The silent witness: How CCTV could transform school safety

For the past 30 years, across Europe and within Australia, Close Circuit Television (CCTV) has become an omnipresent aspect of our lives. Ostensibly it is there for safety, and for the prevention of activities that society deems unacceptable. However, there are growing concerns over the ‘surveillance’ of populations and the way that such technology can be abused by authorities. That said, there is little doubt that it has changed our lives – but one of the few areas that have not been deeply addressed is the place of CCTV in our schools.