Nacro's Ms Armitage added: "CCTV is not a panacea. Areas need to be appropriately policed, not remotely policed. Given the choice between walking down a dark alley monitored by CCTV or having that ...

However, rights groups are concerned about who is being monitored and for how long. Amnesty International say installing cameras "under the guise of 'national security' sets a template for the ...