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"Using a four-camera wireless video surveillance system, the Hawthorne Police Department in Southern California has made crime “virtually nonexistent” in a 6.2-acre city park, the Los Angeles Times reports. The department aimed to reduce alcohol violations, marijuana use and drug dealing, truancy and vandalism in Eucalyptus Park."

"It’s one of the most common complaints by those in the loss prevention profession: Police don’t take retail theft seriously enough. And how could they be expected to? As police departments continue to face serious budgetary shortfalls that often lead to reductions in manpower, they are being forced to concentrate efforts on the most serious of crimes."

"Research company Frost & Sullivan has recently released its "Asia Pacific Video Surveillance Market" report, which is now available also from ResearchandMarkets.com. The report "provides country specific response of the market for video surveillance cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs), network video recorders (NVRs), video servers, and surveillance software. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following geographic regions: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, ANZ, emerging countries (Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam), China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, and Japan."

"With over 15,000 highly-trained security personnel, backed by a arsenal of military hardware, Vancouver is about to spend $1 billion in security for the Winter Olympics. The original budget for games security was 175 million Canadian dollars in Vancouver's Olympic bid, but has snowballed to about $1 billion, said an AP report. "

"A recent report from researchers at a variety of Canadian universities examines current trends in public surveillance systems. The research report, published by the Surveillance Camera Awareness Network (SCAN), looks into privacy concerns, overall installation trends for city projects, signage requirements, how CCTV technology has improved and the effectiveness of surveillance cameras. The report starts with a look at the beginnings of public surveillance in Canada, going back to the early 1990s when the town of Sherbrooke, Quebec, became one of Canada's first cities to deploy a municipal surveillance system. The report continues by looking at government initiatives and surveillance program expansions across the nation. Also examined is private video surveillance operations (such as those systems installed by businesses on their own premises)."