Does increased CCTV surveillance help reduce crime? Not really
4 years, 2 months ago

Does increased CCTV surveillance help reduce crime? Not really

Live Mint  

The common perception is that CCTV surveillance deters criminals. Mint looked at the density of CCTV cameras in 15 highly populated Indian cities and compared it against their crime index. In the second chart, Mint compared Indian cities to those across the world based on the CCTV cameras per 1,000 people. Durban in South Africa isn’t too different from Jaipur in terms of CCTV cameras per 1,000 people: 0.16 and 0.26 respectively. For one, “while there are increasing number of CCTV cameras installed, the feed always isn’t monitored on an ongoing basis,” says Dolphy D’souza, convenor of the Mumbai-based NGO Police Reforms Watch and Project Lead at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative.

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Every House Should Have a CCTV Camera to Check Crime: HM Anitha
5 days, 3 hours ago

Every House Should Have a CCTV Camera to Check Crime: HM Anitha

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha has inaugurated a pilot project for installation of CCTV cameras in Jaggayyapet and said such a step would majorly help control crime. Like televisions, refrigerators and air conditioners, we want every household to also have a CCTV camera.” The home minister said this project would soon be implemented in her constituency, Payakaraopet. “From now on, …

Comprehensive policy announced for CCTV networks in cities
2 weeks ago

Comprehensive policy announced for CCTV networks in cities

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: To steer clear of duplication of work by agencies and to effectively use artificial intelligence for crime prevention and monitoring, the state government on Monday announced a comprehensive policy for CCTV surveillance networks in key cities, including Mumbai. Comprehensive policy announced for CCTV networks in cities During Monday’s debate in the legislative assembly on the CCTV surveillance network in …

1,054 defunct CCTVs put question mark over citizens’ security
7 months ago

1,054 defunct CCTVs put question mark over citizens’ security

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: With 1,054 out of 2,909 close-circuit television cameras installed across the city lying defunct for the past one year due to cable faults and lack of power supply, questions are being raised over traffic regulation, rising crime rates especially crimes against women, and accidents involving fatalities. HT Image According to data furnished by the PMC, Samarth police station area …

Delhi Police to install over 25,000 CCTV cameras in city
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Police to install over 25,000 CCTV cameras in city

The Hindu  

Months after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that surveillance needs to be strengthened in the Capital, the Delhi police have submitted a response to the parliamentary Standing Committee saying that it has planned to install 25,160 CCTV cameras. An additional of 10,000 CCTV cameras will be installed under the “Safe City Project.” Under MPLAD Funds, the Delhi police said …

CCTV cameras in police stations: An eye in the sky for cops
4 years, 3 months ago

CCTV cameras in police stations: An eye in the sky for cops

The Hindu  

To put in place an effective mechanism to deter violation of civil rights, torture and deaths in custody in police stations, the Supreme Court has issued an exhaustive set of guidelines to the Union Home Ministry and all States and Union Territories on the need to install high-resolution closed circuit television cameras and video recording equipment, which, it said, must …

The Hyderabad model of CCTV surveillance
4 years, 4 months ago

The Hyderabad model of CCTV surveillance

Live Mint  

Sameer Bora has been living in Hyderabad for over 15 years. “The police have made it so matter of fact and everyone is voluntarily opting for CCTVs because the attitude is that it is better to be safe than sorry.” But digital rights activists and privacy experts say that as Hyderabad plans to double the number of CCTVs in the …

New Delhi, Chennai and Lucknow Among Top 50 Cities with Most CCTV Cameras: Report
5 years, 6 months ago

New Delhi, Chennai and Lucknow Among Top 50 Cities with Most CCTV Cameras: Report

News 18  

CCTV surveillance is public areas is growing steadily, as we move towards a centrally connected infrastructure for governance. The widespread implications of CCTV usage include tracking crime, facilitating smart services and a looming threat of cyber criminals crippling everyday life, and major cities across the world have been incorporating more surveillance cameras as facial recognition technology becomes more sophisticated. Now, …

CCTVs become right arm for Hyderabad police
7 years, 5 months ago

CCTVs become right arm for Hyderabad police

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: CCTVs have helped the city police solve many sensational cases, including the Chandni Jain murder case and the daring daylight cigarette heist. “We can assure a 99 per cent crime detection rate due to the availability of cameras,” said V. Satyanarayana, DCP, south zone. Having tasted success, the police is widening the scope of CCTVs, which currently cover vast …

Does CCTV footage help or hinder the reduction of violence against women?
8 years, 5 months ago

Does CCTV footage help or hinder the reduction of violence against women?

ABC  

Earlier this month, Moazzam Tariq was found guilty of sexual assault against a woman after a night out in Ontario, Canada. However, while CCTV footage may arguably have assisted in achieving convictions in some high-profile cases, can it assist in the overall reduction of violence against women? Already a traumatic process, if a victim's account comes into conflict with CCTV …

Non Resident Keralites worries: CCTV turns moral cop
8 years, 6 months ago

Non Resident Keralites worries: CCTV turns moral cop

Deccan Chronicle  

Kozhikode: The homes and premises of NRKs and businessmen in the state are fitted with security systems like closed circuit TV cameras these days. Noted architect Jayan Bilathikulam told DC that the majority of NRKs who construct big houses now install CCTV cameras equipped with security systems. Cameras betray emotional insecurity Though most of the NRKs who install CCTV cameras …

CCTV: public perception versus the research
8 years, 6 months ago

CCTV: public perception versus the research

ABC  

An expert into the effectiveness of CCTV cameras says evidence that they actually reduce crime is "dubious at best". But Senior Sergeant and officer-in-charge of Laverton Police, Heath Souter said existing CCTV cameras in his shire had a measurable effect. "I hope that by having these cameras in the main street, where unfortunately we do have a lot of antisocial …

Chennai: Gangs operate freely at stations in absence of CCTV cameras
8 years, 9 months ago

Chennai: Gangs operate freely at stations in absence of CCTV cameras

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Railway stations may provide accident free and cost effective journey, but safety of passengers at railway stations in Chennai is always a serious issue going unchecked, said an informed official. According to railway sources, of 18 stations between Chennai Beach and Tambaram, only five stations have CCTV camera network. Only major stations, including Chennai Central, with 85 cameras followed …

All Tamil Nadu police stations to have CCTV in five years: Govt to HC | IndiaTV News
9 years, 11 months ago

All Tamil Nadu police stations to have CCTV in five years: Govt to HC | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu government today told the Madras High Court that all police stations in the state would be provided with CCTV systems in a phased manner over a period of five years at a total cost of about Rs 31 crore. This was stated in a report filed by the Inspector General of Police on a PIL seeking a …

Delhi Police to have more 'eyes' to track street crime
10 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Police to have more 'eyes' to track street crime

India TV News  

New Delhi: Delhi Police might soon get 10,000 more closed-circuit TV cameras to keep a close watch on street crime across the sprawling capital. Of the total cameras, Delhi Police have installed 3,586 cameras, whereas 17,303 have been installed by the members of the public," a source said here. "Civic agencies have also installed 992 cameras," the source added.Police said …

What they say
14 years, 8 months ago

What they say

The Hindu  

Shakeel Akther, Additional Commissioner of Police From the beginning of the year, Joint Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners of Police from all the police districts in the city have been carrying out talks with various residents welfare associations, bank employees and managerial staff of other business establishments in their respective limits on the need for enhanced security measures. In the last …

Smart CCTVs can be a boon for security
16 years, 2 months ago

Smart CCTVs can be a boon for security

India Today  

Chastised experts after repeated terror attacks and security breaches have termed it "the security weapon" of this century. It also helps in cost cutting without compromising the efficiency for law enforcement agencies such as ours which is already suffering from financial crunch", a senior police officer said. We've had many security incidents in shopping malls, multiplexes and in narrow lanes …

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