Prevention of Crime

HC Deb 19 June 1969 vol 785 cc123-4W

18. Mr. Tilney

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will obtain from chief constables reports as to the lessons which have been learnt from the use of hidden television cameras for the prevention of crime in urban communities.

Mr. Callaghan

This has been done; and possibilities for the future are being studied by the Police Research and Development Branch of the Home Office in the light of experience gained in various police forces.

19. Mr. Tilney

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take steps to assist police forces throughout the country to make use of every modern invention to reduce urban crime.

Mr. Callaghan

I am doing this with the aid of the Home Office Scientific Advisory Council, the Police Research and Development Branch, and the Central Research Establishment, Aldermaston.