No CCTV: When train attacks go unrecorded
Sexual harrassment and assault on the rail network is on the rise, but is a lack of adequate CCTV preventing justice for victims?
Sexual harassment and assault on the rail network is on the rise across England, Wales and Scotland but a lack of CCTV evidence is preventing justice for victims in some cases.
Claire Jones examines how broken cameras and train companies not retaining CCTV footage for long enough has been hampering police investigations.
She goes on patrol with British Transport Police on the London Underground, speaks to police and victims about how frustrating it can be when key evidence cannot be accessed and sees some of the newest surveillance technology, currently not available on trains, in action.
Details of organisations offering help and support for anyone affected by sexual violence are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline
Reporter: Claire Jones
Producer: Nicola Dowling
Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford
Production co-ordinator: Tim Fernley
Editor: Tara McDermott
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Is a lack of CCTV preventing victims of train attacks getting justice?
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- Tue 24 Feb 202620:00BBC Radio 4
- Wed 25 Feb 202611:00BBC Radio 4
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