@article{ref1,
title="Effectiveness of CCTV systems as a crime preventive tool: evidence from eight Polish cities",
journal="International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice",
year="2023",
author="Matczak, Piotr and Wójtowicz, Andrzej and Dąbrowski, Adam and Leitner, Michael and Sypion-Dutkowska, Natalia",
volume="47",
number="1",
pages="37-56",
abstract="Based on data from eight Polish cities, we tested if closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring systems are effective in crime reduction and if the CCTV monitoring effects are durable. In a quasi-experimental method, we applied police data about four types of crime incidents in 2005-2014 as well as camera location. A preventive effect appeared in 10 of 17 of analysed paired treatment/comparison areas. The overall mean effect appears modest. In two of four cases, the preventive effects were durable. The analysis proves that CCTV cameras in the Polish cities had a crime reduction effect and the effect is sensitive for the category of crime. The influence of CCTV on the fall in crime in Poland is unlikely.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0192-4036",
doi="10.1080/01924036.2021.1976237",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01924036.2021.1976237"
}