Criminals: Caught on Camera Season 1
UK is the most surveilled place in the world. It is home to more than 6 million CCTV cameras -- about 1 for every 14 people -- that operate 24/7 and generate more than 1 billion hours of video every week. Crime reporter Nick Wallis tells us how UK police uses this vast surveillance network for active crime prevention as well as tracking down outlaws.
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Criminals: Caught on Camera
2013 / TV-14Journalist Nick Wallis reveals how London authorities use CCTV to thwart criminal activity, from riots to car theft rings to public intoxication.
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A crowd of protestors in Guy Fawkes masks descend on the Parliament, captured on CCTV cameras on the ground and in helicopters.
Hammersmith authorities use CCTV to keep the streets safe from shop breakers and enforce a drinking ban in a park in West London.
CCTV helps police nab speeders and reckless drivers, while London authorities use cameras to make more than 100 arrests in an illegal car ring.
When the recession drives up the retail crime rate in Britain, the authorities turn to CCTV cameras to spot thieves in shops of all kinds.
Host Nick Wallis reveals how police are using CCTV cameras to thwart street theft. the pilfering of personal items such as bikes, bags and phones.
Police use Huntingdon's CCTV to monitor drunken and violent behaviour, including lewd acts and brawls, and launch an initiative against such crimes.