The camera never lies but, in truth, is it any use?
Henry Shaftoe
(Cities Research Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol)
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Abstract
This article challenges the effectiveness of public surveillance by closed circuit television. Based upon evaluations conducted in the West of England, there is little evidence of systems delivering crime reduction or significant increases in detection.
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Citation
Shaftoe, H. (2002), "The camera never lies but, in truth, is it any use?", Safer Communities, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 27-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/17578043200200015
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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