CCTV

0.visitorsvisit to the UK are often quite surprised at just how many secure cameras there are. Some of these cameras

are private owned and used to watch over shops, offices

and industry buildings when they are not in use. But the

major of CCTV cameras, as they are called are placed in

city centres and public buildings to sure the safety of the general public. Local governments and the police share the

responsible for the camera's operation and maintenance and for paying somebody to sit and watch at the other end.

What is even more surprising is how effect these

cameras are at preventing crime activity. According to

one leading politics , only three percent of crimes are solved using evidence from CCTV recordings. Many people now think that the government could spend the

same money more use on having a few extra police officers on the street.