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Moderator: <br />John Markovic, BJA <br />Panelists: <br />Dr. Chip Coldren, Director Center for <br />Justice Research and Innovation, CNA <br />Ralph Ennis, Commander, <br />DC Metro Police <br />Tom Manger, Chief of Police, <br />Montgomery County (MD) <br />Police Department (ret.) <br />nniUo Rrnwr � Chief of Police, <br />Alexandria (VA) Police Department <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Body cameras have been deployed in <br />the field for about ten years. Coming <br />online about the same time as heightened <br />public concern about high-profile police <br />shootings of citizens, community pressure <br />has encouraged the rapid adoption of the <br />technology. The frantic pace of adoption <br />has slowed somewhat in recent years <br />as agencies have developed a greater <br />appreciation of the back -end costs of <br />body cameras and research studies have <br />suggested that the impact of body cameras <br />is more complicated and nuanced than <br />originally hoped. <br />This panel reflects on how many agencies <br />have been surprised by the "back -end" <br />cost of body cameras in terms of storage <br />requirements and staff involvement in <br />Our study documented a dramatic <br />and significant reduction in <br />complaint investigations as a result of <br />introducing body cameras in the Las <br />Vegas Police Department—more than <br />enough to pay for program costs, <br />Police Body Cameras: What Have We Learned Over Ten Years of Deployment? 1 17 <br />