January 29, 2008
More proof that school surveillance cameras help keep vandalism and crime down
In the Wayne-Westland Community school district in Detroit, vandalism is a relatively rare occurrence since the implementation of video surveillance seven years ago. Inside the building, vandalism is a rare occurence; outdoors, the rate is just slightly higher, but it has dropped 90%. And when a burgalar stole school district property, police caught him less than 24 hours later thanks to video images of him from the surveillance system.
This high rate of efficacy is why school district officials are upgrading to a $1,086,900 system that will expand the current system. By next fall, there will be 800 cameras in the school district's 26 buildings and in all of its school buses. The cameras will monitor every door into every building, parking lots, hallways, cafeterias and other public spaces so that police and school district officials can keep an eye on school property 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And students say they feel more safe-- especially those who attend schools without metal detectors.
Posted by Jennifer on January 29, 2008 9:58 PM | Comments (0)
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