Policy Statement: The United States Congress should increase funding to provide body cameras nationwide to decrease tension between police and civilians.
Introduction
The deaths of police officers are 44% higher than it was last year and over 194 African Americans have been killed in encounters with police thus far according to an article from USA Today published in July 2016. Police use of force has been heavily scrutinized in recent years after fatal police encounters with unarmed Black men in New York City, Ferguson, Baltimore and other parts of the United States. While there has always been tension among police officers and minority groups, including African Americans, it is currently at an all-time high. The heighten tension and dangerous rhetoric from different groups and individuals have led to the deaths of multiple police officers throughout the country, murdered in cold blood. Having rising hostilities between police officers and civilians threaten the stability of the United States of America as there are open attacks on officers, and confidence in police of African Americans is severely low. Police officers are crucial in the U.S. to provide stability, protection from harm and must …show more content…
What are police body cameras a. body cameras and body-worn cameras, are a video recording system that is beginning to be utilized by law enforcement to record their interactions with civilians or to gather video evidence at crime scenes.
1. Body cameras are produced by three major companies, TASER International, VIEVU, and Digital Ally. The models produced by each company vary in size, battery life and graphics. According to their website, TASER offers two types cameras. One is a body camera, small and worn on the officer 's chest. The other, connects by wire to a lens that can be magnetically mounted to a pair of sunglasses, allowing the camera to turn with the officer 's
Introduction
The deaths of police officers are 44% higher than it was last year and over 194 African Americans have been killed in encounters with police thus far according to an article from USA Today published in July 2016. Police use of force has been heavily scrutinized in recent years after fatal police encounters with unarmed Black men in New York City, Ferguson, Baltimore and other parts of the United States. While there has always been tension among police officers and minority groups, including African Americans, it is currently at an all-time high. The heighten tension and dangerous rhetoric from different groups and individuals have led to the deaths of multiple police officers throughout the country, murdered in cold blood. Having rising hostilities between police officers and civilians threaten the stability of the United States of America as there are open attacks on officers, and confidence in police of African Americans is severely low. Police officers are crucial in the U.S. to provide stability, protection from harm and must …show more content…
What are police body cameras a. body cameras and body-worn cameras, are a video recording system that is beginning to be utilized by law enforcement to record their interactions with civilians or to gather video evidence at crime scenes.
1. Body cameras are produced by three major companies, TASER International, VIEVU, and Digital Ally. The models produced by each company vary in size, battery life and graphics. According to their website, TASER offers two types cameras. One is a body camera, small and worn on the officer 's chest. The other, connects by wire to a lens that can be magnetically mounted to a pair of sunglasses, allowing the camera to turn with the officer 's