Jeg har skrevet om dette før, men atter engang er det bekreftet:
The use of closed-circuit television in city and town centres and public housing estates does not have a significant effect on crime, according to Home Office-funded research to be distributed to all police forces in England and Wales this summer.
The review of 44 research studies on CCTV schemes by the Campbell Collaboration found that they do have a modest impact on crime overall but are at their most effective in cutting vehicle crime in car parks, especially when used alongside improved lighting and the introduction of security guards.
Overvåkingskameraer har en liten effekt, men når man måler denne opp mot økonomiske kostnader og problemene rundt privatliv og «storebror ser deg», så er det neppe verdt det:
