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Police violence has been an issue since the creation of police enforcement, whether the accusations are legitimate or not. The amount of violence has increased which has heightened the need for police body cameras. Body cameras on law enforcement officers will help protect the public against police misconduct and at the same time helping protect police against false accusations of abuse. Police body cameras are a great source of technology, even though there are a few problems, they will overall help in any circumstance.
Body cameras are easy to use for law enforcement, they are discreet and not cumbersome to the officer’s job. Stanley stated, “body cams are small, pager sized cameras that clip on to an officer’s uniform or sunglasses or are worn as a headset and record audio and video of the officer’s interactions with the public” (Stanley 2015). The cameras are so small and lightweight that you would not even notice they are clipped onto your clothing, they weigh less than a quarter of a pound. In Feige’s article, “Brutal Reality” he explained, “an officer starts …show more content…
For example, Feige introduced the theory behind the use of body cameras by stating, “video evidence will provide us with some objective truth about what happens in violent encounters between civilians and police” (Feige 2015). Emily Matestic stated in her article about the Trestle Trail shooting that “It is a great tool for us to go back and refresh our memories on an incident that was recorded with these” (Matestic 2018). Both these statements explain how body cameras will help citizens by providing evidence on what happened in a situation that they encountered. Another author stated,” people tend to behave better when they know they are being watched” (Erstad 2016). The citizen who knows they are being recorded may be quicker to focus on their actions when they know there could be serious
Police violence has been an issue since the creation of police enforcement, whether the accusations are legitimate or not. The amount of violence has increased which has heightened the need for police body cameras. Body cameras on law enforcement officers will help protect the public against police misconduct and at the same time helping protect police against false accusations of abuse. Police body cameras are a great source of technology, even though there are a few problems, they will overall help in any circumstance.
Body cameras are easy to use for law enforcement, they are discreet and not cumbersome to the officer’s job. Stanley stated, “body cams are small, pager sized cameras that clip on to an officer’s uniform or sunglasses or are worn as a headset and record audio and video of the officer’s interactions with the public” (Stanley 2015). The cameras are so small and lightweight that you would not even notice they are clipped onto your clothing, they weigh less than a quarter of a pound. In Feige’s article, “Brutal Reality” he explained, “an officer starts …show more content…
For example, Feige introduced the theory behind the use of body cameras by stating, “video evidence will provide us with some objective truth about what happens in violent encounters between civilians and police” (Feige 2015). Emily Matestic stated in her article about the Trestle Trail shooting that “It is a great tool for us to go back and refresh our memories on an incident that was recorded with these” (Matestic 2018). Both these statements explain how body cameras will help citizens by providing evidence on what happened in a situation that they encountered. Another author stated,” people tend to behave better when they know they are being watched” (Erstad 2016). The citizen who knows they are being recorded may be quicker to focus on their actions when they know there could be serious