Report (280-320 words)

Introduction

Nowadays, we live in a society where public safety is seen as the most insurmountable and
perennial problem that remains unsolved. The government seems to be searching for every option
available to tackle this issue and one of them is the installation of CCTV Cameras in
neighbourhoods. The purpose of this report is to analyse the opinions expressed by neighbours
about the effects the installation has had.

Positive Impact

What tends to be one of the most outstanding advantages of this measure is the significant
improvement in public safety that it might carry within. It is the idea of having an eye on streets
what triggers on would-be offenders the possible fear of getting caught eradicating, therefore,
their attempts to commit crime.

The fact that it helps identify criminals on account of the physical characteristics portrayed by the
pictures taken is what gives rise to optimism among citizens. A further aim is to enhance the
provision of evidence and gather clues which would mean narrowing down the number of
suspects and making it easier for police to track wrongdoers down.

Negative Impact

But while some people see it with kind eyes, some neighbours do it with a critical eye. According
to the latter, this kind of technology could be easily abused meaning that anyone in control of
them could misuse the recorded information for their own evil purposes. Different types of
manipulation such as blackmailing for example or simply as a way of invasion of privacy.

Complaints on CCTV Cameras have been about their doubted effectiveness. It may seem that types
of crimes such as terrorism are not quite avoidable since anything someone might carry on within
might not visible to the recording. A question resounding among neighbours is why would the
government spend such an exorbitant amount of money on something with no apparent
effectiveness? It is not just the cost of installation what worries citizens but also the cost of
maintenance and personnel.

Conclusion

The benefits of this system of cameras cannot be underestimated. As stated earlier, there is a
variety of compelling reasons why the installation should be considered as a considerably major
advance in crime prevention. Notwithstanding this crucial breakthrough, most of the problems
highlighted by the complaints might be quite straightforward to be solved by the authorities. It is
for this reason that would be good for the government to hold some hearings with neighbours and
adopt the necessary measures to banish the unwelcome strain felt by them.