CCTV of Street Prostitution in Switzerland

Klauser, F.

CCTV of Street Prostitution in Switzerland

Klauser, F.

Authors

F. Klauser

Abstract

At the beginning of 2005, a decision was taken to close off during the night-time the biggest street prostitution area in Switzerland, namely the 'Industriestrasse' in the city of Olten (17,000 inhabitants). Before however, it was not so much the prostitutes that made this street renowned, but three dome cameras that were installed in 2001 by local police forces. This project was not only meant to 'discipline' and make the street safer for prostitutes, but also to increase the image of the city as a whole by reducing its negative press headlines.

Citation

Klauser, F. (2005). CCTV of Street Prostitution in Switzerland

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Dec 1, 2005
Deposit Date	Feb 27, 2008
Publicly Available Date	Feb 27, 2008
Journal	Urban design forum
Peer Reviewed	Not Peer Reviewed
Volume	UDFQ72
Keywords	Prostitution, Industriestrasse, Surveillance, CCTV.
Publisher URL	http://www.udf.org.au/udf-quarterly

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