CCTV ‘fightcams’ detect violence ‘before it happens’

‘“Fightcams” which can automatically alert the police when violence breaks out in the street have been developed by British scientists.

The new CCTV system is reminiscent of science fiction movies such as Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report, in which Tom Cruise plays a police officer in a “pre-crime” unit which arrests criminals before they offend.

The ground-breaking surveillance cameras use sophisticated technology to analyse how crowds are moving in public, triggering an alert when fists begin to fly.’

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