A Study on Social Issue Solutions Using the ‘Internet of Things’ (Focusing on a Crime Prevention Camera System) Hong Joo Lee Dept.of Industrial & Management Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Korea Correspondence should be addressed to Hong Joo Lee [email protected] Many researchers in various fields are seeking solutions to such problems through political and administrative measures. However, concrete solutions have yet to be presented. Researches that seek solutions to the said problems using new technologies are increasing. In this study, a solution for changing and improving society was proposed by investigating social issue solutions and technologies centered on social organizations and systems. To do that, the types of social issues were analyzed by defining them through the analysis in the preceding studies and using a meta-research technique. I am suggested a crime prevention security system to prevent crimes in deteriorated areas. The system is integrated with the IOT, which differs from the existing manual camera. 1. Introduction Korea’s social issues, its society should be changed Korean society is facing a significant turning point. It is growing slowly, and only competitive fields are developing, which is resulting in unbalanced growth. and improved. That is, the needed social changes and improvements can be achieved through changes and improvements in organizations and technologies. Furthermore, low fertility and an aging population are fast emerging, and diseases, natural disasters, and catastrophes are ensuing from climate changes. Thus, aggressive responses are required. Therefore, it is very important to propose solutions for the protection of the national welfare and the Table 1: Types of changes and improvements needed in Korean society Centered on Centered on Organizations Technologies and Systems Vaccine resolution of social problems. In particular, despite Social welfare techniques system Healthcare Medical system insurance Food system monitoring size in the world with an over 5,000-fold increase in Shared system for imports in the last 50 years.[1] Even though many economy preventing Korea’s remarkable economic growth, Koreans’ national satisfaction with their quality of life appears to be very low, with the country ranking 27th among 36 countries in the 2013 OECD Better Life Index, although South Korea boasts the 10th largest trading researchers are striving to solve the country’s political and administrative problems, they seem to have reached their limit. Therefore, to solve South Changes and Improvements for Solving Social Issues food poisoning However, in these days, considering technologies, institutes are conducting research that could solve more and more attentions are required to identify social problems and create human-oriented values scientific technology solutions as an alternative through scientific technology, there has not been any measure. Today, the researches on social roles of notable result produced by research so far. Therefore, scientific technology are not comprehensive or in order to overcome such limit, social issues should systematic and people’s concerns for them are also be resolved through research on convergence social relatively low. Moreover, since the purpose of and scientific technology and a model that can scientific technology is to focus on economic growth, produce profits should be studied by ensuring systematic research to improve the social roles of business markets. scientific technology is not being conducted. Nevertheless, according to the survey conducted by the 2013 NSTC (National Science & Technology Council), 60.2% of the people still consider that Table 2: Examples of social and scientific technologies Products and Category Role Services scientific technology could play a significant role for resolving social problems and become an important measure that improves the quality of life, including Health and medicine national health and safety, beyond a mere measure of economic growth. [2] Advanced countries such as the US, EU, and Japan are continuously conducting research with huge budgets in order to identify solutions for social issues using scientific Safety (from disasters and catastrophes) Influenza A and seasonal flu vaccines Advanced Emergency Braking Eco-friendly education have been recently expanding the paradigm of R&D on scientific Environment and improvement in quality of life. Moreover, the necessity of convergence technology has been architectural materials technology that focuses on both economic growth Augmented Culture reality and 3D recognized more than ever before in order to lead to TV innovations for future societies and sculpt a human- response to infectious diseases Prevention of damage from traffic accidents System technology. In addition, the government and the department of Preventive Construction of a pleasant indoor environment Satisfaction of emotional needs (Source: NSTC, 2013) oriented and creative society for sustainable life. However, scientific technology is still supplier- Thus, this paper suggests a solution to crime prevention that can practically resolve social issues. oriented (the government, corporations, researchers, etc.) and solitarily compartmentalized; therefore, it is difficult to expect the effects of convergence. Thus, convergence researches are required to 2. Related Works 2.1 Government Activities for Solving Social Issues vitalize convergence scientific technology, using cooperation of collective intelligence, such as As the development of national-level research that consumers like citizens, humanity scientists, and the only concentrate on economic and technical growth government or corporations. are recognized as a problem, various forms of Hence, even if the government and research research are coming up to surface to improve national convenience from of existing problem solution methods. This is because balancing the social ecosystem. In this context, in the problem-solving process, the social issues major companies and nations are showing interest in must be understood; and to investigate the goals of national everyone, the problem solutions, the major performers and the responding to various social issues and improving technical characteristics and revolution patterns of the while the solution of such problems must be determined. encompassing welfare, environment, and safety. In In addition, the government, which has been leading South Korea, such activities are being promoted the solution of social issues, should convert its through for ‘supply-oriented policy’ to a ‘demand-oriented solving social issues. These projects aim to ‘improve policy’ to discover the demands of civil society and citizens’ quality of life by solving social issues that satisfy them. Furthermore, the government should significantly affect peoples’ lives through science combine new and unique technologies with existing technologies, and to create products and services technologies to come up with newly designed that are used in citizens’ daily lives in the light of the technologies. convenience perspective services comprehensive technology a quality for of development life projects developments in technologies, legal systems, service delivery, etc. To sum up such existing discussions, 2.3 Social Services and Problems social technologies can be defined as technologies that create products and services using a fusion Philip Kotler (2010), who is a business management technology, etc., as a subset of the national welfare scholar from the U.S., suggested that, in the current technology. Market 3.0, corporations are performing activities to resolve ‘social problems’ and consumers are actively 2.2 A New Paradigm for Demand-oriented engaging in the market based on advanced information and technology. [4] It implies that social Science Technologies problems are not just issues of the government, but a The latest improvements in physical living standards common issue that corporations and citizens should and new social issues such as crime and participate to solve together; therefore, it becomes environmental pollution are being spotlighted as possible for such activities to evolve into actions affecting quality of life. Therefore, technologies for that create added values. In addition, the importance solving social issues should be determined after of social services is increasing in order for the classifying technology development and utilization government to resolve social problems that occurs areas as a social problem sector and defining the within the fields of welfare, health and medical roles of the applied technologies. To date, treatment, education, employment, housing, culture, researchers have first demanded that technology and environment. Chang (2012) developed an (research and development) items. However, such innovative, new social service using scientific, approach has shown that the demanded products are engineering, and systematic methods and introduced yet to be developed or have not yet been distributed social service R&D policies as an effective political even though they have already been developed. [3] measure that can improve the existing social service In addition, studies for solving social issues through distribution system and customer interface. [5] technologies require different approaches because However, their aims and directions differ from those of the distribution system is focusing on development- since the existing social service oriented research, and or have exchanges, and the term ‘problem’ fundamental represents a state wherein a basic desire has not been application studies on social services. Moreover, satisfied, or a negative state. Therefore, social Song (2012) said that technology innovation is problems cannot be absolutely or objectively required to resolve social problems such as safety, defined, but should be relatively clarified according health, and environment issues resulting from rapid to special criteria [7]. In this study, the common social changes, while the advancement of social elements of the definitions of social problems are services through social technology is important as a deduced based on the previous researches, as measure that reduces financial burden and improves presented in the following table. According to the the quality and efficiency of social services. [6] previous researches, first, social problems diverge development are balanced required support for from social values (norms or order); second, they are determined as problems that need to be solved by 2.4 Definition of Social Problems majority people or a few influential people; third, To address social issues, the concept of a social issue they are caused by the society itself; fourth, social or is herein defined. J. H. Kim et al. (2011) stated in group activities are required to solve them; and fifth, their study that the term ‘society’ refers to a group they have negative effects on many people. composed of more than two individuals who interact Table 3: Previous researches that defined social problems Elements Threat to Social Order Researchers Merton & Nisbet [8] ○ Perry & Perry [9] ○ Determined by the Majority with the Need for Improvement Determined by Influential People Affect Many People ○ Etzioni [10] ○ Shepard & Voss [11] ○ Rubington & Weinberg [12] ○ Henslin [13] ○ Choi [14] Social Reason Social & Group Activities Required for Improve ments ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Eitzen & Zinn [15] Kornblum & Julian [16] ○ Lauer [17] ○ Curran & Renzetti [18] ○ Horton et al. [19] ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Beeghley [20] ○ ○ ○ Sullivan [21] ○ Zastrow [22] Mooney et al. [23] ○ Kim [24] ○ ○ Park et al. [25] ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Park et al. [26] ○ Won [27] ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ In addition, J. H. Kim et al. (2011) suggested that shows the viewpoints of scholars on social problems. social problems are evaluated differently depending In the paper, I analyzed literature reviews on the particular era, society, culture, value, etc. [7]. through meta research analysis. Table 4 shows that Therefore, social problems can be classified many researchers studied about crimes as important depending social problems. on the technological environment, reserved resources, and levels of values that citizens aim for. Thus, the conceptual characteristics of such 2.6 Korean Ranking of Quality of Life social problems are reflected to this study on the different types of social problems and their solutions. In this paper, the priorities of South Koreans in terms of quality of life in the OECD’s report in 2014 are investigated by sector. The housing sector 2.5 Classification of Social Problems showed a low level of satisfaction. Therefore, the Social problems, which used to be classified in the South Korean government is introducing the previous research based on the individual criteria of CPTED program to improve the deteriorated the researchers, can be classified according to their housing environment and solve Korea’s public causes, properties, or types. The types of social security issues. However, the current CPTED problems can be based on an academic viewpoint or program is being used only to improve the housing determined for application in national policies. environment. These two viewpoints were reflected in this study to organize the details of the preceding studies promoted from the academic viewpoint. Table 4 Table 4: Analysis of preceding studies to draw out the types of social problems Type Moo Ake lney la et et al. al. [33] [23] ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ Mert Schn Curran Cho Cho Beeg Parrill Eitze Sulli on & eiKo & i & ZasKim i et ho& n & Researcher Nisbe der et [30 Renzet Cho trow [29] al. ley Stimso Zinn van t al. ] ti i [22] [14] [20] n [32] [20] [21] [8] [28] [18] [31] Health Care ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ Food Energy Education Environment Life Crimes Quality Disasters and Calamities Housing and Traffic Culture and Leisure ㅇ Rouf Y. Aals eXin Pot et chaei g et wer al. et al. al. [37] [35] [34] [36] ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ Social Value Family Dissolution ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ Table 5: Ranking of Quality of Life in South Korea Parts Housing Income and Wealth Jobs and Earnings Community Education and Skills Environment Civic Engagement Health Life Satisfaction Personal Security Work-Life Balance Index 5.9 2.3 7.6 3.1 8.0 5.3 7.5 5.0 4.2 9.5 4.2 Ranking 20/36 23/36 14/36 34/36 4/36 30/36 3/36 30/36 25/36 6/36 34/36 (Source: http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org, 2014) 2.7 Service Types for Social Problem Solutions In this study, to deduce the services needed to solve social problems in health care, food, energy, education, the environment, crimes, disasters and calamities, housing, traffic, and leisure and culture, Environment which correspond to the life quality elements, among the types of social problems revealed in preceding studies, the preceding studies were investigated to analyze the required services based on the problems in each field, as presented in the following table. Crimes Table 6: Services required by social problem type Social Problem Health Care Food Energy Education Required Services Provision of location information, status monitoring, provision of warning notices, real-time remote response service, diet and exercise management, personalized service, Provision of preliminary information. Location information provision, product status monitoring, recording of particular event information, sharing of distribution process data, provision of food safety information, expansion and management of delivery systems for socially vulnerable groups, service evaluation and management. Usage monitoring, provision of notices, recording of particular events, automatic control, smart grid service, provision of usage data, remote meter reading. Goods sharing, service evaluation and management, personalization, opening Disasters and Calamities Housing and Traffic Culture and Leisure and use of public facilities, interpretation and subtitling, virtual reality, detailed information search, auxiliary device support. Provision of location information, pollution monitoring, provision of notices, recording of particular events, provision of preliminary information for pollution prevention, operation and management of integrated systems, provision of usage information, tailoring of consumer demand information, virtual reality, detailed information search. Provision of location information, situation monitoring and crime forecasting, recording of particular events, self-detection of abnormal patterns, provision of warning notices, automatic control, provision of preliminary information, automatic collection of evidence pertaining to problems. Provision of location information, climate status monitoring and forecasting, provision of warning notices. Provision of location information, monitoring, danger warning, automatic service control, provision of preliminary information, goods sharing. Provision of preliminary information, vulnerable social group management through delivery systems expansion, tailoring to consumer types, opening and use of public facilities, interpretation and subtitling, community and network construction. 2.8 Physical Design for Crime Prevention Crime and the fear of crime are pervasive and endemic concerns in modern post-industrial society locate the site. Electronic fences can either be and criminal justice systems are clearly failing to wireless of in-ground.[43] Wireless fences have an tackle both issues.[38] electronic base unit that emits radio waves up to a Brantingham and Brantingham (1991) have certain range. A receiver and transmitter send an argued that there are four dimensions to any crime alert to the relevant body.[43] In-ground fence picks namely, the law, the offender, the target and the up radio waves and beeps once someone crosses the location. [39] fence.[43] Perimeter security can have fiber optic As a place-based crime prevention strategy, crime stretched along the fence. An optical time prevention through environmental design (CPTED) reflectometer (a type of radar for light) attached to emerged as an independent theory and is now the fiber optic would locate the spot, within about a increasingly fashionable and is being implemented meter, where the twist or bend took place and a worldwide.[40] search light could be instantly aimed at the CPTED is an acronym for crime prevention point .[44] through environmental design which asserts that “the proper design and effective use of the built 3. Development of Social Issue Solutions environment can lead to a reduction in the fear and 3.1 Introduction of a Crime Prevention Solution incidence of crime, and an improvement in the quality of life.[41] In this study, the social issues that should be solved Also, physical design for crime prevention has the first were selected and their solutions were deduced, capacity to promote informal or natural surveillance considering the types of social issues analyzed in the opportunities for residents and their agents and preceding studies and according to the OECD- surveillance is part of capable guardianship.[42] reported (2014) priorities of South Koreans as to If offenders perceive that they can be observed, quality of life. To do so, a crime prevention solution they may be less likely to offend, given the for improving the housing environment, which was increased potential for prevention, apprehension and presented as a social issue in preceding studies, and prosecution. for which the South Korean government showed Thus, considering the previous research, I great concern, was developed and proposed. That is, suggested mechanical surveillance strategies (e.g. in this study, a security camera system that uses the street lighting and CCTV) for crime prevention in Internet of Things (IoT) was developed to improve the paper. the housing environment by preventing crimes. Therefore, a solution for social issues is proposed 2.9 Safer School For safer schools CCTV cameras, perimeter fences, metal detectors and alarm systems need to be in place. An alarm system can have GPS coordinates, so that when it goes off the control center can easily after using the research approach shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: City crime prevention solutions Figure 2: Conceptual model for crime prevention system using IOT 3.2 Use of the Internet of the Things In other words, in the IoT, people, processes, data, and things are interconnected by an intelligent The term ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) was first network, and therefore, the society becomes a place introduced by an MIT RFID (Radio Frequency where new values and revolutions can be created. In Identification) specialist, Kevin Ashitton, who said addition, in 1999 that “The IoT will be constructed because technology RFID and other sensors are mounted on things in sophisticated. As such, the IoT technology is likely daily life”. [45] That is, the IoT can be defined as a to bring about successful outcomes in the public system communication sector. (For example, information from CCTVs, modules are mounted on things to enable real-time GPS, etc. helps improve crime prevention effects data exchange and communication via the Internet. and criminal arrests). wherein sensors and technology costs and developments make reduce technologies Such connection of things through the Internet and other appliances can have greatly expanded ranges in real time in (1) collecting (sensing) information, 4. The Crime Prevention Security Camera System Used with the IoT Technology (2) transferring the collected information (data), (3) storing the information (data), and (4) converging In this study, to prevent crimes in deteriorated areas, the information and generating new data. Therefore, a crime prevention security system integrated with the IoT environment can be defined as a society that the IoT, which differs from the existing manual is interconnected via the Internet or mobile networks. camera systems, was developed. The current crime prevention cameras are being used to monitor crimes and quickly arrest the criminals. However, because the existing cameras cannot monitor incidents that through the analysis in the preceding studies and occur far from the camera’s fixed position, such using a meta-research technique. In addition, the cameras are increasingly failing to detect crimes. social issue solutions implemented in South Korea Therefore, in this paper, a system was developed were investigated based on the OECD’s analysis with the following function: (1) when it detects a data (2014). From the results of this study, a new- pedestrian’s movement in alleyway, it automatically concept security camera that uses the latest IoT turns on LED lamps using its sensors installed on technology to prevent crimes in deteriorated areas the fences, etc. of buildings and houses in was proposed. The system can detect pedestrian deteriorated areas, and (2) its camera follows the movements, unlike the existing security cameras, pedestrian’s moves (camera moving steadily a track because its camera follows the pedestrian’s moves. on the fences). As such, the system can lighten dark Thus, it is likely to actively prevent crime. The areas and advise pedestrians that they are being system can also be used to actively monitor crime actively monitored, to prevent crime. Moreover, the scenes. However, to increase the practicability of the system can quickly recognize (tracking shot by results of this study in the future, this system must cameras) the field situation and transmit related be used in deteriorated areas to investigate its information to related agencies to solve problems. performance and the problems that can occur after it is introduced. 6. Acknowledgement This work was supported by the GRRC program of Gyeonggi province.[GRRC] 7. 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