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collaborative reform. Our research <br />showed that complaint investigations <br />cost the department over $6,000 without <br />body camera records, but just $500 <br />with body camera records. Even with <br />conservative estimates, the cost savings <br />paid for the camera program three times <br />over. <br />Hassan Aden: There are hundreds of <br />hidden costs of body cameras. One <br />major hidden cost of body cameras <br />comes from officers who engage in part- <br />time work outside of their department, <br />but while wearing their uniform. As chief, <br />you want those officers to be wearing <br />their cameras, but the extra footage <br />drives up the cost of data storage. <br />Several consensus thoughts emerged <br />about body cameras from the day's <br />discussions. One was that expectations that <br />body cameras would be a "game -changer" <br />in the area of police accountability have <br />not been met: cameras can be a useful tool <br />to help promote officer accountability, but <br />only in the context of good accountability <br />policies and structures. Nonetheless, <br />communities believe that cameras are <br />an important piece of technology and <br />departments feel pressured to purchase <br />them. The other significant thought that <br />emerged from the conference was that <br />body camera programs are far costlier <br />than many departments expected when <br />they decided to adopt the technology. The <br />initial cost of purchasing the cameras is <br />eventually overshadowed by data storage <br />costs, administrative costs, and evidence - <br />handling costs. Agencies that have not <br />yet adopted body camera programs <br />were advised to develop a detailed <br />implementation plan including both direct <br />and indirect costs. <br />In spite of these reservations, conference <br />participants found many reasons to value <br />body cameras. They likely have an effect <br />on moderating the behavior of officers <br />interacting with citizens as evidenced by <br />less use offorce and fewer citizen complaints <br />among officers who wear cameras. <br />• Police Body Cameras; What Have We Learned Over Ten Years of Deployment? 1 20 <br />