Why Police Should Wear Body Mounted Cameras
Introduction
Thomas Jefferson once said, “Whenever you do a thing, act as if the world were watching” (Mims). Recently, there has been a heated debate on the controversial topic of whether or not law enforcement agencies should be required to wear body mounted cameras. The problem that continuously emanates is human error. For example, millions of protests have been elicited by the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri (Stanley). This complication could be mitigated by the use of body mounted cameras. Unfortunately, in 2013, only one out of four police departments reported that they used body mounted cameras. Body mounted cameras would possibly correct the dilemmas between law enforcement …show more content…
Mounted body cameras could improve the behavior of the law enforcement agencies because their character towards an interaction would be influenced due to being under surveillance. These specific cameras would be used to filter officer misconduct and agency wide problems (Miller & Toliver). At this time, it would be effective to mention, shifts without mounted body cameras experienced twice as many incidents that included the use-of-force, as opposed to the shifts using the cameras. Not only that, but also, when the cameras are being used, the use-of-force incidents dropped by almost over half (University). It could be inferred, that the footage taken from the cameras could aid the instruction of new cops who are still in training. Therefore, strengthening officer performance (Miller & Toliver). It is important to realize the vital effects of positive police behavior. Positive police behavior is urgent to a successful government because without good actions, there is no order, and the public is denied the correct
Introduction
Thomas Jefferson once said, “Whenever you do a thing, act as if the world were watching” (Mims). Recently, there has been a heated debate on the controversial topic of whether or not law enforcement agencies should be required to wear body mounted cameras. The problem that continuously emanates is human error. For example, millions of protests have been elicited by the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri (Stanley). This complication could be mitigated by the use of body mounted cameras. Unfortunately, in 2013, only one out of four police departments reported that they used body mounted cameras. Body mounted cameras would possibly correct the dilemmas between law enforcement …show more content…
Mounted body cameras could improve the behavior of the law enforcement agencies because their character towards an interaction would be influenced due to being under surveillance. These specific cameras would be used to filter officer misconduct and agency wide problems (Miller & Toliver). At this time, it would be effective to mention, shifts without mounted body cameras experienced twice as many incidents that included the use-of-force, as opposed to the shifts using the cameras. Not only that, but also, when the cameras are being used, the use-of-force incidents dropped by almost over half (University). It could be inferred, that the footage taken from the cameras could aid the instruction of new cops who are still in training. Therefore, strengthening officer performance (Miller & Toliver). It is important to realize the vital effects of positive police behavior. Positive police behavior is urgent to a successful government because without good actions, there is no order, and the public is denied the correct