The business or field of CCTV camera system have yet again taken a hard blow after being criticised due to the release of data involving the effectiveness of CCTV camera systems in solving crimes. It is because of this report as released through the Freedom of Information request have been continuously sensationalised by the media. Following the news reader who has a keen observation will notice that although the problem involves the mentioning of the CCTV camera systems it is not the root cause nor is it an underlying cause, it is just an incidental part of the said problem. CCTV camera systems were developed in order to provide security and surveillance in public and as well as in private places. The CCTV camera system, through the years, have been highly revered as an aide to solving crimes that were committed in cases where there are no other witnesses. It is because of these functions of the CCTV camera system that many people are relying on it as evidence against the perpetrator of the crime. It is because the recent news and headlines attacking the integrity of the CCTV camera system especially in solving crime have created doubts in the mind of the public and had actually made an impact especially if an individual will just see and read the headlines. Media had sensationalised the stories involving the CCTV camera systems where headlines shows one liners that implicates the lack effectiveness of the CCTV camera system but in actuality the story is not the lack of the effectiveness but rather the implementation thereof.

Fortunately, many UK citisens did not clamor for the removal of the CCTV camera systems installed in both public and private places which means therefore that the public is still confident that the CCTV camera systems can provide the much needed protection by the said public. This less clamor for the removal of CCTV camera systems also proved that the CCTV camera is not the actual culprit but rather it is the way of gathering, manner of use or implementation of the video footages gathered. It is because of these factors that CCTV camera systems were viewed as ineffective. But when we look at the underlying cause it is not the CCTV camera that should be underfire but rather it is the companies that implements the use of CCTV cameras, by not following the standard operating procedure or protocol in the utilisation of the CCTV camera systems any video gathered by the said CCTV camera system is going to be rendered as not admissible in court as evidence when the time comes. Simple technicalities such as non-conformance to the rules and guidelines in the manner of gathering and using the video footages gathered by the CCTV camera system will render such video footages to be useless when it will be presented as evidence. Looking closely, we could decipher that effectiveness of the CCTV camera system in aiding on apprehending criminals and protecting the general public has not dwindled rather it is the human factor that is ineffective due to the mishandling of the data gathered as evidence by not following simple protocols as mandated by law.