Police Body Cameras News & Articles

• An untapped opportunity: Using body camera footage in police training

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  Bodycam footage that is properly integrated into your agency’s training program can have a profound impact on officer behavior and organizational culture

• N.Y. county deputies to be paid $750 annual stipend to maintain body cameras

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  The union said they wanted to address the training, maintenance and administrative duties needed to implement the new tech

• Federal judge questions Portland police union's body camera review policy

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  At question is officers being directed to write a statement about what happened before reviewing video footage and writing a supplemental report after

• Portland PD union, city submit different BWC proposals on when cops can review footage

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  Portland remains the only city of the 75 largest municipal police agencies in the nation without body cameras

• Colo. agency to release bodycam video within 21 days of any 'significant event'

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  The new policy is a specific recommendation of a 200-page Transparency Matters report on the Colorado Springs PD's use of force

• Ky. State Police to be equipped with body-worn cameras for 1st time due to grant funding

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  KSP will hire 28 civilian employees to assist in documentation, maintenance and archival of video footage captured through the new video recording system

• Video: N.C. officer's BWC stops suspect's bullet from fatally wounding her

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  As officers entered a home to serve an involuntary commitment order, the woman opened fire, hitting an officer and forcing others to take cover

• How an ALPR system operating on an in-car video system seamlessly identifies vehicles and people-of-interest (white paper)

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  Improve situational awareness without separate hardware or increased officer distraction

• Ill. police say first year of wearing body cameras has gone smoothly

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  "When someone does a good job, the officers don’t typically come forward, but other officers will say ‘Hey, why don’t you look at this person’s body camera, they did a really good job’"

• More alike than different: Dr. Laura Huey discusses policing in Canada vs. America

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  It turns out, American policing shares many of the same challenges as other countries

• Use of force, officer morale, navigating Gen Z & more: Counting down 10 of the biggest issues facing law enforcement in 2022

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  Take a deep dive into the hot button topics impacting policing nationwide with Policing Matters host Jim Dudley and his guest Janay Gasparini

• 'Why did no one tell me this sooner?' Addressing the mental wellness knowledge gap in public safety

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  Clinical counselor Lindsay Faas discusses how to proactively protect yourself from burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma

• Dr. Eric Piza on using bodycam video to determine use of force predictors

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  "We did find that verbal antagonism was actually associated with a lower likelihood of force occurring during a police-civilian interaction."

• Mass. to distribute nearly $2.5M to police departments to help expand body camera programs

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  “The investment we’re making in these programs today will help create safer communities for years to come.”

• When a disgruntled employee becomes a deadly threat

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  An encounter with a revengeful employee goes way beyond angry outbursts or even lawsuits

• Teach, coach, mentor: Effective leadership is about influence and inspiration

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  Former DEA agent and trainer Dan Mehdi discusses the parallels between training for the military, DEA and police agencies to develop leadership and moral courage

• A primer for law enforcement on First Amendment rights

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  Are we all on the same page?

• Researchers: Allow officers to watch BWC footage after writing an initial report

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  A study of Dutch police officers found that the officers who were able to watch their BWC footage of a training exercise wrote more accurate and complete reports

• After several years of discussion, Wash. agency receives bodycams

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  Talks first began in 2015 regarding the implementation of body cameras and in-car dashboard cameras at the Olympia Police Department

• Scott Savage on police disengagement on barricaded subject calls

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  How policy, training and tactics are evolving to address these volatile situations

• Report: Miami officers who wear bodycams twice as likely to be cleared of complaints

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  A six-month study says the most common problem investigators face is microphones not being turned on

• Nancy Rommelmann on meeting one of America’s most heinous serial killers

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  In 1994, journalist Nancy Rommelmann accompanied a pen pal of John Wayne Gacy on a road trip to visit the serial killer before his execution

• Grant-funding considerations for body-worn cameras

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  How to put together a successful application, whether your agency is expanding a current program or starting from scratch

• Consent decrees: How do they work and who benefits?

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  Bob Scales, who previously served as the compliance coordinator for Seattle PD, discusses what happens when a police agency is placed under a consent decree

• NTOA: 14 barricaded suspect response tips from LAPD SWAT

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  Consider these tips to update tactical team training and procedures for barricaded suspects and hostage rescue operations in your jurisdiction

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