Surveillance cameras have been used in several high-profile police cases in the mid-valley in the last two years.
In response to Sunday’s Democrat-Herald story about surveillance cameras, a reader posted a question on the D-H website: Why with all this “wonderful technology” are cameras not used more often to find car thieves, meth dealers or other criminals?
While certainly not every crime or suspect is captured on camera, investigators have used video surveillance to identify suspects, convict criminals and review police actions.
This isn’t really fighting about crime. Your post is about prosecuting. Most studies show that cameras do not deter in the fight against crime.
Comment by Sheelagh — May 30, 2007 @ 2:48 pm