The Police back up the proposal for more cameras in Newham and as with other recent comments state the need for a more detailing in the system rather than just a blanket approach.
London, UK: Tim Donovan on BBC London News last night reported on proposals by Newham Council to increase the number of cameras in the area. Al Thomas, responsible for the CCTV in Newham, commented that the CCTV was helping to provide a real record of crime and incidents to the Police. Newham not only uses fixed CCTV, it also deploys CCTV vans for monitoring ASBO and anti social behaviour in general. The argument against the expenditure is that out of the 33,000 cameras that Newham operate, 240 crimes were prosecuted on based on CCTV evidence.
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