Pros And Cons Of Body Cameras

We live in an age where technology reigns free and cameras are everywhere. Most people carry a smartphone with the ability to record events as they happen at the time, and the footage appears frequently on the news and internet. In the field of law enforcement, a prominent debate is forming as to if police officers should wear body worn cameras so they can similarly record incidents in real time. Many departments in the United States have adopted body cameras as standard equipment today. In California, a police department has been using body cameras and recording what happens between officers. The force used by officers had declined 60% during the past year.The cameras were introduced and citizen complaints against officers dropped by 88%. The objective of body cameras is to deliver an accurate record of officer engagements for complete situational awareness and tamper proof digital evidence.

Body camera should be used by all law enforcement. Body-worn cameras are certain to have a huge effect on law enforcement. Police brutality is a big problem, using body would stop police brutality and change the behavior of the citizens and police. Police brutality is the deliberate use of excessive force,

With recent high profile events involving civil unrest, body cameras are being rapidly adopted not only by police officers, but other first responders as well. The purpose of body camera is to deliver an accurate record of officer engagements for complete situational awareness and tamper proof digital evidence. It can record high-quality video even in low lighting conditions such as at night or a dark vehicle interior, and also provides an interface for the officer’s two-way radio. Given the recent officer-involved shootings and brutality in Ferguson, Missouri, South Carolina and Baltimore, Maryland, we are likely to see departments quickly begin adopting their