The Pros And Cons Of Body Cameras

Do body cameras change police behavior? Many police officers are there to do their job by protecting the community, but there are also those officers who use unnecessary force to arrest someone. There are many officers who are sent to testify in court because the suspect is said that he did not do anything wrong, but on the officer’s side of the story is totally the opposite. Therefore, the judge is most likely to give the officer the winning hand because there was no evidence shown or given by the suspect. There are many good cops out there, but I agree there are also those bad cops that believe they have all the power to do anything because they are the law. I believe by having body cameras, officers will be more careful of what they do. In addition, the public will know what happen by seeing the evidence in the body cameras used by officers. …show more content…
That is when several places of the United States like New York, Baltimore and Ferguson ordered police officers to wear their body cameras every time they were on duty. “Supporters say the devices are needed to provide transparency, build public trust and provide evidence against false complaints” (Kelsh 1). I believe this is a good idea because if an officer is to go to court to testify and the suspect is lying about what happen when he or she is under arrest the body camera has the proof. The body camera might not show the proof completely, but enough to say who is guilty. When a police officer approaches a civilian with a body camera they will be more calm knowing the cop is being observed. When this happens, the civilian could be nervous because he or she is also being recorded which causes the police and the civilians behave