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IN BRITAIN, EACH 1,000 CCTV CAMERAS only solve one crime. ?Only one crime was solved by each 1,000 ?

By Glenn Reynolds

IN BRITAIN, EACH 1,000 CCTV CAMERAS only solve one crime. “Only one crime was solved by each 1,000 CCTV cameras in London last year, a report into the city’s surveillance network has claimed. The internal police report found the million-plus cameras in London rarely help catch criminals.” It’s all about making the powerful feel moreso — and the citizenry less so.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on August 25, 2009 (boomark / email).