We'll be featuring a report on CCTV in taxis, technology pieces about display solutions and video analytics and a collection of case studies from CCTV control rooms around the country.

In this edition: Breckland Council has gone wireless and we've got a profile of this very interesting system which has also installed an fortified control room - find out why • Budget cuts, local authorities and how that will affect CCTV system was a major discussion point at the CCTV User Group conference • What can you expect from HDcctv and for that matter, what is it? • Remote monitoring: pros and cons for police and local authorities • and more...

Welcome to a bumper edition of CCTV Image, featuring: Criminal Cameras: are you breaking the law? • A visit to Hounslow where they've cut almost all their wired connections • A visit to the Sherlock Holmes Museum, shrine to the 19th Century detective where they use modern technology to fight crime • Technology: we look at methods of video transmission and how to see in the dark • And more, much more in this bumper edition.

In this issue: The Prime Minister may be talking it up but is the future of CCTV secure? • Bexley council outsources its control room to a private company • Digital storage options: When building your digital CCTV system, storage might be one of the most important decisions you make. • And more, including good news about CCTV and case studies.

In this edition: Meet the new CCTV regulator Andrew Rennison • Learn how camera sharing can pay big dividends • Take a tour of the University of Leeds new CCTV control room • Read an interview with DCI Mick Neville who is systematically harnessing technology and human knowledge to dramatically increase the effectiveness of CCTV. We also take a critical look at Big Brother Watch, the latest anti-CCTV lobbyists to take up the civil liberties baton. And we look at open platform CCTV systems: is it cost effective? Is it reliable? Will it do the washing up? And our columnists this month: David Dodd, formerly of Runnymede Council, Colin Greene on Talking Shop and Prof. Martin Gill on his CCTV research.

A new organisation called Big Brother Watch has published a report into the CCTV industry that has gained a lot of traction with the mainstream media. Unfortunately, apart from its headline figure for the number of council cameras in the UK, it draws some rather dubious conclusions about CCTV in general.

In this edition: Councils shutting down CCTV systems ♦ The Security Industry Authority gets to grips with CCTV ♦ Camera falls from pole in Hackney ♦ The case for a new CCTV law ♦ And more news... Plus: Review of the CCTV User Group conference ♦ Protecting Gypsy sites in Wiltshire with CCTV ♦ And case studies...

This edition features an article on the major milestones in the development of video content analysis from someone who has been working on this problem from its earliest days, plus we visit some more control rooms where CCTV is at the cutting edge, including Slough, Newark & Sherwood and Sussex Police. And we ask: Is CCTV rubbish?

In this issue of CCTV Image: Automatic Number Plate Recognition in London Borough of Hackney ♦ CCTV surveillance in pubs and clubs ♦ Update on the NVR/DVR debate ♦ ANPR in Kent ♦ Interview: Ian Hall, head of consultancy at Perpetuity Group

In this issue of CCTV Image: Open letter to the HOSDB is critical of its handling of new CCTV test target ♦ Coverage of the CCTV User Group conference ♦ Case studies of leading worldwide installations ♦ Mike Newton of Dedicated Micros rubbishes IP NVR systems ♦ A look at body worn video systems