The St. Paul City Council recently heard an array of testimony from both supporters and opponents of police body cameras, as the city prepares to launch the program on November 9. Speaking at a council hearing last Wednesday, a proponent of the police body cameras argued that the technology will increase public trust in minority […]
St. Paul Police Changing Internal Review Commission
St. Paul police have announced that they plan to make a couple changes to the commission that reviews claims of police misconduct in order to heighten the commission’s credibility. “We need to have a process that has the confidence of both our community members and our police officers,” said Mayor Chris Coleman at a news […]
Study Shows Police Body Cameras Reduce Use Of Officer Force
A new study out of the University of South Florida revealed some not so shocking results – that officers who wear body cameras are less likely to use force than their counterparts who do not wear body cameras. The study examined the use of police body cameras among members of the Tampa Bay police force. The […]
Shooting in Falcons Heights Draws National Attention
It seems like each week we’re hearing about another shooting, whether it’s in the form of a shooting on a high school or college campus, or the shooting of a minority by a police officer. Unfortunately, during a recent 17-hour span we learned of two more fatal shootings of black civilians by white police officers. […]
The True Cost of St. Paul Police Body Cameras
Assuming all goes as planned, St. Paul police officers will be outfitted with body cameras by the end of the fall. It seemed like the most difficult hurdle was cleared last month when laws were passed regarding the use of body cameras and footage storage/access, but now some are concerned about the price tag of […]
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