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UK: CCTV is popular with public claims minister…

June 21, 2009

Justice minister Lord Bach was replying in a Lords debate on surveillance in which most speakers criticised the system and questioned its effectiveness.

He said: “CCTV is a powerful crime-fighting tool. It has been claimed in this debate that it has only resulted in 3% more convictions but the amount of crime that it deters has not been mentioned.”

Lord Bach told peers: “People would concur with the general suggestion that CCTV is indeed a powerful tool and are grateful that it is there.

“Police operational experience and various research shows that it deters and detects crime and helps secure convictions. It also reduces fear of crime.

He added: “We remain committed to the use of CCTV in helping to make communities feel safer.”
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