Maplewood police made it clear that they are uneasy about having their actions filmed, as they filed a temporary injunction against the city’s body camera law on Monday. The injunction filed on Monday centered around some choice word play. An attorney representing the department argued that the body cameras placed the officers under “surveillance,” while […]
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 […]
Minneapolis Approves Police Body Camera Program
Minneapolis officials have taken the next step in equipping the city’s police force with body cameras after they approved a $170,000 pilot program to set 36 officers up with the surveillance equipment. The Minneapolis City Council Committee approved the plan on Monday, and the council is set to finalize the pilot program’s plans by the […]
Police Body Cameras Would Cut Crime
If you’ve been following the debate over whether or not police officers should wear mounted cameras while they are out on patrol, you’re probably familiar with the experiment in Rialto, California. Back in 2012, officers in Rialto decided to equip themselves with body cameras for one year to see if they would help reduce complaints and […]
