Body Camera
Police body cameras are in high demand by the public and offer numerous advantages to agencies. Find the latest on body-worn camera legislation, funding, training and more via our regularly updated dashboard.
BWC programs are becoming widespread. Here are a few ways you can fund yours.
A body-worn camera program can be built effectively if all the elements are in place
The most critical aspects aren’t always obvious
Reviewing bodycam video is a smart way to provide cost-effective, in-house, peer-to-peer training based on real scenarios that occur in the officers’ jurisdiction
The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association contends that the NYPD’s release of footage is “illegal and arbitrary”
The availability of video evidence represents an opportunity to make police reports more factual and representative of what actually happened
The testing could lead to a broad rollout by the nation’s largest LE agency that would make it the first federal agency to use the devices on a large scale
The new policy requires officers to verbalize their reason for turning off the microphone
Like any piece of new equipment, training officers, supervisors, force investigators and agency heads on the use of body-worn cameras is vital
The LAPD’s years-long practice of keeping video from body cameras and patrol cars under wraps will soon end
To avoid becoming a YouTube star, police officers should aim to be as boring as possible when a member of the public is recording them
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said videos showing officers in New Jersey using deadly force should usually be released within 20 days
Kansas lawmakers advanced bills aimed at making officers’ body camera footage more accessible and compiling data on the property seized by agencies
The proposal would reverse the LAPD’s current policy of not releasing videos except under court order
Lawmakers may set up a community task force as they consider restricting public access to body cam videos of police interactions with people with mental illnesses
A Georgia city was awarded with a $3,100 grant for the purchase of new body armor for officers
Cloud-based technologies are changing the landscape of law enforcement
City officials said more than 20,000 cameras will be in use in the 34,000-member NYPD by year’s end, a year earlier than anticipated
Atlanta Public Schools was awarded a $249,608 federal grant to equip its officers with body-worn cameras
The preliminary report found fewer complaints filed against the test group during a one-year period
The union says the release of body camera footage without a court order violates a state law that makes officer disciplinary records confidential
The city reached its goal to provide the cameras to more than 7,000 officers one year earlier than originally planned
There may come a day when a central station will be able to activate a BWC by remote command and obtain a video stream when an officer is under duress
The officers repeatedly yelled at a man to drop the knife he was holding and then fatally shot him when he moved toward them
Two officers were trying to arrest a man involved in a domestic violence incident when one of the officers was struck by the device
Two studies recently challenged the popular narrative about police bodycams; here’s what cops and their communities need to know
A yearlong study of police body-worn cameras shows Metro Police officers were less likely to use force while wearing the recording devices
A police department must understand its state’s public records law, and any existing exemptions, before implementing body-worn cameras
The suspect charged at officers with two knives
Sheriff Manuel Gonzales said that the video “gives a lopsided, one-sided story, which I think is a disservice to the whole community”
One of the police bullets traveled through the suspect’s arm and struck the woman
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