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3 results foundAuthor: Miethe, Terance D. Title: Public Attitudes about Aerial Drone Activities: Results of a National Survey Summary: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as "drones," collect information and provide visual monitoring of activities in a variety of public and private settings. These free-flying aircraft are controlled by remote and digital technology. Six states (Alaska, New York, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas, and Virginia) have been federally designated as test sites for identifying operational and safety issues associated with drone technology. Although several national opinion polls have been conducted over the last several years on drone use for military purposes, less is known about public attitudes and support for drone usage in other contexts. These additional contexts for drone applications include land use patterns, geographical/climatic photo mapping, crowd management, and specific areas within criminal justice (e.g., border patrols, detecting traffic violators, home and business security). Due to the recent and dramatic growth in media attention to drone technology, it is important to establish an empirical baseline of the current level of public knowledge and attitudes about aerial drone usage to track future changes in the public's acceptance of this emerging technology. This Research in Brief summarizes the results of multiple national surveys of public knowledge and support of the use of aerial drone technology in a variety of public and private settings. It is based on samples of 636 U.S. adult citizens who completed internet surveys in the first week of June 2014. A summary of the results, demographic factors associated with levels of awareness and support for drone usage, the public policy implications of these findings, and limitations of this study are described. Details: Las Vegas: University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Center for Crime and Justice Policy, 2014. 8p. Source: Internet Resource: Research in Brief: Accessed May 21, 2015 at: http://www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/page_files/3/Public-Attitudes-About-Aerial.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: http://www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/page_files/3/Public-Attitudes-About-Aerial.pdf Shelf Number: 135753 Keywords: Aerial DronesDrones PrivacyPublic OpinionSurveillance |
Author: Lieberman, Joel D. Title: Aerial Drones, Domestic Surveillance, and Public Opinion of Adults in the United States Summary: HIGHLIGHTS - Over 95% of U.S. adults in this survey are opposed to using drones to monitor people's daily activities around their home. The majority of respondents are also opposed to drones monitoring people at work (77%) and in their daily activities in open public places (63%). - Public attitudes about using drones for domestic surveillance vary across different social groups. For surveillance in both public and private places, opposition to drone use is highest among persons with lower incomes and those who emphasize individualism (i.e., prefer a government that focuses on individual rights over public safety). - A strong majority of respondents agreed that drone surveillance is an invasion of privacy, especially when it occurs around the home (88%) or at work (79%). High levels of agreement across context were also found in people's views of drones as "excessive surveillance." These two concerns were the major reasons for opposition to domestic surveillance by drones. - A belief that drones increase public safety is the primary reason given by respondents who support their use for domestic surveillance. This is especially true for public opinion about the government's use of drones in open public places. - Respondents were most supportive of drone use for surveillance in open public places when it was being conducted by a federal government agency (33% supported this activity), followed by state and local police (28%), mass media (18%), commercial business (14%), and private citizens (13%). Details: Las Vegas: University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Center for Crime and Justice Policy, 2014. 8p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 21, 2015 at: http://www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/page_files/3/Aerial-Drones.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: http://www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/page_files/3/Aerial-Drones.pdf Shelf Number: 135754 Keywords: Aerial Drones Privacy Public Opinion Public PlacesSurveillance |
Author: Sakiyama, Mari Title: Nevada vs. U.S. Residents' Attitudes Toward Surveillance Using Aerial Drones Summary: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), commonly known as "drones," are free-flying aircraft that are controlled by remote technology. Drones have the capability to not only collect information along their flight path, but also to provide visual monitoring of activities in various public places. These flight systems have commonly been used for military operations and are increasingly being applied for use in search and rescue activities, land management practices, and climatic and geographical photo mapping. A recent national survey found that the vast majority of U.S. residents support the use of drones in these areas (Miethe, Lieberman, Sakiyama, & Troshynski, 2014). Eighty-three percent of Nevada residents in this survey were opposed to using drones to monitor people's daily activities around their home. The majority of respondents were also opposed to drones monitoring people at work (59%) and in their daily activities in open public places (48%). Public attitudes about using drones for domestic surveillance varied across different social groups in Nevada. For surveillance in both public and private places, opposition to drone use was highest among persons with lower incomes and those who emphasize individualism (i.e., prefer a government that focuses on individual rights over public safety). About two-thirds of the respondents in Nevada agreed that drone surveillance is an invasion of privacy, especially when it occurs around the home (77%) or at work (66%). High levels of agreement across contexts were also found in people's views of drones as "excessive surveillance." These two concerns were the major reasons for opposition to domestic surveillance by drones. A belief that drones increase public safety was the primary reason given by respondents who support the use for domestic surveillance by government entities. Respondents in Nevada strongly opposed the use of drones for monitoring people's daily activities when it is done by private citizens (78%), commercial businesses (71%), and the mass media (66%). Similar to national findings, Nevada residents were far less opposed to drone surveillance of people's daily activities by local, state, and federal government agencies (44% opposed this activity). Details: Las Vegas: University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Center for Crime and Justice Policy, 2014. 6p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 10, 2017 at: https://www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/page_files/27/NevadaU.S.Residents%27Attitudes.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: https://www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/page_files/27/NevadaU.S.Residents%27Attitudes.pdf Shelf Number: 135757 Keywords: Aerial DronesPublic OpinionSurveillance |