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035 _a(Sirsi) u119459
245 _aResearch queries value of CCTV
260 _c2002
490 _aRegeneration and Renewal
_v23 August 2002, 1&4(1)
520 _aResearch by the Home Office examining the effects of closed circuit television and street lighting on crime reveals that CCTV systems have virtually no impact on crime in urban areas. While good street lighting was found to reduce crime by 20%, CCTV had a crime reduction rate of just 4%. "Effects of improved street lighting on crime" and "Crime prevention effects of CCTV" available from www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/whatsnew1.html
590 _aWB
650 _aHOME OFFICE
650 _aCCTV
650 _aCLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION
650 _aURBAN AREAS
650 _aCRIME
650 _aSTREET LIGHTING
690 _aREGENERATION
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