Does CCTV camera neccesary to be installed in homes and workplaces?

@mkg123 (256)
India
September 15, 2015 12:41am CST
Over the last two years , people have awared of their security due to robbery , crime , cheats from own staff. They have installed cctv cameras and have succeeded in stopping or reducing crime in their area. Now question is still robbery ,crimes are going on though less but the people who experience it ,may lose everthing they had.In such cases does cctv cameras would have helped them ? I think yes .All entrance must be captured in cameras so that people will fear to go in and out without reason.
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@cahaya1983 (11120)
• Malaysia
15 Sep 15
They do help, generally. However some criminals do know how to deactivate the CCTV. And there were also many cases where the premise in which the cameras were installed claimed that the cameras "were not working".
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• Kenya
15 Sep 15
I don't think most of the criminals would have time to bother with the CCTV cameras. Unless they have a lot of time to carry out their criminal activity.
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@mkg123 (256)
• India
16 Sep 15
@cahaya Some criminals know hoe to deactivate ofcourse but even a glimpse of them could be helpful to cops to catch them.
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@cahaya1983 (11120)
• Malaysia
17 Sep 15
@mcheinrix For petty crimes, maybe not. The professional ones do.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Sep 15
Here in the Philippines , localities have CCTV s installed at the street . That way criminalities are captured on CCTV , thus the culprits can be apprehended based on the cctv footages .
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@mkg123 (256)
• India
16 Sep 15
@SIMPLYD cctv on the streets is a new concept.It sounds very helpful and can save money for others.haha
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
16 Sep 15
Your suggestion is commendable. Wherever possible CCTV cameras should be installed to keep a tab on unscrupulous activities and to eliminate possibility of crime. These camera should be positioned at such a height and angle that it may not be easily visible to people passing through that area. However, I understand that cost of maintaining CCTVs is on the higher side so someone should try and research to bring its cost to a reasonable level.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
17 Sep 15
@mkg123 - What are the price now? How far it has come down if suppose one wants to have CCTV get installed in his home?
@mkg123 (256)
• India
17 Sep 15
@dpk262006 I have a business of CCTV installation and prices have come down compared to prices 2 years back.
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@jstory07 (134752)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Sep 15
You need to have one or more installed if you own a business.
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@mkg123 (256)
• India
16 Sep 15
Cameras in Work places are so common.
@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
15 Sep 15
The cameras come in handy when there is a theft, they can make a would-be thief apprehensive, to the wisdom of committing the act. Yes, they are useful without any doubt, to the monitoring of the social spaces.
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• Aurangabad, India
16 Sep 15
@mkg123 With molestation and eve teasing cases on the rise, it can be very useful in nailing down the culprits, as well as taking prompt measures.
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@mkg123 (256)
• India
16 Sep 15
@gregario888 you made an apt point and i really believe that if there is a theft , cops ask if there were any cctv cameras installed for footage.
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@kloud9 (86)
• Malaysia
15 Sep 15
yes i agree with you. but not only to the extrance maybe set up cameras to many places as well.
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@mkg123 (256)
• India
16 Sep 15
@kloud9 yaa, it must be installed in many places as well.
@allknowing (130233)
• India
15 Sep 15
They have installed one in our vicinity. Who comes and goes is what they can see but in a way they infringe on one's privacy
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@cgalavia (1436)
• Philippines
15 Sep 15
True.Has help enormously in catching those different kind of criminals. it has been widely used now and I'm glad that it helps us in so many ways.
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@mkg123 (256)
• India
16 Sep 15
@cgalavia Yes it has many uses.Even one can monitor the staff work in different areas just by sitting in the office.
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@LadyDuck (459742)
• Switzerland
15 Sep 15
Criminals do not fear to go in and out even there is a camera. They put something on their faces to disguise and rob anyway. This happens all the time here in Europe.
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@mkg123 (256)
• India
16 Sep 15
@LadyDuck yes but not every criminal does the same. Some do not know really that camera is installed
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@LadyDuck (459742)
• Switzerland
16 Sep 15
@mkg123 They do not care. Every day our local Police show online the camera images asking to help to find the criminals you see in the photos. They sneak in through the border and after they rob they go back the same way.
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• Kenya
15 Sep 15
A hidden camera can be better under such cases because they won't be aware of them to disguise their faces.
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• Kenya
15 Sep 15
I recommend the use of hidden cameras so that the suspects are not aware when they are captured on camera while performing a criminal act. That way, they won't be sure where there is a camera and where there isn't.
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