We've Got Our Eyes On You ... ; We Are the Most Watched Country in the World, but How Effective Is Cctv in Catching Criminals? One Leading Met Officer Says Cameras Have Had Limited Success in Cracking Street Crime, but Police in Swansea Say the 150 Cameras Situated Around the City Centre Are an Invaluable Tool in the Ongoing Fight. Alex Brown Investigates.

South Wales Evening Post › May 18, 2008

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We are the most watched country in the world, but how effective is CCTV in catching criminals? One leading Met officer says cameras have had limited success in cracking street crime, but police in Swansea say the 150 cameras situated around the city centre are an invaluable tool in the ongoing fight. ALEX BROWN investigates.

We're under surveillance. All of us. Take a quick walk into Swansea city centre and the chances are someone will have an eye, or two, on you.

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We've Got Our Eyes On You ... ; We Are the Most Watched Country in the World, but How Effective Is Cctv in Catching Criminals? One Leading Met Officer Says Cameras Have Had Limited Success in Cracking Street Crime, but Police in Swansea Say the 150 Cameras Situated Around the City Centre Are an Invaluable Tool in the Ongoing Fight. Alex Brown Investigates.

Of course, the vast majority of citizens have nothing to fear from the network of CCTV cameras across the city, but, if your intentions are less than pure, the message is clear - you will be seen.

Images of illegal activ...

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