Intensified closed-circuit TV (CCTV) public surveillance would go a longer way in suppressing crime than the restoration of the death penalty, according to a lawmaker. “Round-the-clock public video surveillance has become an extremely practical crime-fighting tool. It has helped law enforcement agencies everywhere apprehend all sorts of offenders, from car thieves to kidnappers,” he said. “Video surveillance succeeds in achieving the certainty of swift capture and punishment, which is our best deterrent to crime,” Atienza added. Public video surveillance is most widespread in the United Kingdom, which has some 5.9 million CCTV cameras, or one for every 14 people, according to the British Security Industry Authority.

Source: Manila Times August 28, 2016 16:52 UTC