New Years resolution No: 4.. I’m not going to tweet about poor quality #CCTV images that could so easily have been improved, particularly if some half decent regulation was actually put in place to help drive improvements Well, that didn’t last long did it 😉🤦🏼‍♂️🙄

Spotted in London, and just to prove that deterrence to crime really does work, I can confirm that there is absolutely no flytipping in front of the warning sign 😉 Nearest PSS #CCTV camera is about 120 metres away, watching the world (and on occasions passing airliners) go by🙄

As for crime prevention, spending a lot on installing robust infrastructure tends to be most effective if just a little bit more thought goes in to the planning If you know … you know 😉 #crimeprevention

🤔 Would have been interesting to hear how much of the £120m has been spent by PCC’s on either improving the use of existing #CCTV or researching the actual effectiveness / potential of security camera systems when used in various contexts My best guess … probably not a lot 😔

Absolutely typical, somebody decides to dump their unwanted christmas tree on the edge of a park, and before you can say coniferous there’s a full on forest of fervently felled firs 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 waiting to be chipped Trees shouldn’t just be for Christmas …😉 #LondonLife

Not sure I can say with certainty that #CCTV is not really a ‘thing’ anymore; having spent some time looking for recent #criminology research, it looks like use of Security Camera Systems is now simply regarded as part of the landscape, rather than its potential as a key feature

Very interesting House of Lords debate on Risks and Resilience 12th Jan ‘23 Worth a read … hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2023-01-…

Typical drive into Central London 2day, noted (& Dashcam recorded) at least a dozen motoring offences, including drivers proceeding through red lights, significant speeding, use of mobiles + a dustcart driving the wrong way up a 1 way street 😳🙄 #BWV 4 all crossing patrols ..?🤔

New Years resolution No. 31..😬 Blowing away the cobwebs on a frosty London day, and would you believe it, some old geezer called Lutyens goes and sticks a ruddy great church right in the middle of a perfectly good view Contra-jour anyone? #londonlife #photography #Monochrome

A number of #London Boroughs apparently oppose plan 2 extend #ULEZ zone with some refusing 2 allow #ANPR camera installation😳 Silly thought, if outraged/protesting motorists invert their (legible) vehicle number plates, would that be an enforceable offence & would ANPR work?🤔

Reading this article on #ProtectDuty #MartynsLaw doesnt exactly fill me with confidence ☹️ Venues = <100 capacity can have attacks, & 800+ is a whole different ball game Much prefer 3 defined tiers with a dozen sub categories to better address challenges🤞 conference-news.co.uk/index.php/news…

college.police.uk/guidance/neigh… Just been having a look through College of Policing advice on Community Policing Intrigued to see “a focus on proactive prevention” as a key point; yet using a community based #CCTV ‘SafetyNet‘ approach to address crime still isn’t even on the radar😫🤷🏼

On the subject of ‘community policing’, earlier on I walked past some hugely excited nursery kids & their Assistants, who were being treated to a demonstration of a police vehicles capabilities, by two of Metropolitan Police finest 1st impressions count👍.. job .. well done!👏 #police

There seems to be an awful lot of “(insert topic) is just completely broken now, and lessons need to be learned” 🙄 The reality is that the lessons were known often decades ago, but nobody was prepared then to enable / carry out remedial repairs before (insert topic) got worse🤦🏼‍♂️

I’ve lost count of how many extremely poor quality #CCTV Appeals have been made over the years, but it got me thinking (happens occasionally) Why isn’t there a national #police ‘BOLO’ website that can provide a point of focus for a wide range of appeals (mispers, suspects etc.)

Driving in #London I noticed a small sign displayed on the back of the van in front 🤔 Edging ever so slowly forward until no more that 128.3mm from the bumper, it was clearly stated in 14pt text … “Keep a safe distance at all times” 😳 Maybe I need to go to Specsav… 😉