Perspective
May 1, 2014
Police body cameras yield accountability
Better evidence doesn't just help catch officers misbehaving, it can help exonerate an officer who acted properly. By Peter Bibring
It's not every major shift in policing that draws the approval of police management, officer unions and civil rights advocates, but the use of body-worn video cameras - cameras on officers' lapels or heads that record their interactions with the public - so far seem to enjoy such broad support. But while the devices have sparked great interest at large departments including New York, Los Angeles and even the U.S. border patrol, the detail...
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