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Traffic Cameras Could Help Solve Crimes "Surveillance cameras have certainly helped solve some crimes. Murderers and robbers have been caught thanks to cameras at A.T.M.'s. But we haven't done the sort of randomized controlled trials to tell what effect they have on deterring crime or detecting offenders."
Can software catch a killer? A high-tech tool known as geographic profiling is playing a key role in the investigation into the Washington-area sniper shootings.
Still, investigators say the system is a solid investigative tool that could assist police as they try to narrow in on the Washington-area sniper despite their lack of leads in the killing spree. What's more, the system only gets more accurate as the shooter commits more crimes and provides more data points.