My On Crime & Security Column: Security Cameras Can Deter And Solve Business Crimes

The business web site AllBusiness.com published my On Crime & Security column today.

The post covers security cameras and how they deter and solve crime.

"Video surveillance cameras deter crimes like burglary, armed robbery, employee theft, vandalism, and murder," a Philadelphia homicide detective told me a while back. "But when a criminal is bold enough or dumb enough to commit a crime while a security camera is recording him in the act, the images help us apprehend and convict him."

The detective also told me that when police arrive at a crime scene, the first thing they do is look for video cameras. He also noted that when suspects are confronted with the images of them from the security cameras, they very often plead guilty on the spot.

I also interviewed Richard Stellacci, my old shipmate who served with me on the aircraft carrier the USS Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War. After serving in the Navy he went on to serve 25 years on the Putnum County, New York Sheriff's Department, rising from a Deputy Sheriff to Captain.

You can read the post via the below link:

http://www.allbusiness.com/crime-law-enforcement-corrections/criminal-offenses/15573513-1.html