Police Body Cameras News & Articles

• 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

• Oracle announces public safety technology suites at IACP 2022

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  Unified public safety hardware and software suite provides first responders with advanced tools to improve efficiency and real-time situational awareness

• Utility unveils three new product innovations at IACP 2022

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  The products span a variety of categories including digital evidence management, license plate capture and evidence-collection

• The body won't go where the brain hasn't been

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  The importance of simulator technology for police training

• Troopers plan to launch statewide bodycam program in rural Alaska

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  Officials say the cameras are long overdue for the troopers, the largest law enforcement agency in the state

• The leadership actions that build resilient police officers

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  Supervisors must help officers navigate through mental wellness by recognizing PTSD, normalizing self-care and reducing the stigma around asking for help

• Denver to spend record amount on police, jails

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  Mayor Michael Hancock allotted $611 million to the Denver Department of Public Safety in his proposed 2023 budget – 36% of the city’s $1.66 billion budget

• Interior Dept. to require body cams for law enforcement

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  The federal government has lagged behind many local PDs whose officers have been using body cameras for years

• Spotlight: Getac helps officers remain situationally aware while they protect and serve

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  Getac’s video solutions go above and beyond with extended power, ultra-rugged features and full HD video

• Research: The operationalization of bodycam data

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  Washington State University researchers are working with police departments to objectively review videos to benchmark officer performance and inform training

• 6 lessons learned from 10 years of body-worn camera deployment

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  Agencies must create programs that are intentional and transparent

• 10-8 Video’s Arsenal In-Car Video System builds on five generations of unsurpassed reliability

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  Supporting up to four time-synced channels of audio and video, this system puts officers in the action

• Police chief: Dallas officers must wear body cameras during off-duty jobs

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  The move comes after an off-duty officer was involved in a shooting incident with two suspected gunmen over the weekend

• Calif. PD to use device that automatically activates BWCs when firearm is drawn

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  The Axon Signal Sidearm uses a magnet to detect when an officer's firearm has been removed, which then activates their body camera

• Watch: N.C. police department recounts first year training officers in customer experience

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  Customer satisfaction scores increased from 43% to 84%, and body cameras tagged 1,600 positive interactions between LE and the community

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