Technology over the years has been evolving at a significant pace, including that of CCTV systems. Speak to most residents and they want reassurance, they want CCTV coverage, they want a reduction in crime.
Now it comes as no surprise too me that Birmingham Council has spent the most of any council in the country on surveillance systems, after all we are the single largest authority in Europe.
Criminal activity coupled with the ever present threat of terrorism means that modern surveillance techniques are becoming increasingly more popular and as a whole beneficial to our community and those who police it.
The changes we have seen over the last few years or so in the CCTV industry have been very dramatic and the rapid growth of Internet Protocol (IP) cameras has been phenomenal.
There have been two key areas of development, which both bring benefits to us, members of the public. One form of IP camera system we have all heard about is the ones used for Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR). Used properly ANPR will distinguish between those cars that are legal and those which are not, allowing the Police to take the correct action in most cases, for stopping a vehicle.
So to sum up, in my opinion, used effectively CCTV systems can and do give reassurance to the public, can and often do deter criminal activity, but must not be intrusive to law abiding residents.
Read more with this links.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1334200/CCTV-cost-councils-300m-3-years--city-spending-10m.html
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