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Review of the New York City Police Department’s Body-Worn Camera Program – Office of the New York City Comptroller Brad Lander

Introduction Background The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the largest, and one of the oldest, municipal police departments in the United States, with approximately 36,000 police officers and 19,000 civilian employees. The NYPD is divided into major bureaus for enforcement, investigations, and administration. It has 78 precincts with…
— Read on comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/review-of-the-new-york-city-police-departments-body-worn-camera-program/

Key details of police violence often left out of Phoenix’s edited videos

This is an interesting article that reviews Phoenix PD use and release of police BWC videos.

Phoenix police tout body cameras as a tool for transparency. But a Howard Center investigation found edited footage often omits key moments in violent police encounters.
— Read on cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2025/09/29/phoenix-police-show-violent-encounters-between-officers-and-civilians-in-edited-videos-of-bodycam-footage-critical-details-are-often-left-out/

The Past, Present, and Future of Police Body Cameras – R Street Institute

Executive Summary

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the criminal justice system. Law enforcement agencies are using it to predict crime, expedite response, and streamline routine tasks. One of the most promising applications can be found in body camera programs, where AI is transforming unmanageable archives of footage into active sources of insight.

AI can now analyze hundreds of hours of video in seconds. Early pilot programs suggest that these video-reviewing tools, when guided by human oversight, can uncover critical evidence that might otherwise be overlooked, reduce pretrial bottlenecks, and identify potential instances of officer misconduct. But these benefits come with risks. Absent clear guardrails, the same technologies could drift toward government overreach, blurring the line between public safety and state surveillance.
— Read on www.rstreet.org/research/the-past-present-and-future-of-police-body-cameras/

Investigative Panel Says Miami Police Need More Body Cams | Miami New Times

At the bottom of this article, there is a link to the PDF version of the report. In the article the findings are that the body worn camera’s help exonerate the officers in citizen complaints.

Body cameras were critical in exonerating Miami’s innocent police officers — and in revealing wrongdoing by guilty ones, a Civilian Investigate Panel finds.
— Read on www.miaminewtimes.com/news/investigative-panel-says-miami-police-need-more-body-cams-15613641

2021 Body-Worn Camera Training and Technical Assistance National Meeting | BWC TTA

I checked out Compliance vs Audit prevention and very interesting and informative.

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On June 22-24, 2021, the Body-worn Camera (BWC) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) team, in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), held the 2020 BWC TTA Virtual National Meeting. This meeting was primarily intended for FY 2020 BWC Policy and Implementation Program (PIP) grant agencies, but was also open to previous years’ grantees. Members of the BWC TTA Team, subject matter experts (SMEs), and representatives from BJA and JSS also participated in the meeting.
— Read on bwctta.com/events/calendar/2021-body-worn-camera-training-and-technical-assistance-national-meeting

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