Friday, February 2, 2007
* Candidates on the Police Camera's
At last nights debate, a question was posed to the candidates regarding the Chicago Police Departments use of the blue light pod camera's on Morse Avenue and Glenwood. Currently we have about 5 in Rogers Park. Two on Howard (Ashland-Damen), one on Morse, one on Clark (by Wallen), one south of Pratt and on Greenview near the school and one at Glenwood and Devon.
According to DevCorp North, we're due for a few more this year. Here's what the candidates think of the flashing blue light camera's. This is all un-edited and raw footage, no splicing and dicing.
Next up - The candidates talk about corruption.
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Don Gordon wants to remove the cameras? Great!
They're ugly and destroy the ambiance of the street, and they DON'T WORK.
I was all for them, but now that the results are in, it's time to get rid of them.
I'm a 10yr resident and reside on Morse. The blue lights have been a help. It keeps a lot of commotion down on Morse whereas I am not afraid to walk on Morse with my kids. Not seeing the beggers/homeless, drug dealers, street walkers is a wonderful thing. PLEASE GIVE US MORE OF THE BLUE LIGHTS. ADD THEM TO THE STREETS LIKE ESTES THAT DOES NOT HAVE ONE. It's kind of like a policeman walking down the street. Try to think of it that way. Signed: A RESIDENT
Britain is ahead of us in cameras, and unlike us they systematically study the results.
The impact of CCTV: fourteen case studies
... just two systems demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in recorded crime ...
... where there were initial suggestions of success, any measured change in
crime following CCTV installation could not always be attributed to CCTV ...
Overall, the impact of CCTV has been variable. ... In short, it is important to remember that the characteristics of areas and the crime problems generated in them varies considerably, and the suitability of CCTV will depend, at the very least, on the nature of those problems, the presence of other measures, and the commitment and skills of management and staff to making CCTV work. The belief that CCTV alone can counter complex social problems is unrealistic in the extreme. At best CCTV can work alongside other measures to generate some changes, but it is no easy panacea, and there is a lot still to be learnt about how to use it to best effect.
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