Technology Improvements in Surveillance: Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and Its Effects on Society Oftentimes when people talk about surveillance we naturally think of cameras on the corner of a street or the camera installed by the entrance of a bank. Surveillance is much more in-depth and diverse than that. Surveillance is the act of monitoring the activity of a person or a group of people in a given location for the purpose of gathering information that can be used for the purpose of directing, influencing, managing, or protecting them. Surveillance can be used by individuals, companies, or government agencies as a form of deterrent to crime and evidence for convicting criminals or solving a civil case. There are different forms of surveillance; natural surveillance which involves the placement of physical features, activities and people in a way that maximizes visibility. If a criminal is aware that he or she is at a risk of being watched or observed, a potential crime is less likely to occur. For the purpose of crime deterrent and safety, the traditional form of surveillance, the Patrols, has rapidly been replaced by technology like the closed circuit televisions (CCTV). Patrols cannot be everywhere and also not cost effective; therefore, technological methods of surveillance have quickly been used to supplement patrols because of its cost efficiency and effectiveness. What is CCTV? According to the article Video Surveillance of Public Places by Jerry Ratcliffe, CCTV is “‘a system in which a number of video cameras are connected in a closed circuit or loop, with the images produced being sent to a central television monitor or recorded.’” In these age and time, technology has changed, shaped, and transformed the way we go by our daily activities. Organizations no longer have interest in hiring patrol to secure the perimeters of their facility; surveillance