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Research has <br />suggested that <br />b <br />U y cameras Use of body camera recordings <br />may streamline <br />evidenCe can give cadets in the <br />gathering and <br />case - building, academy a better perspective <br />thus making <br />pre - e x i s t i ng of the situations they will <br />police practice <br />more efficient, encounter on the job through <br />In fact, BWCs <br />were originally scenario -based training, <br />marketed for their <br />usefulness in <br />enhancing police <br />practice, driving <br />internal demand. However, external <br />demand for BWCs largely viewed <br />the technology as an accountability <br />tool to ameliorate high profile lethal <br />force incidents; this may lead to their <br />adoption by departments as a symbolic <br />gesture as well, as the technology has <br />come to represent accountability and <br />transparency in the eyes of the public. <br />In general, internal demand for adopting <br />BWCs explicitly as an accountability <br />tool may not be common across the <br />occupation, leaving core practices of <br />transparency and accountability largely <br />unchanged. <br />Dr. Carolyn Naoroz: The Richmond (VA) <br />Police Department conducted a survey <br />of officers' perceptions of BWCs. While <br />officers believed that body cameras <br />would change behavior of officers in <br />general,theydid not think cameras would <br />affect their own behavior. For example, <br />73% of officer respondents agreed or <br />strongly agreed with the statement <br />"when wearing a BWC, an officer will act <br />more professional" but when asked to <br />reflect on their personal behavior, only <br />45.5% of officer respondents agreed <br />or strongly agreed with the statement <br />"wearing a BWC makes me act more <br />professionally" When asked about their <br />perceptions of the effect of BWCs on use <br />of force, 46,4% of officer respondents <br />either agreed or strongly agreed that <br />"wearing a BWC affects an officer's <br />decision to use force;' whereas only <br />34,2% of officer respondents agreed or <br />strongly agreed that "wearing a BWC <br />affects my decision to use force;' and <br />only 20.9% agreed or strongly agreed <br />that "wearing a BWC makes me less <br />likely to use force.' <br />0 Police Body Cameras: What Have We Learned Over Ten Years of Deployment? 1 14 <br />