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: Current AwarenessCCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police - The Guardian
By sally
“Massive investment in CCTV cameras to prevent crime in the UK has failed to have a significant impact, despite billions of pounds spent on the new technology, a senior police officer piloting a new database has warned. Only 3% of street robberies in London were solved using CCTV images, despite the fact that Britain has more security cameras than any other country in Europe.”
The Guardian, 6th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Full post as published by Current Awareness on May 06, 2008 (boomark / email).
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