Automatic Crime Detection by CCTV Enabled by Next Generation Police Networks

8 July 2009

New technology developments will provide police forces with  intelligence, rather than just information, from CCTV footage, in real-time.  The footage from fixed site cameras, in-car and body-worn cameras will be transmitted by secure wireless networks back to the control room and then automatically monitored by intelligent surveillance software, highlighting growing risks and incidents against a policy set by the police control centre.

Officers in the control room will be immediately alerted to unusual or suspicious behaviours; such as crowds gathering in town centres, unattended packages, or suspicious behaviour in car parks or by cash dispensing machines, enabling officers on the ground to respond quickly.  This active awareness capability, developed by NEC, can also be integrated with facial recognition systems, which can be used at football stadiums and airports, for example, to alert police to known offenders.

“New high speed core networks being adopted by many police forces, such as Nottinghamshire Police, have created a new generation of police networks,” says Richard Brandon, head of strategy at MLL Telecom. “Integration with WiFi and WiMax technology allows this high speed connectivity to be extended to the officer on the street: delivering high quality video to the officer and returning real-time video back to the control centre.”

“Opportunities to detect or prevent crimes, provided by CCTV, are challenged by the sheer volume of information available and the stresses put on staff and networks needed to operate them. Some studies have shown that after 20 minutes the ability of even well-motivated staff to concentrate on a monitor screen can drop considerably,” says Derek Owen, General Manager of NEC.

“Investment in high speed core networks by police forces and in WiFi and WiMax means that our SmartCatch technology can now be used by police forces up and down the UK in the fight against crime.”

To see this technology in action visit MLL Telecom at the ACPO-APA Summer Conference and International Policing Exhibition, 8-9 July, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Stand C23.

About MLL Telecom

MLL Telecom specialises in providing fully managed networks to service providers, systems integrators and the public sector using the optimum combination of fixed and wireless technologies. MLL Telecom is a licensed UK operator. The company delivers fully managed 24×7 network services and currently manages more than 5000 links nationwide. Customers and channel partners include: Vodafone, O2, Cable&Wireless Worldwide, Virgin Media Business, Azzurri, Argus Media, East Sussex County Council, Nottinghamshire Police, North Dorset District Council and Suffolk County Council.

For more information contact:

Amanda Purrington
MLL Telecom

0870 2417315

Ginny Follen
MLL Telecom

0870 2417315