Does the police-monitored CCTV scheme really matter on crime reduction? A quasi-experimental test in Taiwan's Taipei City

YL Lai, CJ Sheu, YF Lu - International journal of offender …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Although numerous public closed-circuit television (CCTV) initiatives have been
implemented at varying levels in Taiwan's cities and counties, systematic evaluations of …

The crime prevention effect of CCTV in public places: A propensity score analysis

EL Piza - Journal of crime and justice, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This study measures the effect of CCTV in Newark, NJ across three separate crime
categories: auto theft, theft from auto, and violent crime. CCTV viewsheds, denoting camera …

The effects of merging proactive CCTV monitoring with directed police patrol: A randomized controlled trial

EL Piza, JM Caplan, LW Kennedy… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - Springer
Objectives This study was designed to test the effect of increased certainty of punishment on
reported crime levels in CCTV target areas of Newark, NJ. The experimental strategy was …

How do close-circuit television cameras impact crimes and clearances? An evaluation of the Milwaukee police department's public surveillance system

L Robin, BE Peterson, DS Lawrence - Police practice and research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study uses quasi-experimental analyses to estimate the effectiveness of police-
operated CCTV cameras in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Most studies have focused on how …

Analyzing the influence of micro-level factors on CCTV camera effect

EL Piza, JM Caplan, LW Kennedy - Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 2014 - Springer
Objectives Despite the popularity of closed circuit television (CCTV), evidence of its crime
prevention capabilities is inconclusive. Research has largely reported CCTV effect as …

Estimating the impact of an integrated CCTV program on crime

G Circo, E McGarrell - Journal of experimental criminology, 2021 - Springer
Objectives Prior research has identified that CCTV cameras play some role in deterring
crime in public places. However, increasingly, CCTV surveillance is being integrated with …

Public area CCTV and crime prevention: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis

BC Welsh, DP Farrington - Justice quarterly, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, there has been a marked and sustained growth in the use of closed circuit
television (CCTV) surveillance cameras to prevent crime in public places in the USA and …

CCTV surveillance for crime prevention: A 40‐year systematic review with meta‐analysis

EL Piza, BC Welsh, DP Farrington… - Criminology & public …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Research Summary We report on the findings of an updated systematic review and meta‐
analysis of the effects of closed‐circuit television (CCTV) surveillance cameras on crime …

Private security and closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance: A systematic review of function and performance

BC Welsh, EL Piza, AL Thomas… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Private security personnel play an important but largely overlooked role in the operation of
closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance to prevent crime in public and private areas …

Is CCTV Effective in Preventing Crime in Public Places?

C Welsh, D Farrington - Evidence Based Policing, 2011 - books.google.com
Many Western countries are experiencing a substantial increase in the use of closed circuit
television (CCTV) surveillance cameras to prevent crime in public places. Amidst this …