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.
A new TASER white paper identifies five areas that are critical for any command staff or IT team to explore
The video system wirelessly uploads all recorded videos and integrates them into the software through Wi-Fi
Body cameras are pervasive and so are the policies on how to use them. Use these tips to make sure your policy is on the right track.
Baltimore police say they’re unable to retrieve body cam footage from last week’s fatal OIS
If passed, the bill would also require the NYPD to provide individual breakdowns each time a body camera was used and explanations for why it failed to record
Officer Noor is charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the July 15, 2017, death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond
The rallying cry of demanding surveillance of police officers by strapping cameras on them has been heard and obeyed. The results show that cops are amazing
Learn what features to look for, what policies to implement and how to save money with a single device
The grant will fund body cameras for the EPPD Crisis Intervention Team Unit and the DWI unit
Many police departments currently have the capability to use body-worn camera footage to improve training protocol. If the advancements don’t require futuristic tech, what is available, and how can we deploy the fundamental changes?
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
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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
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