Body Camera Essay

With the seemingly increase of police brutality, it can be understandable why citizens want police to wear body cameras. I personally agree with these notions and it has even been proven in various studies. Some people believe that body cameras would not help because then they would be forced to get a ticket if they, say, ran a red light instead of having the officer getting them off with just warning. However, I think that benefits of the cameras most certainly outweigh the negative aspects. This specifically includes officers becoming more self-aware of their actions in public, getting a recording of what happened in a violent encounter, and the increased “transparency and improve[d] relations between police and the communities they are supposed…

Brown was shot and killed by a police officer with no body camera. Officer Darren Wilson was up for trial for the murder of Michael Brown and was found not guilty. The town of Ferguson was out ragged as violent riots and protests broke out because of the ruling. (Buchanan) Many argue that Officer Wilson used excessive force in the altercation however, the court and jury members believed differently. If a body camera was used by the officer, the public would have had video evidence and be…

According to reporter Eileen Sullivan, “Body cameras have become an easy political answer to the complex problem of crumbling trust in police.”4 Body cameras are often attached to the chest or hat of a police officer. Smaller than a cell phone, the cameras do not hinder the police officers performance, and are practically unnoticeable. The officer can turn off the camera, but the times they are able to are regulated. This small device records and stores all interactions that an officer has,…

Leading an Experiment in Police Body Worn Video Cameras Paul Drover and Barak Ariel Roman Mota In the article, Leading an Experiment in Police Body-Worn Video Cameras by Paul Drover and Barak Ariel the authors seek to address the uses and the consequences of police officers wearing Body worn videos (BWV). This experiment took place in Wolverhampton during the time between March and August 2014. This research will be conducted through a Random Controlled Trial, which is where…

You Have the Right to Remain Recorded Police body cameras are a growing issue; they are like a rash that won’t go away. With every growing issue police body cameras are becoming a controversy between many civil rights activist groups who are against them and law enforcement agencies, which are for them. Many people believe body cameras are an invasion of privacy and are only used to make officers and departments look in the right. While other people say police body cameras help put the pieces…

violence preceded this. This violence could have been stopped if officer Wilson had just worn a body camera. The black community believes that Brown’s death was caused because of racial discrimination, which is what started the protests. Just a week after the shooting of Brown, a curfew was set in the St. Louis suburb where he was shot because…

against suspects and police misconduct allegations, the issue of police body cameras has become a big issue lately. Many believe body cameras will help when officers are interacting with the public and could help resolve any issues that may come up. State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed filed a bill in the Missouri Legislature requiring large police departments across the state to use body cameras after viewing a video of Walter Scott, who is black, being gunned down by Michael Slager, a white South…

Body Cameras are the most recent and seem to be the most challenging form of police equipment to date. All the way from its decision to make its way into police departments in America to the way it should be handled and used. They are the newest extension to police departments that allow police task force to become tech-savvy in the 21st century or what sociologist and communications theorist Manuel Castells would say the “digital information age”. The police executive research Forum (PERF)…

article, “Police Body Cameras” written on May 28, 2016 is about police wearing body cameras. The article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of police wearing body cameras while on duty. Many civilians died at the hands of police and without any footage of what transpire between the police and the civilian/civilians then the justice system will give the police the right. However, persons think that the presence of body camera will not change anything as the justice system will be in favor…

Jeremiah.Santiago On this topic its is talking about should the police wear body cameras and i say yes to wearing body cameras, the reason i agree with this is because when something bad happens or dealing with racism people lie so this might help with solving the truth.All people are not honest a witness could lie also a suspect and yes police, polices should have body cameras because if the person lies they can look back at footage and see if theres evidence but it might not have all…