TV Surveillance To Aid Crime Busting

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US TV Surveillance To Aid Crime Busting
Date
22 Sep 1973
Dateline
New York
Script
Closed circuit or surveillance television is the latest weapon against crime. Many New Yorkers favour the idea the Civil Liberties Union does not.
Shotlist
  • 1. mcu signpost TImes Square New York with surveillance camera attached
  • 2. ws street scene
  • 3. ms Control room for surveillance cameras
  • 4. cu surveillance camera
  • 5. ws pan of streets in Times Square district
  • 6. ms signpost up shot
  • 7. cu Ira Glasser New York Civil Liberties Union SOUNDBITE we think it is unconstitutional because it amounts to a general search... the innocent... are recorded... in the hopes that someone will be recorded committing a crime. Doesn’t think it will replace to cop on the beat.
  • 8. ws Mount Vernon New York where CCTV has been in operation for a while
  • 9. ms Mount Vernon police on the beat
  • 10. ms Mount vernon Police commissioner Thomas Delaney standing by screen SOUNDBITE ‘57% reudction in street crime in areas that the cameras scrutinise. Originally had complaints of invasion of privacy. extra eyes and ears for the police.'
  • 11. vs street scenes signs and cameras near Times Square
Film status
Syndicated
Processing date
22 Sep 1973
Processing location
London
Original film
Colour Positive
Original sound
Optical Sound On Film
Duration
00:01:54:13
Sources
AP Television
NoS ID
z016736

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'TV Surveillance To Aid Crime Busting', 22 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/upitn/search/index.php/story/z016736 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)