Shoulder Wear Infrared 1080P HD Body Camera With Docking Station

Features of Body Cameras:

This publication discusses the perceived benefits of body-worn cameras and the considerations that must be addressed.

It also provides comprehensive policy recommendations that reflect promising practices and lessons learned. 

• While body-worn cameras were quickly hailed as a tool to foster police accountability, some civil rights activists and technology experts say they are more concerned with the policies that police departments develop regarding use of the cameras than the
• speed with which officers start wearing them.
• Agencies should develop comprehensive written policies prior to implementing a body-worn camera program. Policies should
• be specific enough to provide clear and consistent guidance yet allow room for flexibility as the program evolves. 
• Body-worn cameras raise a number of considerations that agencies must take into account as they craft their policies.
• These include the effects that cameras have on privacy and community relationships, concerns raised by frontline officers, expectations that cameras create, and financial costs.