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EPISODE · Aug 21, 2020 · 20 MIN

Footage in. Jury out. Do body cams add accountability or deflect from defunding the police?

from This Matters · host Toronto Star

Proponents of body cameras say they add accountability and transparency. Critics say they are expensive and simply do not work in terms of improving of changing police behaviour. To discuss this, we are joined by Kevin Walby, associate criminal justice professor at the University of Winnipeg. He studies policing and surveillance.

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