Issue link: https://resources.genetec.com/i/1313797
7 A video's worth a thousand words. And today, like most days, there's enough video footage to tell a thousand stories. This morning, a customer has called in to report the theft of her purse. For the security officer on duty, that means a packed day. He starts by trawling through vast quantities of CCTV footage from the day in question. To be in a position to help the police find and prosecute the thief, he'll have to gather enough video evidence to support the customer's claim, then put it into a full report, ready to send to the city's police department. He knows the work involved will be time-consuming, and that the police might not even be able to use the evidence because of potential quality and formatting issues. All the while, the work will take him away from his primary role of looking after the store's security. When the police officer assigned to deal with the case receives the call, she realizes she's going to be spending a big chunk of her day trying to pull together all the evidence she needs. She sits in a team of four full-time police officers whose job is to go from business to business around the city, collecting video footage. In most instances, �A video is worth a thousand words. And today, there's enough video footage to tell a thousand stories. Being invested by law enforcement agencies to purchase 50,000 body-worn cameras. Digital Communities, September, 2015 Police departments are using in-car video, as of 2013. Bureau of Justice Statistics, July, 2015 $75m 68%