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White, Police Officer Body-Worn Cameras. The use of body-worn cameras was found to be particularly helpful in improving the overall strength of prosecution cases involving domestic violence because the cameras documented the victims’ demeanor and language and recorded the crime scenes and overall emotional effects on the victims.
Among agencies that had acquired body-worn cameras, 60% of local police departments and 49% of sheriffs' offices had fully deployed their body-worn cameras. Overall, in agencies that had acquired body-worn cameras there were 29 body-worn cameras in service per 100 full time officers (expected to increase to 50/100 by late 2017 based on the 2016 ...
Abstract. Claims for the benefits of body-worn cameras are examined based on available research and conventional wisdom. Benefit claims are that body-worn cameras increase transparency in police encounters and victim views of police legitimacy; deter police wearers of the cameras from abusive behavior and citizens from resisting police ...
Abstract. BWCs have spread rapidly across the United States. In 2013, about one-third of U.S. municipal police departments had implemented BWCs. The general public has also embraced police use of BWCs. Current research on the impact of BWCs suggests that they may have benefits for law enforcement; however, additional research is needed to ...
Many have suggested that placing body-worn cameras (BWCs) on police officers improves the civility of police-citizen encounters and enhances citizen perceptions of police transparency and legitimacy. In response, many police departments have adopted this technology to address public concerns over the quality of policing in their communities.
Looking at the Impact on Policing of Body Worn Cameras. January 2017. Dr. Craig Uchida, Justice & Security Strategies, Inc., discusses the importance of using research to examine the impact of body-worn cameras. He leads an NIJ-supported project to evaluate the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement to determine if they improve police ...
Abstract. The police use of body-worn cameras in recent years has substantially reduced officer use-of-force incidents and the number of citizen complaints against police; and they have increased the number of guilty pleas and plea-bargaining agreements. Police use of body-worn camers has also raised some issues that must be addressed in law ...
Establishing a National Criminal Justice Technology Research, Test and Evaluation Center. Date Published: November 1, 2016. This report aggregates and summarizes information on commercial body-worn cameras (BWCs) to aid law enforcement officers and public-safety practitioners in the planning, acquisition, and implementation of BWC technology.
In the study, the Las Vegas Police Department partnered with CNA researchers on a 12-month randomized control experiment involving 400 officers to better understand the effectiveness and impact of body-worn cameras. Director Muhlhausen speaks to the study's importance and timeliness. He states that "Although body-worn cameras have been at the ...
Abstract. He is leading a project, funded by the U.S. Justice Department's National Institute of Justice (NIJ), that is evaluating the impact of the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers. The research goal is to determine whether these cameras improve police behavior in their relationships and interactions with community residents.