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CCTV surveillance for crime prevention: A 40-year systematic review with meta-analysis

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2017
  • Year Published
    2019
  • Quality Rating
    8/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Not reported (39); UK (England) (12); USA (12); Canada (4); Korea - South (3); Sweden (3); UK (Scotland) (2); Australia (1); Norway (1); Poland (1); Spain (1); Turkey (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    Not reported (39); UK (England) (12); USA (12); Canada (4); Korea - South (3); Sweden (3); UK (Scotland) (2); Australia (1); Norway (1); Poland (1); Spain (1); Turkey (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    System
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Housing
    Housing safety
    Public safety and justice
    Crime prevention
    Crime reduction
    Policing
    Transportation
    Safety - Transportation
    Sustainable Development Goals
    11. Sustainable cities and communities
    16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    Where services are provided
    Site of service delivery
    With what supports are services provided
    Other ICT that support individuals who provide services
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Piza EL, Welsh BC, Farrington DP, Thomas AL. CCTV surveillance for crime prevention: A 40-year systematic review with meta-analysis. Criminology & Public Policy. 2019;18(1):135-159.
  • DOI
    10.1111/1745-9133.12419

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