The impact of ICT in the local community Essay Example

to pedestrians.Also, there are many youth clubs and after school clubs to lessen youth crime and to keep them off the streets after schools, but not many people attend them, mainly teenager because they are "lame". In addition, there are too few cinemas and arcades to entertain the residents. This means that they would have to travel far e.g.

to another borough which would have more entertainment. On the other hand, many attempts have been made to keep the populace in Brent such as improvements in public services (e.g. libraries) and tourist attractions (e.

g. Wembley Stadium). There also have been suggestions to increase publicity of Brent by building a Las Vegas style casino in Wembley, but it was dismissed due to the disadvantages it would bring.CCTVCCTV or Closed-circuit television is the use of video cameras to a set of cameras which are monitored by security guards. It is often used for surveillance in places which requires security such as banks, casinos and military.HistoryThe first CCTV system was installed at Test Stand VII in Peenemuende in 1942, for observing the launch of V2-rockets.

CCTV recording systems are often used at launch sites to record the flight of the rockets, in order to find the possible causes of malfunctions. Film cameras are also used for this purpose. Larger rockets are often fitted with CCTV allowing pictures of stage separation to be transmitted back to earth by radio link. CCTV is also used to observe the launch pad before the launch, especially when no person may be there, because of safety reasons.(History of CCTV taken from Wikipedia)Advantages* Can monitor anyone at all times, as long as they are

in rage* Can reduce the number of violent activities in schools* Prevent terrorist attacks* Discourage and catch burglars* Speed cameras can reduce accidents* Prevents theft* Reduction of car crime when used in car parks* Help to solve murder cases* Helps to find missing people (esp.

children)Disadvantage* Disturbing others privacy* Ruins the view in near monuments* Expensive put cameras in all the places* Can be a waste of energy in places with almost no crime* Can be stolen easily* Can be tapped by otherCCTV cameras help my community as it can monitor people as the crime rate in Brent is quite high. This can help to keep crime down as people would not commit crimes in places with CCTV cameras. Speed-cameras can be used to detect congestion and notice accidents. Also, CCTV cameras in underground tube stations can observe suspicious people who appear to be a security threat (e.

g. terrorists).A policewoman has been murdered a few months ago by an unknown person. Many people who were suspected were arrested before the real criminal was caught using CCTV. It took very long to have enough evidence to arrest the suspects and they were all innocent. CCTV footage helped the police to identify the responsible person and arrest them; and if a case like this reappears, CCTV footage can aid in identification of the killer(s).

However, catching criminals from CCTV footage takes very long as someone has to study the footage very carefully for a long time. By the time any suspects have been chosen, the real criminal would have fled.On the other hand, the sight of CCTV cameras can aggravate some criminal individuals to vandalise the cameras

and steal/break them. As the cameras have to replaced, this will cost money which could be spent on something else to help the communityThe only possible way to replace CCTV cameras is to put policemen every 5m� to monitor the area, all day and night. Of course, this would be very costly and not resource efficient.

On the other hand, instead of replacing CCTV cameras for a better method of surveillance, improving it can be more effective. In my opinion, upgrading the camera pixel number would be a very good improvement as the footage would have clearer images, thus helping to solve crimes better. Again, this would have a drawback as the price of production would increase as the number of pixels increase.