Demand Government to make surveillance cameras mandatory in residential care facilities

Between 2008 and 2013 serious occurences in residential facilites have more than doubled. Many common areas of these facilities are not monitored by close circuit television. Our residents most in need of assistance and protection deserve to be cared for in a safe envirenment, and legislators should share in the duty to ensure all precautions are taken to prevent abuse and violence in a residential care setting. Allegations of abuse can be proven or disproven with close circuit monitoring, allowing protection for both staff and residents. We have a child that resides in a residential facility, He has Autism and is non-verbal. At certain times we have had concerns regarding his safety based on marks, bruises, and his attempts to tell us. Some local authorities lack the training needed to communicate with non verbal residents and sadly allegations get ignored. If there were videos that could be used, staff and residents would be protected.