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University of California study finds cameras do not prevent violent crime
RAW STORY
Tuesday, Jan 13, 2008
In response to a recent rise in public surveillance funding by the Department of Homeland Security, ACLU’s Technology and Liberty program has launched a Web site to let America know – YouAreBeingWatched.us.
The Web site provides news related to public video surveillance, links for more information, ways to take action, a ‘horror stories’ tab detailing recent misuse of surveillance authority and a flash map of locations in the US where municipal surveillance cameras have been installed.
“The new site will provide one-stop shopping for users, including the press, who want to know the big picture and the fine details about the spread of video surveillance systems,” said Caroline Fredrickson, director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office, in a release.
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Video surveillance is not a new phenomenon, but the amount of attention that the federal government has been paying is. In the past five years, the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $300 million in grants to state and local governments, all in the name of public video surveillance.
Meanwhile, a timely University of California study has found that San Francisco’s $700,000 ‘Crime Camera’ program has had no impact on violent crime since its 2005 installation. The study also states that robberies dropped significantly within each camera’s radius, but notes that this finding is inconclusive.
The CITRIS report, three years in the making, states that “there are good reasons…to be skeptical that the program, even with modifications, can deter violent crime.”
Barry Steinhardt, director of the ACLU’s Technology and Liberty program, doesn’t see video surveillance leading to a safer America.
“Public video surveillance threatens to fundamentally change the nature of our public spaces, and we need to track what is happening,” he said. “There are few good sources of information about the spread of video surveillance in the United States – we get regular media requests for such a source – and now we have created it.”
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January 13th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Hint: wear black ski mask, heavy clothing(to conceal your weight) bring baseball bats, at night when the coast is clear, smash cameras to smithereens!
January 13th, 2009 at 7:48 am
they don’t deter crime eh ? even if there were big signs on all the big bro lenses saying “you are being video taped” 50% of the morons in this country can’t even read !!!
i doubt that the ungodly aclu’s site will make any difference. citizens need to start taking pictures of all those other ones !!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....annel_page
goldieshouse.piczo.com
January 13th, 2009 at 9:10 am
I considered placing video surveillance to protect my own property.
When I realized there is no place on my property to place a camera
that would not invade the privacy of my neighbors I decided that I
prefer my neighbors to be on my side and they are all more than
happy to keep an eye on my property for me. Neighborhood watch
is way more effective than intrusive privacy robbing Big Brother cams.
January 13th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
The Logic behind this theory is like the thought that speed limit signs will prevent people from speeding, or Alarm Clocks will keep people from being late to work, or more government will prevent corruption. GET REAL!
January 13th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
no difference with camaras? we start to have the same problems with big brother in germany but sorry this headline doesn’t do any good! it’s no different from any other headline in general media which states the exact opposite. you might just as well be let on like all the fools who think they should give up thair freedom for safty that is and forever will be myth.
sorry for any misspellings i’m german.
January 13th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
These cameras are not intended to reduce crime but rather increase prosecutions by providing additional evidence. Would we want to replace the cameras with 24 hour coverage by police officers? Imagine the costs. I don’t like the cameras either but if someone hurts a member of my family and the criminal can be identified by these means then I’m all for it. Just like with guns – it’s not the tool that is evil but those who use them in an evil manner.
January 13th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
I know what stops violent crime
https://www.frontsight.com/free-gun.asp
January 13th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Greg: You are completely wrong. These cameras were installed to reduce crime. The folks at the USC must be stupid. A study was already conducted in Baltimore over 2 years ago with the same results. Waste of money. I guess this is one of the reasons that California is almost bankrupt.