Can a CCTV camera stop thieves?

Honestly no, but they are very helpful in stopping thieves even though they do not physically confront thieves. CCTV cameras enable you to record and monitor your area of choice from your TV or smart phone 24/7. They can be intergrated with an alarm system to trigger an alarm incase of certain movements, at predetermined times.

Considering how a CCTV camera works, they can help stop thieves by scaring away thieves by their mere presence, they can help you spot criminals from the live view so you can go and stop them, alert you by triggering an alarm so you can respond appropriately, they can provide evidence from the footage to security agencies incase of a criminal activity. As you can see from the above, however much CCTV cameras do not have the ability to teach the thieves a lesson, they are very critical in the process.