NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Security camera video of a slashing attack in Chelsea this week lead to the quick arrest of a suspect and proved what a valuable tool it is to police.
London has the so-called ring of steel, and in Chicago a police partnership with private businesses allows authorities to look at their video in real time.
With security cameras on nearly every street, privacy concerns are being addressed, according to Eric Piza at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, who researches the use of security cameras.
“Newark, New Jersey police department for example, working off of a national model established out of D.C. actually, consulted with the ACLU while they were in the process of deploying their public cameras,” he told WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond…
Eric L. Piza, Ph.D. 