• Samikshak Kaulkar
• Prerana Patil
• Shivam Kumar
• Samrendera Singh Yadav
• Sakshi Gajbhiye

It is now an indispensable fixture that public safety surveillance has become in crime prevention, emergency response, and urban security. By harnessing artificial intelligence (AI), video analytics, and the Internet of Things (IoT), this monitoring has gone from passive to active systems that can real-time-threat detect and police forecasting. For instance, behavioral analysis, A mediated facial recognition, and anomaly detection will be the fastest tools in law enforcement when it comes to immediate response and deterring criminal acts. In fact, the hefty price tag comes with these technologies. Surveillance can become pervasive, with privacy issues that stem from the innocent operation of such a system, as it could serve as a tool for massive data collection that could be abused in future. More than that, ethical and social justice issues would emerge as those algorithmic biases potentially unfairly target a particular community. Apart from this, another downside of the interconnected surveillance network would be that the systems could fall victim to cyber vulnerabilities: the networks could be hacked, therefore perpetrating data breaches or illegal access. The rule of the day in the proper use of surveillance technology is legality and rightness. Regulations shall, therefore, make clear about the intent of implied consent, its collection, storage, and use of data, and measures against misuse. On the other hand, ethical design of AI must deal with bias prevention and respect for frameworks of human rights as it pertains to discriminatory usage of surveillance technologies. In the future, surveillance for public safety is going to touch upon the balancing of security and civil rights. In this regard, ethics development in AI, combined with the technology for data privacy and the regulatory arm, would assist in minimizing possible harm while further enhancing the legitimate benefits of surveillance. These technologies, when controlled properly and transparently implemented, would thus facilitate the ability of law enforcement to secure public safety and underpin human and ethical principles.

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"", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. ppj402-j405, March-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503949.pdf