Measure type: Surveillance
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Measure: surveillance
Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting.[1]
Description
CCTV
Monitoring with the help of cameras (CCTV) has become a common method throughout all Europe to combat crime and terrorism. In the UK more than 4 million cameras have been installed (The Associated Press, 2007).
Essential conditions
Requirements to the urban environment
Effectiveness
Effectiveness of CCTV:
- Total costs of CCTV far exceed that of the camera hardware alone
- To be effective, surveillance systems should be fully integrated into law enforcement practices
Side effects
Footnotes and references
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