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J <br />cameras: What we know, <br />what we need to know <br />Dr. Cynthia Lum, Professor of <br />Criminology, Law and Society, George <br />Mason University <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />BWCs are on the path to becoming <br />standard practice in many police <br />departments. Rapid adoption of body <br />cameras has been accompanied by rapid <br />production of research studies. These <br />studies indicate that—though body <br />cameras could have a major impact on <br />police -citizen interactions—effects of body <br />camera use are nuanced, particularly with <br />regards to their effect on both officer and <br />citizen behavior. <br />In 2019, Dr. Cynthia Lum and her <br />colleagues reviewed results of 70 studies <br />in the U.S. and around the world resulting <br />• Police Body Cameras; What Have We Learned Over Ten Years of Deployment? 1 2 <br />