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<b>Online Exclusive:</b> Around the States

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
October 24, 2006

Maryland. Baltimore is on the cutting edge of cities using surveillance cameras in high-crime areas to aid in spotting crimes and generating information for arrests. In the 18 months that the city has been using about 55 cameras, it has made more than 1000 arrests with surveillance support. Analysis of arrest records from the past 6 months show, however, that about 40% of arrests have been dropped, often due to poor images and lack of corroborating physical evidence. No privacy lawsuits have been filed to challenge the use of the cameras.

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