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Featured Programs and Practices for National Recovery Month
Milwaukee’s (Wis.) Closed-Circuit Television Camera Program
This is a police-operated public surveillance program that seeks to reduce crime and increase crime clearances (i.e., arrests) by installing new closed-circuit television cameras at high-crime, high-traffic intersections in Milwaukee (Wis.). The program is rated Promising.
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Surveillance
Public surveillance cameras are designed to reduce both property and personal crime. This practice is rated Promising for reducing overall crime, property crime, and vehicle crime, and rated No Effects for impacting violent crime.
CCTV in Five English Cities
This program consists of installing closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, to deter crime in five cities in England. The program is rated Promising.
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