Laserfiche WebLink
Perceived benefits of body worn cameras <br />Implementing a Body-Worn Camera Program: Recommendations and Lessons Learned, <br />Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), with support from the U.S. Department of <br />Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS Office) (September 2014) <br />•Strengthening police accountability by documenting incidents and encounters between officers and the public <br />•Preventing confrontational situations by improving officer professionalism and the behavior of people being recorded <br />•Resolving officer-involved incidents and complaints by providing a more accurate record of events <br />•Improving agency transparency by allowing the public to see video evidence of police activities and encounters <br />•Identifying and correcting internal agency problems by revealing officers who engage in misconduct and agency-wide problems <br />•Strengthening officer performance by using footage for officer training and monitoring <br />•Improving evidence documentation for investigations and prosecutions