This is a story of three neighboring communities with higher than average crime rates: East Orange, Newark, and Irvington. All three communities are located in New Jersey. It started in 2007 when East Orange declared that their embrace of CCTV and gunshot detectors lowered crime rates and murders from 2003 to 2006. During that very [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Publically Owned CCTV'
Gun shot detectors: Pushing murder into the next town?
May 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Public Policy Failure, Public Surveillance Failure
Tags: Another Politician Claims Success·Gun Shot Detectors·Publically Owned CCTV
Red Light Cameras are fundamentally flawed
May 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Public Surveillance Failure
It's every city's dream: Punish the law breakers and sit back and collect revenue. Red Light Camera's (RLCs) are the lazy politicians dream who love to make "no-brainer" decisions. Are installing RLCs and the expected outcome really that simple? No. If you think about it, red light congestion and subsequent "light running" means that there [...]
Effectiveness of Chicago CCTV police cameras questioned
April 30th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict
Earlier this month, the Chicagotalks news blog wrote an article questioning the effectiveness of Chicago's 15,000 CCTV camera system. This is a great article and points out the fact that cameras are being installed without any detailed effectiveness report being handed back to the constituents. A "Marketing/effectiveness" document can be found here that discusses how [...]
Tags: Another Politician Claims Success·Publically Owned CCTV
