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Perceived benefits of body worn cameras <br />Implementing a Body -Worn Camera Program: Recommendations and Lessons Learned, Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), with support from the U.S. Department <br />of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS Office) (September 2014) <br />PERF Report <br />*Strengthening police accountability by documenting incidents <br />and encounters between officers and the public <br />• Preventing confrontational situations by improving officer <br />professionalism and the behavior of people being recorded <br />• Resolving officer -involved incidents and complaints by <br />providing a more accurate record of events <br />• Improving agency transparency by allowing the public to see <br />video evidence of police activities and encounters <br />• Identifying and correcting internal agency problems by <br />revealing officers who engage in misconduct and agency -wide <br />problems <br />• Strengthening officer performance by using footage for <br />officer training and monitoring <br />• Improving evidence documentation for investigations and <br />prosecutions <br />NBDPS Experience <br />Strengthening police accountability -YES <br />• Preventing confrontational situations - <br />UNDETERMINED <br />• Resolving officer -involved incidents and <br />complaints -YES <br />• Improving agency transparency -NO* <br />• Identifying and correcting internal agency <br />problems -NO DATA <br />• Strengthening officer performance -YES <br />• Improving evidence documentation -YES <br />