▁instance ▁auto - recogn ize ▁fug it ives ▁and ▁direct ▁police ▁to ▁their ▁location . ▁ ▁A ▁distinction ▁here ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁however ▁on ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁surve ill ance ▁employed . ▁Some ▁people ▁that ▁say ▁support ▁video ▁surve ill ance ▁in ▁city ▁streets ▁may ▁not ▁support ▁ind isc rim inate ▁tele phone ▁t aps ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁Besides ▁the ▁types , ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁how ▁this ▁surve ill ance ▁is ▁done ▁also ▁matters ▁a ▁lot ; ▁i . e . ▁ind isc rim inate ▁tele phone ▁t aps ▁are ▁supported ▁by ▁much ▁fewer ▁people ▁than ▁say ▁tele phone ▁t aps ▁only ▁done ▁to ▁people ▁sus pected ▁of ▁eng aging ▁in ▁illegal ▁activities . ▁ ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁give ▁human ▁oper atives ▁a ▁tact ical ▁advantage ▁through ▁improved ▁situ ational ▁aw aren ess , ▁or ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁autom ated ▁processes , ▁i . e . ▁video ▁analyt ics . ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁can ▁help ▁re construct ▁an ▁incident ▁and ▁prove ▁gu ilt ▁through ▁the ▁avail ability ▁of ▁foot age ▁for ▁for ens ics ▁exper ts . ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁can ▁also ▁influence ▁subject ive ▁security ▁if ▁surve ill ance ▁resources ▁are ▁visible ▁or ▁if ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁surve ill ance ▁can ▁be ▁felt . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁surve ill ance ▁systems ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁camera ▁system ▁that ▁has ▁its ▁feed ▁run ▁through ▁a ▁fa cial ▁recognition ▁system ▁mentioned ▁above ) ▁can ▁also ▁have ▁other ▁uses ▁besides ▁counter ing