23, 2008

Gated communities: who and why?

Exploring some of the reasons why people in different parts of the world choose to live in gated communities.

Nov 23, 2008•5 min

Transcript -- Gated communities: who and why?

Transcript -- Exploring some of the reasons why people in different parts of the world choose to live in gated communities.

Nov 23, 2008

Gated communities: insiders and outsiders

The purpose and nature of surveillance for residents of gated communities.

Nov 23, 2008•5 min

Transcript -- Gated communities: insiders and outsiders

Transcript -- The purpose and nature of surveillance for residents of gated communities.

Nov 23, 2008

Gated communities: socialness and social retreat

Residents of Atlantic Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, talk about why they feel more comfortable and more secure living in a gated community.

Nov 23, 2008•14 min

Transcript -- Gated communities: socialness and social retreat

Transcript -- Residents of Atlantic Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, talk about why they feel more comfortable and more secure living in a gated community.

Nov 23, 2008

Gated communities: squatter camp to safe community

Residents of the N2 gateway Project in Langa township, South Africa, talk about the differences the creation of an informal gated community has made to their lives.

Nov 23, 2008•5 min

Transcript -- Gated communities: squatter camp to safe community

Transcript -- Residents of the N2 gateway Project in Langa township, South Africa, talk about the differences the creation of an informal gated community has made to their lives.

Nov 23, 2008

Gated communities: surveillance and security

Residents of gated communities talk about some of the dilemmas they face and the ever present need for surveillance.

Nov 23, 2008•3 min

Transcript -- Gated communities: surveillance and security

Transcript -- Residents of gated communities talk about some of the dilemmas they face and the ever present need for surveillance.

Nov 23, 2008

Migration: controlling borders

In Algeciras in southern Spain, the arrival of undocumented migrants from North Africa is a daily occurrence.

Nov 23, 2008•8 min

Transcript -- Migration: controlling borders

Transcript -- In Algeciras in southern Spain, the arrival of undocumented migrants from North Africa is a daily occurrence.

Nov 23, 2008

Migration: personal stories

Undocumented migrants tell the stories of their travel from Africa and their experienced when they arrived on Spanish territory.

Nov 23, 2008•12 min

Transcript -- Migration: personal stories

Transcript -- Undocumented migrants tell the stories of their travel from Africa and their experienced when they arrived on Spanish territory.

Nov 23, 2008

Migration: Legal and illegal

The beaurocratic problems migrants face when trying to gain legal status and workers' rights.

Nov 23, 2008•6 min

Transcript -- Migration: Legal and illegal

Transcript -- The beaurocratic problems migrants face when trying to gain legal status and workers' rights.

Nov 23, 2008

Migration: monitoring and surveillance

The use of documentary evidence as an increasingly important part of border control policy.

Nov 23, 2008•5 min

Transcript -- Migration: monitoring and surveillance

Transcript -- The use of documentary evidence as an increasingly important part of border control policy.

Nov 23, 2008

Migration: the risks of surveillance

The dangers of trying to control and monitor migrant populations.

Nov 23, 2008•3 min

Transcript -- Migration: the risks of surveillance

Transcript -- The dangers of trying to control and monitor migrant populations.

Nov 23, 2008

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