Installing of CCTV

Malaysia government has directed local authorities to install more CCTV in all the areas, especially crime-prone areas. But how effective will the installation of CCTVs be? Can the crime rate really falls if CCTVs are installed all around? We have heard enough of such things, and this method has been used and proven in a lot of countries. Why Malaysia now only starting to implement such act.

CCTV has helped so much of the crime cases around the world and with proper maintenance and monitoring, surely crime rate will falls and that police can act more effectively with the aid of CCTV and control centre. But here raise another issue. Is the CCTV well controlled and monitored when installed? How effective will the police forces be after such installation? And the most importantly is how much will this costs the government if CCTV are to be installed all around? (Glad it's not Samy Vellu's department that deciding this or else it may costs the government hundreds of millions to implement it)

I've seen enough of the efficiency of Malaysia police. I think with CCTV aid, crime rate will still be at where it is because CCTV alone will not put the robbers or criminals off. Only when cooperations from all involve parties and equipments take place will this be successful. Just imagine if instruction given out by control centre that crime case happen at an area, police force didn't act swiftly and reach the scene after long period of time, do you think police will have so much time to take the video footage back and zoom in to look for the suspect?

When suspect is in front of them policemen are unable to take action, let alone depending of the CCTV footage. So I think the major effort still need to start from police forces first before anymore additional aid is installed and put in operation. It will be just a waste of tax payers' money and time to install CCTV all over places, yet policemen are not carryout their suppose duty.