Due to rise in crime, the use kf cctv cameras at public places is increasing day by day .what are the advantages and disadvantages of using cctv cameras at public places?

Crime is prevalent. To minimize the crime rates and to increase public safety, the need for public
Surveillance
cameras
has increased significantly these days. As far as
i
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m concerned the benefits of
surveillance
outweigh the demerits.
To begin
with, through the installation of CCTV
cameras
at public
places
such
as government offices, banks, ATMs, shopping malls and retail stores, the safety of the public has increased a lot. As the fear of having someone who is monitoring
you
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round-the-clock encourages criminals to not commit the crime at that specific place. Which as a consequence, improves general public safety. What is more,
surveillance
of
cameras
also
helps police to catch criminals. As the face of the culprit can be easily identified within the video with face detection software and posters can be printed
of
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the criminal.
This
further
helps them find the culprit more easily than listening to a story from an eyewitness person.
However
, along with benefits,
surveillance
of
cameras
has demerits as well. As the majority of individuals think that it is an invasion of one's privacy.
Cameras
in public
places
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everywhere
such
as parking lots. Your privacy can be easily invaded as you are walking across the street or sitting in the car with your boyfriend or girlfriend. Someone who is monitoring
thatcamera
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that camera
that cameras
can easily get an idea of your private life and can blackmail you
further
by showing a video of enjoying your life. And
hence
can ask for money as well.
Secondly
, the maintenance cost of
surveillance
cameras
is expensive.
For example
, in ,Chandigarh there was one criminal who was looting the observation
cameras
from all public
places
such
as parking lots, Atm and schools. As a consequence to repair those
cameras
,cost a lot of money. In conclusion, I
reiterates
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my position by saying that
although
there are some demits linked to video supervision in public
places
but still the merits of CCTV
cameras
outweigh
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.
Therefore
there should be
Cameras
in public
places
.
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