Does More Surveillance Mean Less Crime?

Does More Surveillance Mean Less Crime?

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A panel of experts discuss whether blue light surveillance cameras have actually deterred crime and improved safety or if they’ve just lowered property value and affected morale in the communities where they’re located.

Panel:
Dr. Lance Williams—Assistant Director of the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies at Northeastern Illinois University
Jonathan Lewin—Chicago Police Department Commander
Harold Krent—Dean of the Chicago-Kent College of Law
Nancy La Vigne—Center Director for the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Music Button:  Bob Mould, “I Can See A Little Light”, from the CD Workbook, (Virgin)