Specialist CCTV Advisor, TRUSTED CCTV© Improvement Project, Nat. CCTV Improvement Wk., CCTV Operational Standards, Privacy Scale & 'SafetyNet' Community CCTV
London, U.K.
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Happy days! Finally managed to get launch of latest #TRUSTEDCCTV Operational Standards underway. News Update at .. trustedcctv.org/documents/TR…
Sooo much talk about #ChatGPT I thought I’d give it a try …
What is CCTV? I asked …
“CCTV stands for Closed-Circuit Television, a type of surveillance system used for monitoring and security purposes, consisting of cameras and monitors.” 😯
Can’t argue with that
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Driving in #London I noticed a small sign displayed on the back of the van in front 🤔
Edging ever so slowly forward until no more that 128.3mm from the bumper, it was clearly stated in 14pt text … “Keep a safe distance at all times” 😳
Maybe I need to go to Specsav… 😉
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There seems to be an awful lot of “(insert topic) is just completely broken now, and lessons need to be learned” 🙄
The reality is that the lessons were known often decades ago, but nobody was prepared then to enable / carry out remedial repairs before (insert topic) got worse🤦🏼♂️
On the subject of ‘community policing’, earlier on I walked past some hugely excited nursery kids & their Assistants, who were being treated to a demonstration of a police vehicles capabilities, by two of @metpoliceuk finest
1st impressions count👍.. job .. well done!👏
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college.police.uk/guidance/n…
Just been having a look through @CollegeofPolice advice on Community Policing
Intrigued to see “a focus on proactive prevention” as a key point; yet using a community based #CCTV ‘SafetyNet‘ approach to address crime still isn’t even on the radar😫🤷🏼
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Reading this article on #ProtectDuty #MartynsLaw doesnt exactly fill me with confidence ☹️
Venues = <100 capacity can have attacks, & 800+ is a whole different ball game
Much prefer 3 defined tiers with a dozen sub categories to better address challenges🤞
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New Years resolution No. 31..😬
Blowing away the cobwebs on a frosty London day, and would you believe it, some old geezer called Lutyens goes and sticks a ruddy great church right in the middle of a perfectly good view
Contra-jour anyone?
#londonlife #photography #Monochrome
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Typical drive into Central London 2day, noted (& Dashcam recorded) at least a dozen motoring offences, including drivers proceeding through red lights, significant speeding, use of mobiles + a dustcart driving the wrong way up a 1 way street 😳🙄
#BWV 4 all crossing patrols ..?🤔
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Very interesting @UKHouseofLords debate on Risks and Resilience 12th Jan ‘23
Worth a read …
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/…
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Not sure I can say with certainty that #CCTV is not really a ‘thing’ anymore; having spent some time looking for recent #criminology research, it looks like use of Security Camera Systems is now simply regarded as part of the landscape, rather than its potential as a key feature
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Perhaps worth considering that some similar principles apply to “hot spots” deployment of #CCTV particularly if ‘Incident Monitoring’ or ‘Evidential Recording’ are primary DISE assessments, within a “Deterrence through Detection” (DtD) crime reduction strategy
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“Hot spots” policing is effective - not surprising in that a substantial amount of crime is produced in a few small areas-as much as 50% of calls for service or incidents of crime found in less than 5% of places (Weisburd, D., 2015). #evidencebasedpolicing
policinginstitute.org/wp-con…
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Depending on both ‘macro’ & ‘micro’ crime profiles there are often good reasons for using #CCTV at or just over a “hot spot” boundary, in order to maximise suspect / vehicle recognition capability
🤞1 day #crimonology will research, test & prove practical potential for DtD
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Absolutely typical, somebody decides to dump their unwanted christmas tree on the edge of a park, and before you can say coniferous there’s a full on forest of fervently felled firs 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 waiting to be chipped
Trees shouldn’t just be for Christmas …😉
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🤔 Would have been interesting to hear how much of the £120m has been spent by PCC’s on either improving the use of existing #CCTV or researching the actual effectiveness / potential of security camera systems when used in various contexts
My best guess … probably not a lot 😔
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As for crime prevention, spending a lot on installing robust infrastructure tends to be most effective if just a little bit more thought goes in to the planning
If you know … you know 😉
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Spotted in London, and just to prove that deterrence to crime really does work, I can confirm that there is absolutely no flytipping in front of the warning sign 😉
Nearest PSS #CCTV camera is about 120 metres away, watching the world (and on occasions passing airliners) go by🙄
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New Years resolution No: 4..
I’m not going to tweet about poor quality #CCTV images that could so easily have been improved, particularly if some half decent regulation was actually put in place to help drive improvements
Well, that didn’t last long did it 😉🤦🏼♂️🙄
Man steals four-year-old boy's £60 after he drops it during visit to toy shop with his mum
lbc.co.uk/news/man-snatches-…
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