Also, cameras might help detectives. If a suspect leaves a clue as he/she is fleeing or if the crime scene is in a way that it won't stay preserved (like say it's outside and raining heavily), a camera would help people working on the case after the crime has happened. It would also help sketch artists if, again, the criminal was caught in the act but fled before he/she could be apprehended.
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