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Author: Hyland, Shelley

Title: Body-Worn Cameras in Law Enforcement Agencies, 2016

Summary: Presents data on body-worn camera (BWCs) use and non-use in general-purpose law enforcement agencies for 2016. Data from agencies with BWCs include number acquired, deployment, policy coverage, access to footage, and obstacles to use. For agencies without BWCs, data include alternate types of recording devices, primary reasons for not obtaining BWCs, and consideration of BWCs in the next 12 months. Highlights: - In 2016, 47 percent of general-purpose law enforcement agencies in the United States had acquired body-worn cameras (BWCs). - The main reasons (about 80 percent each) that local police and sheriffs' offices had acquired BWCs were to improve officer safety, increase evidence quality, reduce civilian complaints, and reduce agency liability. - Among agencies that had acquired BWCs, 60 percent of local police departments and 49 percent of sheriffs' offices had fully deployed their BWCs. - About 86 percent of general-purpose law enforcement agencies that had acquired BWCs had a formal BWC policy.

Details: Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2018. 20p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 9, 2018 at: https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/bwclea16.pdf

Year: 208

Country: United States

URL: https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=6426

Shelf Number: 153890

Keywords:

Body-Worn Camera Policy
Body-Worn Cameras
Civilian Complaints
Law Enforcement Agency Liability
Law Enforcement Technology
Officer Safety
Police Accountability
Police Surveillance
Police-Citizen Interactions
Police-Community Relations