Officer body-worn cameras (BWCs) are relatively small devices that record interactions between community members (e.g., the public, suspects, and victims) and law enforcement officers. Body-worn cameras are widely used by state and local law enforcement agencies in the United States. They are worn principally by officers in the performance of duties that require open and direct contact with the public. All police officers, detectives, sergeants, and lieutenants regularly assigned to perform patrol duties throughout the city are equipped with body-worn cameras. This involves police officers wearing cameras on their uniforms to improve the civility of their interactions with citizens. The main reasons they have acquired body-worn cameras are to improve officer safety, increase evidence quality, reduce civilian complaints, and reduce agency liability. This paper introduces the reader to the use body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers.
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