BWCs: The Hard Truth

Body-Worn Police Cameras: Separating Fact from Fiction 

Source

 International City/County Management Association (ICMA), 2017

Authors

Michael White (Ph.D)  and James Coldren (Ph.D) 

Since mid-2014, a number of police killings of residents has produced public outrage, civil disorder, and strong antipolice sentiment, especially among minority residents.  Since 2015, the White House, Congress, and the U.S. Department of Justice have strongly supported the adoption of BWCs by police.  Research on BWCs has grown rapidly, and over the past few years we have learned a great deal about the impact and consequences of the technology. The growing body of research allows us to take a step back and assess the veracity of some of the most important claims about the technology. This article tackles five claims about BWCs, and separates fact from fiction based on the available research.

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