And to pile on the point made by the link that jobu posted, Rialto, CA had similarly stunning results in their study: http://www.ci.calistoga.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=18839 - Big drops in both complaints and use of force. London Metro PD too.
Disclaimer/Pitch: I'm a software engineer at Axon, who produces body worn cameras and digital evidence management software. They facilitated all of these studies, since we can't wait around for other people to do it. We're hiring, if you want to work on a product that does some genuine social good. There's some pretty cool problems to work on with the volume of video data we've got, as well as a whole host of other interesting opportunities. You can email me at brandon@evidence.com if you're interested.
The truth is that police generally favor body cameras because it protects their officers from an incredibly high volume of false or overblown claims. Here's one reference: https://www.policeone.com/police-products/body-cameras/artic...
And to pile on the point made by the link that jobu posted, Rialto, CA had similarly stunning results in their study: http://www.ci.calistoga.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=18839 - Big drops in both complaints and use of force. London Metro PD too.
Disclaimer/Pitch: I'm a software engineer at Axon, who produces body worn cameras and digital evidence management software. They facilitated all of these studies, since we can't wait around for other people to do it. We're hiring, if you want to work on a product that does some genuine social good. There's some pretty cool problems to work on with the volume of video data we've got, as well as a whole host of other interesting opportunities. You can email me at brandon@evidence.com if you're interested.