Rochester, N.Y. — Rochester’s Police Accountability Board presented a new report on Thursday examining how policing technology is being used around the city.
Get a .PDF of the report HERE
Tag: Body Worn Cameras
Body worn camera model policy
Report by New York, DCJS: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/crimnet/ojsa/standards/BWC Model Policy_June 2025_MPTC.pdf
Albuquerque Police Chief: Cops Have 5th Amendment Right To Leave Body Cameras Off
Harold Medina made that argument during an internal investigation of a crash he caused last February.
— Read on reason.com/2024/08/23/albuquerques-police-chief-thinks-cops-have-a-5th-amendment-right-to-leave-their-body-cameras-off/
Changes in Body-Camera Policy over time
Body-worn and dashcam use by local police departments rises
Interesting article. Make sure to check out the links in the article.
An investigation by Lee Enterprises and Type Investigations looked at how agencies have responded to calls for more accountability — including the use of cameras — after George Floyd’s murder.
— Read on morganton.com/content/tncms/live/
Black drivers receive less respect from police officers, study says
A new APA study revealed that police officers speak to Black drivers in a more disrespectful tone during traffic stops, compared to white drivers.
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-drivers-receive-less-respect-police-officers-study-says-n1275452
Body-Worn Cameras in Policing: Benefits and Costs
Task Force on Policing
The independent Task Force on Policing was launched in November 2020 by the Council on Criminal Justice. Its mission is to identify the policies and practices most likely to reduce violent encounters between officers and the public and improve the fairness and effectiveness of American policing. The Task Force is evaluating more than two dozen proposed policing reforms, including those focused on preventing excessive use of force, reducing racial biases, increasing accountability, and improving the relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.
The Task Force on Policing is staffed by the Council, with research support from the Crime Lab at University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy.
Make sure to check out the several different Policy Assessments that they offer on it’s website.
HERE are a few notable ones that can be downloaded from the website:
Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) – HERE
Civilian Oversight – HERE
Governmental Oversight and Reform Measures – HERE
The Saturday Debate: Do body-worn cameras increase police accountability? | The Star
There is both opinions to this. Keep scrolling down to see both opinions.
Body-worn cameras are not a cure-all but have become a necessary tool to improve policing, write Arizona State and California State professors Michael…
— Read on www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-saturday-debate/2021/01/09/do-body-worn-cameras-increase-police-accountability.html
Do Body-Worn Cameras Change Law Enforcement Arrest Behavior? A National Study of Local Police Departments – Sunyoung Pyo, 2020
Do Body-Worn Cameras Change Law Enforcement Arrest Behavior? A National Study of Local Police Departments – Sunyoung Pyo, 2020
— Read on journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0275074020982688
Future of Policing 