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Safer Places in the Media

Founder David Bartlett, a former Victoria Police detective and intelligence specialist, on how the Safer Places Network is changing the way CCTV is used to protect homes, local businesses and communities across Australia.

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New Tech to Combat Crime

How Community Cameras Are Changing Crime Prevention

Founder David Bartlett, a former Victoria Police detective and intelligence specialist, explains how community cameras and police collaboration are transforming crime prevention across Australia.

The Safer Places Network aims to support homes, local businesses and the wider community by closing the gap between everyday cameras and the police who need the footage.

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Listen to the Podcasts

Real Crime with Adam Shand · 48 min

Privacy vs. Safety: The CCTV Dilemma

Adam Shand speaks with former Victoria Police officer and intelligence specialist David Bartlett, founder of the Safer Places Network, an ambitious new system aiming to transform how CCTV is used in Australia.

From the Jill Meagher investigation to missing persons, aggravated burglaries and retail crime, Adam and David break down how one camera can make or break a case, and why it still takes police up to 85 hours to obtain critical footage. David reveals the technological gap between law enforcement and the private sector, the privacy debates that stall progress, and the surprising willingness of everyday Australians to voluntarily join a nationwide camera network.

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Other Great Listens

More interviews and conversations with David from around the country.

Cartels, Cash and CCTV · Part 1

Andrew Rule is joined by David Bartlett, a former Victoria Police detective and former member of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. They talk about David's time in law enforcement and the ways crooks try to cook the books.

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Cartels, Cash and CCTV · Part 2

David Bartlett returns to Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule to talk about how technology can be used to help keep society safe, and the thinking behind the Safer Places Network.

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Closing the Technology Gap in Policing

Meshel Laurie sits down with David Bartlett on Australian True Crime. Drawing on counter-terror, international drug and organised-crime investigations, David explains the growing technology gap criminals now exploit, and how the Safer Places Network gets footage to investigators faster while protecting privacy.

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David's Interview with ABC

David Bartlett joined Brigitte Duclos on ABC's Victorian Afternoons to share the funny, bizarre and critical things caught on everyday home security cameras.

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David Bartlett interviewed by Steve Price on Sky News Sky News

As Seen on Sky News

David talks to Steve Price from Sky News about a proposal to create a Victorian CCTV database that would fast-track work for detectives and help make our communities safer.

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