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The introduction of security footage in courtrooms as evidence is increasingly common . With the number of closed - circuit television ( CCTV ) cameras rising , the ____________________ of images ____________________ relevant for criminal ____________________ being recorded also increases . However , while CCTV footage may ____________________ have assisted in achieving ____________________ in some high - profile cases , can it assist in the overall reduction of violence against women ?
A well - known example in Australia of CCTV helping solve a crime is the footage pulled from a shop on Sydney Road the night Jill Meagher was raped and murdered by Adrian Bayley . This ____________________ was mentioned in his sentencing in 2013 . In the same year , Simon Gittany was found ____________________ of the murder of his partner Lisa Harnum . CCTV footage ? taken from his own security cameras ? was again ____________________ as key evidence .
Beyond the courtroom , news ____________________ reports of crime are saturated with the use of CCTV footage . In both contexts , it is often seen to be ____________________ ? an authoritative and objective witness that can tell us ? what really happened ? .
While used ____________________ a range of offences , its inclusion in instances of extreme ( and public ) violence against women can mean ____________________ images receive significant and sustained media ____________________ , and may remain online indefinitely .
The strength of CCTV in our public consciousness is such that questions of privacy are often dismissed as ____________________ . CCTV installed in the homes of family violence victims has even been considered .