Effectiveness of CCTV systems as a crime preventive tool: evidence from eight Polish cities

Based on data from eight Polish cities, we tested if closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring systems are effective in crime reduction and if the CCTV monitoring effects are durable. In a quasi-experimental method, we applied police data about four types of crime incidents in 2005–2014 as well as...

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Main Author: Matczak, Piotr (Author)
Contributors: Wójtowicz, Andrzej ; Dąbrowski, Adam ; Leitner, Michael ; Sypion-Dutkowska, Natalia
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
Year: 2023, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-56
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Closed-circuit television
CCTV
Crime Reduction
Poland
Crime Prevention