Working Title: To Wear or Not To Wear
Broad Topic: Body Cameras and Police Officers
Thesis Statement Question: Why Should All Police Officers Wear Body Cameras?
Working Thesis Statement (Answer to the Thesis Statement Question with Directional Components): All police officers should wear body cameras to show a true account for what had taken place, provide added protection for the officers or civilian in case of any wrong doings, and establish trust between the police officers and community where the trust has been broken.
Bibliographic Information:
Griggs, Brandon. “Should Cops Wear Cameras?” CNN, Cable News Network, 2 Jan. 2015, www.cnn.com/2014/12/31/tech/cnn-10-ideas-cameras-cops/.
Article Summary
While the idea of Police Officers wearing a body camera has been contemplated for quite some time now, Deputy Assistant to the President Roy L. Austin Jr. expresses support for the proposal while saying the Department of Justice is researching the best way to implement body cameras into the daily use of on duty officers. Per the 2013 reports from the Department of Justice the presence alone of body cameras promoted a positive manner not only to the police officers using them, but for the civilians as well. Although the early results …show more content…
While several police officers have taken part in the trial uses of body cameras, several of the locations, especially New York City has given positive feedback. In agreeing with New York’s Mayor Bill de Blasio, the use of the body cameras will only improve the work of law enforcement, and makes for an unprejudiced record of events with civilians. In essence protecting the officers that have chosen to take an oath to protect and serve our communities. While the cameras also discourage police officers from any type of misconduct, brutality, and or
Broad Topic: Body Cameras and Police Officers
Thesis Statement Question: Why Should All Police Officers Wear Body Cameras?
Working Thesis Statement (Answer to the Thesis Statement Question with Directional Components): All police officers should wear body cameras to show a true account for what had taken place, provide added protection for the officers or civilian in case of any wrong doings, and establish trust between the police officers and community where the trust has been broken.
Bibliographic Information:
Griggs, Brandon. “Should Cops Wear Cameras?” CNN, Cable News Network, 2 Jan. 2015, www.cnn.com/2014/12/31/tech/cnn-10-ideas-cameras-cops/.
Article Summary
While the idea of Police Officers wearing a body camera has been contemplated for quite some time now, Deputy Assistant to the President Roy L. Austin Jr. expresses support for the proposal while saying the Department of Justice is researching the best way to implement body cameras into the daily use of on duty officers. Per the 2013 reports from the Department of Justice the presence alone of body cameras promoted a positive manner not only to the police officers using them, but for the civilians as well. Although the early results …show more content…
While several police officers have taken part in the trial uses of body cameras, several of the locations, especially New York City has given positive feedback. In agreeing with New York’s Mayor Bill de Blasio, the use of the body cameras will only improve the work of law enforcement, and makes for an unprejudiced record of events with civilians. In essence protecting the officers that have chosen to take an oath to protect and serve our communities. While the cameras also discourage police officers from any type of misconduct, brutality, and or