3.3 Railway CCTV Quality/Coverage, Detection & Positive Outcomes
What is the relationship between the quality of CCTV on the railway network and the likelihood of crime detection and positive outcomes for victims?
Which aspects of CCTV quality and deployment deliver the greatest marginal improvement in detection rates and investigation timeliness relative to cost?

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