Evaluation of Public Surveillance Cameras
The following year (2008), the local Police Department and the Institute entered into an agreement to extend the Institute’s work on the PSCP. In Phase II the Institute conducted a process evaluation of the PSCP to assess the extent to which the project continued to develop and to identify new obstacles or outstanding issues yet to be resolved. The process evaluation drew primarily on interviews and regular attendance at PSCP meetings. The work and reports are designed to assist project stakeholders in providing an optimally effective system and to serve as a guide for others seeking to develop or improve their own camera initiatives.
We are now working with support from the US Department of Justice on Phase III of our collaboration to assess and enhance the capacity of the PSCP. The Institute is expanding upon our previous work, extending the analysis of impacts on crime and disorder by examining an extended post intervention period and assessing impacts for a greater number of cameras. Additionally, the Institute is assisting the District Attorney’s Office and local Police Department management with drafting procedures and protocols relating to the use and operation of the PSCP.
