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Las Vegas Installs 37 DHS Surveillance Cameras On The Strip
What happens in Vegas… is now recorded by cameras provided by the Department of Homeland Security. All along the storied Las Vegas Strip, 37 surveillance cameras watch and record every movement. Such an expensive purchase might surprise citizens of Sin City given that the Metropolitan Police Department is in the middle of a hiring freeze […]
Cleveland Businesses Team Up To Fight Crime With Surveillance Cameras
Businesses in Cleveland’s Cudell neighborhood have seen a significant drop in crime, thanks to a network of surveillance cameras along Madison Avenue. “In the last year, we’ve had a 60 percent drop in crime,” says Birgit Hilliard, from Cudell Improvement, Inc., a non-profit community group. Merchants purchased the cameras, with the help of funds from […]
Burlington To Host National Campus Security Center
MONTEPLIER, Vt. (AP) ? Campus security officials from across the country will soon be looking to Vermont for help in keeping up with the latest thinking in college security needs. The National Center for Campus Public Safety will be based in Burlington and work with the University of Vermont. It will bring together experts and […]
Politicians Weigh In On Boston ?Surveillance Cameras
Search quickly: You could use mouse crossed, get unlimited reading. Pols weigh in on Boston ?surveillance cameras bostonherald.com 2013-09-11 08:15:38 Boston needs more public surveillance cameras to help law enforcement respond to terrorist threats and even thwart potential attacks, several mayoral candidates reached by the Herald agreed yesterday. “Those cameras, they’re out there and they’ve been helpful; that’s really how the Boston Marathon case was solved,” said Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F Follow-up report to me Any reported complete Just news photo Just video . Conley, who said a closed-circuit television system monitored by officers with cameras at key locations throughout the city would allow quicker police response. “If I’m mayor of Boston, I’m going to make sure that we have a publicly deployed system down on Boylston Street for sure, and we’re going to harden that target.” Federal funding for surveillance skyrocketed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City, and Bay State authorities have been more strident in their support for them since the April 15 marathon bombings. This summer, state police installed an unspecified number of new cameras on the Esplanade ahead of the Fourth of July. The growth of video surveillance in cities such as New York and London has sparked civil liberties concerns. State Rep. Martin J. Walsh said if elected mayor, he will “certainly take a look” at adding more cameras, but he added, “There are already a lot of security cameras in Boston, including private security cameras that have been […]
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The Israeli Approach to School Security
By Rod Ellis – The mere fact you are reading this magazine means you and I share a bond? a bond to try and protect the schools, colleges and hospital campuses of this nation. Bearing that thought in mind, I?m certain the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting in December that shocked our nation?s conscience shocked yours […]
NEC Argentina To Provide Urban Surveillance Solution For The Province Of Santa Fe
09/10/2013 | 02:10am US/Eastern Recommend: *** For immediate use September 10, 2013 Argentina, September 10, 2013 – NEC Argentina (NEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has been selected by the government of Santa Fe Province to provide, install and operate an urban surveillance system for the cities and metropolitan areas of Santa Fe and Rosario. The contract is worth more than 10 million US dollars, including command and control centers, 600 cameras and a multi service data network. “NEC Corporation and Global View, a fully owned NEC subsidiary based in Argentina, have established a leading position in the provision of urban surveillance in Argentina,” said Carlos Martinangeli, general manager, NEC Argentina. “This new contract enables NEC to expand its contributions to safer cities with its advanced technologies in the security area.” Main features of the video surveillance solution include the following: Security cameras – 600 cameras deployed in 254 monitoring points within the cities of Santa Fe and Rosario. Cameras include 240 PTZ Dome-type and 360 fixed cameras. 40 of the cameras feature HD technology. Urban Safety Center – Video data is integrated into an Urban Safety Center located in each city featuring video walls, and over 70 monitoring stations. Network as a service – A 200km multi service data network deployed, including optical fiber and wireless systems. Santa Fe City´s Metropolitan Backbone expansion- Provision and construction of a 70km fiber optic cable, integrating over 50 public facilities into the government network. Infrastructure – Provision of a […]
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Schools Put Security Lessons to Test
Last December’s deadly shooting in Newtown, Conn., where 20 students and six adults were killed, began when the heavily armed assailant made short work of getting inside Sandy Hook Elementary School. Districts across the region took notice, and many schools are opening this week with a renewed emphasis on security. Most administrators have focused on […]
RESEARCH: World Aviation Security Market Worth $18 Billion In 2013
The world aviation security market will be worth $18.71 billion this year, according to a new report that warns of continued internal and external threats to airports and aircraft. The Visiongain report, entitled ?World Aviation Security Market 2013-2023,? states that threats to aviation in many countries across the world have resulted in an increasing emphasis […]
Ohio: Should Facial Recognition Be Limited? Part 2
Ohio?s law enforcement database and its facial recognition software are open to more than just law enforcement, a concern of members of the advisory group reviewing the security of the systems. The 30,000 users that access the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway, or OHLEG, include court employees such as clerks of courts, bailiffs and parole officers, […]
The Growth of Safe Cities
Crime rates tend to grow with the population, and today?s municipal crime comes in all forms ? from petty theft to violent assault, arson and acts of terrorism. But when tasked with securing a sprawling modern metropolis ? many of which are domicile to well over 1 million people ? how should officials best leverage […]
Ohio Attorney General DeWine Says Home Security Seller Misled Consumers
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit charging Utah-based Vision Security LLC with misleading Ohio consumers and failing to honor their cancellation requests. ?This business came to consumers? homes and pressured them into buying security systems,? Attorney General DeWine said. ?Representatives misrepresented the costs and sometimes lied about the company?s identity. We are […]
Pennsylvania Facial Recognition Systems Integrate to Widen Search for Criminals
In Pennsylvania, authorized law enforcement can access the state?s Justice Network (JNET) to access critical information for investigations. The JNET Facial Recognition System allows about 500 of JNET?s 40,000 users ? individuals from local, state and federal law enforcement ? to narrow down a search for a suspect by comparing images from sources like surveillance […]
Broadway 3D Face Recognition System Is Installed At International Sochi Airport
International airport of Sochi is now equipped with the latest generation of security systems. Elektronika, LLC has developed and implemented an integrated security system for the International Airport of Sochi that is to host the upcoming Winter Olympics 2014. The project was completed in June. The network was designed in compliance with Aviation and Transportation […]
Biometric Company Launches Pilot Program for Palm Bay, FL Police Department
NXT-ID, Inc., (OTCQB: NXTD), a biometrics company focused on the growing m-commerce market announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID, LLC commenced a pilot program with the Palm Bay, FL Police Department to evaluate its 3D FaceMatch? biometric facial recognition identification systems. The identification management systems leverage unique and patented FaceMatch? 3D technology that precisely […]
Manila Now Requires CCTVs In All Business Establishments
MANILA, Philippines — The San Juan City government is now requiring business establishments primarily handling financial transactions to equip themselves with security cameras and other surveillance systems before the end of the year. City ordinance 7, series of 2013, mandates business establishments, specifically banks, pawnshops, money changers, convenience stores, gasoline stations, money transfer centers, bills payment centers and supermarkets, to operate video surveillance and monitoring systems not just inside their stores, but also in the vicinity of their operation. The ordinance, enacted by the San Juan City Council and approved by Mayor Guia Gomez earlier this year, notes that “incidents of robberies and burglaries have recently been hogging the news and have even resulted to the loss of innocent lives.” The ordinance also said that these crimes could somehow be prevented by surveillance and monitoring systems installed in businesses, which would make it easy for the police to monitor events and investigate crimes. The ordinance compels these business establishments to install not only plain security or closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, but also equipment which would allow the storage of camera footage, transmission of footage to remote video monitoring stations, and the triggering of alarms for violations of security rules. “The daily video recordings must be stored and preserved for a minimum period of at least 30 days for review purposes and reference unless its preservation is required by a court order, by the police, or the city mayor,” the ordinance read. Authorized local authorities and the police should also […]
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Research Methods Cctv
2012/17: Increasing the use of CCTV: should Australia install more closed circuit TV cameras? What they said… ‘You can still be murdered, raped, bashed, robbed or harassed or whatever and you know walking in front of the CCTV camera doesn’t necessarily protect you from that’ David Vaile, the vice-chair of the Australian Privacy Foundation ‘For the most part, it is for our safety…In public you are in full view. You should expect to be filmed’ Charlie Bezzina, a former Victoria Police homicide squad detective The issue at a glance Following the alleged abduction and murder of Brunswick resident, Jill Meagher, in September 2012, the Victorian Government has ordered an audit of Melbourne’s CCTV network. Melbourne lord mayor, Robert Doyle, has stated, ‘I would be very happy to look at putting more (cameras) in.’ Similarly, Western Australia’s Police Union and the State Opposition have called for more security cameras in Perth’s nightlife areas amid concerns there are big blind spots in the CCTV network. Western Australian Police Minister, Liza Harvey, has claimed that the cameras, which played a role in the arrest of the alleged killer of former Perth resident, Jill Meagher, were ‘an effective tool in both preventing and solving crimes’. Though proposals for increased CCTV surveillance appear to have general public support, there are those who are concerned about the privacy implications of a proliferation of CCTV cameras. There have also been significant doubts raised about the efficacy of this form of surveillance as a crime prevention measure. […]
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30 Local Schools Among 459 Statewide To Get $6 Million In Safety Grants
BY ZACHARY REID Richmond Times-Dispatch A total of 30 schools in 11 central Virginia districts were among 459 schools statewide awarded $6 million in security equipment grants, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Tuesday. The local schools, including Richmond?s Armstrong High and a host of others in suburban counties and outlying cities, will receive $761,506 in grants […]
CCTV To Assist Policing In Montego Bay
The Area One police now have improved watch over the city of Montego Bay, with the official acquisition of a Closed Circuit Television Surveillance System on Thursday, September 5. Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, handed over an access swipe card to the control centre for the system, to Assistant Commissioner of Police in […]
Ludington City Council OK With Bathroom Cameras
A recent City Council meeting of Ludington, Michigan, a town on the edge of Lake Michigan, heard during public comment from citizen Tom Rotta of hidden surveillance cameras in city park restrooms and how, with great detail to the Council, those cameras were able to video record the activities of the public in the stalls […]
Security Cameras Go Up In Clarenville
Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: The Town of Clarenville has installed surveillance cameras to stop illegal dumping and vandalism of public places, and Bonavista is considering doing the same. Clarenville recently bought two security cameras for what chief administrative officer Bob Hiscock estimates to be about $300 each, and they plan to buy a third. […]