A Legacy of Security in Olympic London

London’s 2012 Summer Olympics are still more than eight months away, but the legacy they’ll leave behind is already being put in place. Beyond the stadiums and park grounds, a more subtle afterbirth will stick around once the games are over. It’s the security infrastructure – both physical and economic – that is already being established in this long-troubled part of town that will persist and affect the area long after the 17-day event is over.

Dr. Pete Fussey is a criminologist at the University of Essex who studies security issues surrounding the Olympic Games. He says the security surrounding the games will be one of the most significant impacts of the event, and that in both good and bad ways it will shape the legacy of London’s Olympics.