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DesertFox
05-07-2008, 07:56 AM
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.

More (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/may/06/ukcrime1)

DeclinetoState
05-07-2008, 01:24 PM
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