Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter review concepts and studies to the current investigation CLOSED-CIRCIUT TELEVISION

(CCTV). Is the use of video commands to transmit a signal to a specific place of a limited set of monitors, for almost decades CCTV place a big role not just in business industry but as will as preventing crime rate. History of the development of CCTV in foreign countries the first CCTV systems denoted in the 1940s for remote viewing of missile and later atomic bomb testing, a few decades later private CCTV security systems began to emerge in the banking sector, they spread from banking to other industries, becoming extreme popular in casinos and in gas stations and later on CCTV entered government use in Britain as a traffic monitoring tool, based on their success in Britain, they spread in US,CANADA and even in the Philippines Studies shows that almost 46% has seen a drop in crime incidents, and at least 41% decrease in road incidents despites in a good implications thats CCTV has brought to us, it also has a disadvantages where in it affects the credibility of the said gadget and brought certain issues that has a need to be discuss in the book of The rise of CCTV BY: CLIVE NORRIS and GARY ARMSTRONG stressed that the use of CLOSE CIRCUIT TELEVISION, has dramatically increased but its presence is often subtle as to go unnoticed we dont accept that increased surveillance is in the publics best interests, the book wanted to inform to the citizens that does surveillance camera actually reduce crime ? many of the CCTV systems produce images that arent high enough quality to be used as prosecutable evidence, these results in low figures for

crimes caught and solve (SCHMEIER) claim: Cameras afford a false sense of security, encouraging laziness when we need police to be vigilant the fact is that CCTV provides evidence in crowd where police might not have a opportunity to be vigilant. Importance of CCTV Academic reports and some statements by government officials it has a big contribution in crime prevention as certain council documentation gives proof on the effectiveness of CCTV cameras, it help reduce the fair of crime, as well as to detect crime and provides evidential materials for court proceedings it enhances community safety, boost economy and encourage greater use of the town. PRlog (press release) April 1, 2008-CCTV security cameras are the building blocks of any video surveillance system. The CCTV cameras have positively been able to create a lot of publicity for itself during the modern years. CCTV and the law The main laws surrounding the use of CCTV are contained within the Data Protection Act 1998 but these do not cover domestic residences. It is perfectly legal to install CCTV to protect your property against intruders and trespassers, subject to any Planning and other considerations. The Human Rights Act covers our right to privacy. The right to respect for private and family life means that your CCTV cameras should be sited so that they only observe activity on your property and not your neighbours. If you wish to film just

outside your property onto the public realm (anti social behaviour / crime), you must seek the advice of the Information Commissioners Office. Otherwise this could amount to harassment and potentially give rise to prosecution under the Public Order Act / Protection from Harassment Act. If in rented accommodation, written consent of the Landlord is needed for CCTV installation. Cameras can only be installed on other peoples property with written permission. If agreement is given it can be sited on buildings, etc., but may need planning permission. Understand what you need You need to have a clear idea of what you want the CCTV system to do and how it should perform. This should include exactly what you want to see and where. e.g. your rear garden, your front door, your driveway at the side of your house, etc. This process is called an Operational Requirement and will assist you to choose what equipment that you need. If you leave the decisions to an installer you may not get what you expect, want or need. Useful tips on image standards The quality of images shall be adequate and relevant to meet your CCTV purposes. The following illustrations should help with determining your image requirements. DETECT - person fills 10% of Screen height. Shows a person or vehicle moving within an area. Observe person fills 25% of

screen height. Shows a person walking around within an area, but no clear details are seen. RECOGNITION person fills 50% of screen height. Shows a person that may be recognised by family members. IDENTIFICATION person fills 100% of screen height. Able to identify the person. All cameras should be fitted with robust anti-tamper housing to reduce interference and vandalism. Any recording equipment should be placed in a secure area with restricted access; if you suffer a break-in one of the first things likely to be stolen is the hard drive so any evidence gathered would be lost. There should be sufficient hard drive storage to record all incidents for at least a 7 day period. If downloaded, all recordings on discs should be kept in a secure place. If an incident occurs the images should be copied onto a CD-R that can be seized by police and used as evidence. The transferred images