QPP 17: Body Worn Cameras
from Quality Policing Podcast Hosted by Peter Moskos
Includes: Act I: 6:10"The Solution to Getting Us Home Safe"How politicians, activists, and concern about abusive cops brought body cameras to the mainstream in policing.Act 2: 5:48"Wait. I Thought These Were Here To Catch Cops."After a few years, it's become clear that the body camera video that gets used gets used to prosecute civilians. Not cops. How'd THAT happen?Act 3: 7:21"A Civil Disagreement"Civil liberties groups believe police have the advantage with body worn cameras, because officers control both the record button, and the play-back button. Act 4: 10:40"Solve for X."Every few years, politicians get a bee in their bonnets about ... something, and we all end up with new technology. From pepper spray to backscatter X-Rays, to body cameras, here's why it never solves the problem.
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