Police officers main purpose is to serve and protect the citizens and to do so there must be trust. “Officers perceive that body worn cameras can improve their behavior” (Jennings and others, 2014). Body cameras will improve trust between law enforcement and citizens because there is an increase in behavior. The human brain is developed so that we act differently when we know that we are been watched because officers and citizens know that they are been recorded they behave better. The citizen trust that the officer will not abuse them because they are being recorded and officers trust the citizens for the same reason which is they are been recorded. “40.7% of the officers believe that body worn camera would improve citizen’s behavior” (Jennings and others, 2014). This statistic prove that police believe that citizen behavior will be better which will increase trust. As stated earlier if citizens and law enforcement officers know that they are been watched it is instinct to behavior
Police officers main purpose is to serve and protect the citizens and to do so there must be trust. “Officers perceive that body worn cameras can improve their behavior” (Jennings and others, 2014). Body cameras will improve trust between law enforcement and citizens because there is an increase in behavior. The human brain is developed so that we act differently when we know that we are been watched because officers and citizens know that they are been recorded they behave better. The citizen trust that the officer will not abuse them because they are being recorded and officers trust the citizens for the same reason which is they are been recorded. “40.7% of the officers believe that body worn camera would improve citizen’s behavior” (Jennings and others, 2014). This statistic prove that police believe that citizen behavior will be better which will increase trust. As stated earlier if citizens and law enforcement officers know that they are been watched it is instinct to behavior