Public Area CCTV and Crime Prevention: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

摘要: In recent years, there has been a marked and sustained growth in the use of closed circuit television (CCTV) surveillance cameras to prevent crime public places USA other Western nations. Amidst this expansion associated expenditure, as well concerns about their efficacy social costs, is an increasing need for evidence‐based approach inform CCTV policy practice. This paper reports on updated systematic review meta‐analysis effects places. Evaluations were included if was main intervention design high methodological quality. Forty‐four evaluations met inclusion criteria. The results suggest that caused modest (16%) but significant decrease experimental areas compared with control areas. overall result largely driven by effectiveness schemes car parks, which 51% crime. Schemes most settings had small nonsi...