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July 07, 2005

Questions on Chicago's Cameras

Peter over at Public-Eye wants more information on the Chicago camera network. Its not surprising that he is asking this, because while Chicago has received a great deal of publicity about their cameras, the news stories have left many questions unanswered. Here is what Peter is asking:

I would like to see and article and follow-up report on the functionality and effectiveness on these camera... and not a blanket statement in drop in crime rate, because that can be attributed to the pure deterrence factor. Here are my questions:

How many of these cameras are actually "watched"?
How much staff has been added to watch the cameras, maintain the cameras, and respond to the cameras?
How are they responding to things they see on the camera? How often do they fail to respond?
How many crimes have they actually foiled strictly with the cameras?
Who has access to the cameras? Is it only the police? Are they able to deliver live video to federal agencies if necessary?
Do 911 dispatchers have access to this video?
Do the police have access to this video from their vehicles? From other mobile devices?

Posted by rshah at July 7, 2005 08:08 AM

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