CCTV surveillance tackles anti-social behaviour in a recession
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If community and police resources are cut to the bone during the recession this could damage communities, said Professor Martin Innes. He has been commissioned by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to work alongside Ipsos MORI to develop a new framework to help police forces respond more effectively to acts of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB).
Police are warning against people leaving doors and windows open during the heat wave as it is causing burglaries to soar. Detective Inspector Nigel Oliver, who leads Portsmouth’s burglary investigation team, pointed out that in the vast majority of cases the thief was able to get through a door or window that had been left unlocked or open.
One of Britain’s most senior police officers warned there will be fewer police patrolling the streets following predicted cuts of a quarter in the Home Office budget. "Some services will have to be reduced.
CCTV footage will have a role to play in the case of a football supporter accused of trespassing after he entered England’s dressing room at the World Cup. Pavlos Joseph appeared at a special World Cup court in Cape Town. His solicitor, Craig Webster, requested the adjournment because the defence team was still awaiting CCTV footage from the stadium on the night of England’s 0-0 draw against Algeria.
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A police campaign to tackle four key areas of anti-social behaviour has resulted in a drop-off in crime by up to 20%. Operation LASER began in June 2009 in Scotland to enhance front line resources to combat vandalism, public space disorder, the proxy sale of alcohol to those underage and low level drug misuse. Officers who work in non-operational roles are now each committed to providing resource support six weekends per year.
Putting up CCTV surveillance is one of the conditions imposed upon councillors approving a new unmanned railway station in Leeds. The proposed station borders the cleared Kirkstall Forge development site, which has outline permission to build offices, 1,000 homes, leisure, retail units and bar/restaurants. An agreement includes a £4 million payment to help deliver the station. Others say the station has inadequate access from Kirkstall and Bramley.
Plastic bags will be put over Birmingham’s so-called ‘terror cameras’. After objections from local people, scores of surveillance cameras in parts of the Second City with large Muslim populations will be covered up. Safer Birmingham Partnerships (SBP, a partnership of the police, the city council and other agencies) said 218 cameras had been installed. The cameras were financed through a counter-terrorism fund, but the SBP said they would tackle all crime.