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are filtered by different stakeholders; and <br />(4) what other factors are present but not <br />captured by body camera videos. <br />Research shows filtering is occurring. These <br />discrepancies are in part due to camera <br />mounting locations; cameras will capture <br />different views of an event depending on <br />where they are mounted on an officer's <br />body. During the conference, a local chief <br />in the audience asked where BWCs should <br />ideally be mounted. Unfortunately, there <br />is not sufficient <br />research on <br />optimal camera <br />m o u n t i n g <br />strategies. Research <br />Furthermore, <br />view bo <br />research and <br />in distinc <br />best practices <br />have yet to <br />relying o <br />define the <br />technical <br />not <br />limitations of <br />provi <br />body camera <br />of event <br />video; how <br />to deal with <br />differences in <br />how humans perceive video footage (i.e., <br />emotional response, selective attention <br />to threats, etc.); and <br />how and when video <br />footage should be <br />made available to the <br />public. Research <br />indicates the real-time <br />annotation by the <br />officers who are in the <br />video may supplement essential details <br />to what officers recall about an incident. <br />However, officers' <br />accounts should be <br />taken before they are allowed to review <br />recordings in order to maintain legitimacy. <br />There are no easy answers to the question of <br />whether to release video evidence and the <br />decision is often out of the hands of police <br />chiefs and instead becomes the province of <br />prosecutors or city administrators. There is <br />a critical need for evidence -based practices <br />to determine the conditions under which <br />videos should be released. <br />In summation, research suggests <br />� has shown that people <br />y ca,fic,a ,ccv,uniy� <br />tive ways so that solely <br />n video recordings may <br />de a definitive version <br />body cameras cannot be a panacea <br />for a comprehensive departmental <br />accountability structure. They can only <br />supplement a robust accountability <br />system. The rapid adaption of BWC <br />programs in recent years underscores <br />the need to understand the relationships <br />between police technology programs and <br />departmental accountability. <br />Police Body Cameras; What Have We Learned Over Ten Years of Deployment? 1 11 <br />