Surveillance Cameras

Surveillance cameras have been in use since 1942 when inventor and engineer Walter Burch fist used cameras at a rocket launch site in Peenemunde, Germany. Surveillance cameras have come a long way since then, they are now small enough to fit into the palm of your hand and some can even zoom in and read the lines of the magazine you are reading from across the room. Cameras are now being used to aid the police when investigating crimes, and also to assist in a medical emergency. They have become an exceptionally good for protecting the general public from danger such as theft, traffic accidents, and other crimes.

The use of surveillance cameras for security and crime prevention has grown vastly in the recent years. Paces like shopping malls, car parking lots, offices, airports, schools, and other public and private place can now be equipped with these cameras. This means that a large amount of crime is being caught on camera. Surveillance cameras can be very small and discreet, so that the culprits won’t know that they are being recorded. In turn the recordings of the offenders can then be used in court as evidence against them (“Video Evidence”).

Surveillance cameras, that once were tools for intelligent agents, are now being used in the forensic field. The Security Industry Association, said that by 2003 there were about two million surveillance cameras in operation, most of which are owned by privately by businesses for security reasons, in the United States. Many households are also equipped with these surveillance cameras. A forensic investigator can then attain legal access to these recordings, these recording can then prove to be vital information for events before, after, and during the criminal activity. Communities are ...

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... used to stop vandalism, the use and sale of illegal drugs, racial harassment, sexual harassment, loitering, disorderly conduct, and improve upon property security. Not many cameras are monitored “live” they are looked at after the events has happened. Cameras reduce crime and anti-social behavior because when these events happen, they will be recorded automatically. Surveillance cameras can and will promote the safety of the public (Isnard, Addrienne).

Since their invention in 1942 surveillance cameras come a long way and have done a lot of good for the safety of the public. They keep the public safe from criminals, and can help in an emergency situation. Surveillance Cameras also help with the conviction of criminals, and the monitoring of traffic violations. They also help the police investigate crimes. They have become an excellent way of keeping people safe.