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Interpreting body-worn camera footage

Agencies often complement footage with detailed briefings and written reports to provide comprehensive context

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In Today’s Tip, Gordon Graham emphasizes that body-worn camera footage offers only a partial view of events for law enforcement officers.

While this technology captures important moments, it doesn’t provide the full context of incidents, such as preceding actions or sensory cues like smells. Agencies often complement footage with detailed briefings and written reports to provide comprehensive context.

This helps in creating a fuller understanding for the public and legal authorities. Officers are encouraged to document thoroughly and use footage as a supplemental tool to narrate the complete story.

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Advanced body-worn camera technology plays a crucial role in enhancing officer safety and strengthening the bond between the police and the community

Gordon Graham has been actively involved in law enforcement since 1973. He spent nearly 10 years as a very active motorcycle officer while also attending Cal State Long Beach to achieve his teaching credential, USC to do his graduate work in Safety and Systems Management with an emphasis on Risk Management, and Western State University to obtain his law degree. In 1982 he was promoted to sergeant and also admitted to the California State Bar and immediately opened his law offices in Los Angeles.

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