The Working Of A Police Officer

Body cameras can hold police officers accountable for their actions, both the good and the bad. “Continuously wearing body cameras would hold police accountable for their appropriate, and inappropriate, conduct” (Buam). Also when the citizens make accusations they could pull the video from the camera and see whether the police officer did what they said they did or not. “Video recorded by body cams protect any false accusations, misconduct, or abuse

“There have been other high-profile instances of officers not turning on cameras. One officer involved in the shooting of a 22-year-old black man in the small city of Saratoga Springs, Utah, in September didn't turn on his body camera. A second officer involved in the incident had no camera” (Jackson). Body Cameras could help officers make their jobs easier by keeping civilians more civil. Body Cameras would help show if they unnecessary force against civilians. The more use of body cameras would help improve behaviors of officers who are using excessive force for no

Video Footage has the potential to expose officer misconduct and exonerate civilians whose actions have been falsely accused by officers. In the case of John Crawford III, going into his local Walmart, just wanting to spend quality time with his family roasting s’mores. Officers had over 200 video cameras showing he wasn’t doing anything wrong, but they refused to look at them. Even though he had an unloaded pellet gun that he picked up off the shelf. Why shoot, instead of tasering him. (Harvard Law Review N.A., 2015). Even with some witnesses around that still didn’t stop New York Police officers from using excessive force on Eric Garner. His death was recorded, and the officers were indicted. There are many cases where officers are accused of excessive force such as PEOPLE vs ATKINSON. In cases such as this, there are officers stating force was necessary and defendants saying that unnecessary force had been used. The use of cameras helps to determine without prejudice and protect all

Another advantage to law enforcement agents wearing body cameras is to document the contact made between the officer and the victim and/or suspect. This documentation can be used as evidence in

By wearing the body camera it should make the officer second guess any misconduct as well as protect the officer. These cameras will

Body cams have the potential to provide more accurate evidence and depiction of the moment of police incidents.

Body cameras in policing are still new, but more and more agencies are beginning to implement this technology into their line of work. At first police officers were very hesitant to wear these body cameras because they were afraid they would infringe themselves and give away their own privacy. Later, as body cameras were beginning to see more use in the work place, officers began to realize that these very own body cameras that they once thought would only cause themselves harm would actual prove to be useful in a variety of situations. Some of these situations can be citizen complaints, to even backing up an officers use of force. Body cameras can be the one sole thing that can give

What is a body worn video? A body worn video, also known as body camera is a video recording system that is typically utilized by law enforcement to record their interactions with the public or gather video evidence at crime scenes, and have been known to increase both officer and citizen accountability. The idea is that a video camera mounted on an officer 's vest or uniform would provide an accurate, objective account of every encounter with a civilian. Ideally, the camera would discourage police misconduct while protecting officers against unfounded civil complaints of brutality or corruption. While the use of body cameras may seem to invade the privacy of officers and the public, officers should wear body cameras because playing body cameras could improve, accountability, behavior, use of force, evidence, and processing and editing.

A fairly common recommendation for reducing police misconduct to increase use of body cameras. By recording police-citizen encounters, police supervisors, judges, reporters, and others can get objective evidence of what happened instead of self serving hearsay. Body cameras have been the talk of many police departments among the United States. But not everyone has tried it out or used it yet, as we can see. Body cameras should be used because citizens are being innocently killed by police, officers are being falsely accused of wrongdoing, and it allows for physical proof of evidence.

    The United States criminal justice system has been having major issues with police brutality recently. According to The Washington Post, In 2015 alone almost one thousand people were shot and killed by the police. This statistic is staggering as it shows how much deadly force is being inflicted on the public. The police brutality is not only shootings as in many cases the police actions are justified in court, however, there has been recent outrage over police being overly aggressive and abusive towards the public; specifically with the African American community. This has sparked mass protest and in extreme cases riot have broken out. The public has become fed up with the police getting off with little to not punishment for their crimes due to most of the evidence being testimonies. Body cameras are the glaring solution to this problem. The give insight into what really happened during an altercation where there was an officer related shooting that left a young man dead. An example of this is a recent event in Baltimore saw a man arrested on drug charges and got held in jail for months. However the arresting officer was wearing a body camera. Police body cameras start to record for the previous thirty seconds prior to activation. When the footage was reviewed it saw the officer plant evidence at the scene to incriminate the suspect. This led to the release of the accused suspect and the officers are under review (Hendry, E. R., & Barajas, J., 2017, para. 4). Now if the arresting officer did not have that body camera an innocent man would be in jail on drug charges that he had nothing to do with. These are situations that could be happening more than the

While these benefits from recording domestic violence cases would be an incredible support for successfully putting those in the wrong in jail it also brings upon the biggest concern with the body worn cameras: privacy concerns. While this would invade the privacy of the family dealing with this abuse, the recording could be used by the family if they wish to press charges or it would just be stored away and then deleted. Having this recording as an option could give that family hope of having enough evidence to get their way out of the abuse, the spouse prosecuted, and begin a normal life. These families and other victims, such as those who have been sexually assaulted, will be able to have private conversations after the event with these officers, since the officer is able to have the discretion to turn off their cameras in these situations.

While the media attention has been focused on using body cameras, their role in court cases and influencing verdicts remains to be seen. With an unknown impact on trials, it is important for people charged with crimes to hire an attorney who understands the limitations of police body cameras. A lawyer familiar with body cameras will be able to point to holes in the efficacy of body cameras and offer the strongest criminal defense

Despite the fact that body camera footage provides wonderful evidence for courts, there are concerns that the courts may come to depend so much on video footage that testimonies are ignored (Considering Police Body Cameras 1803). Although this is a good concern, it can be remedied by having the courts view footage from body cameras after the testimonies are given, or as a last resort to settle a case. This would make courts listen to the testimonies, and as a result, not ignore them. This would also give the witnesses a chance to give their side of the story, and possibly shed light on body camera footage, if it is viewed.

Body cameras alone will not solve the issues that have arrived over the history of policing, but they are a really good way to start showing the law enforcement departments want to start holding their officers accountable for their actions. With the right policies in place, body cameras can be an important tool for accountability and can have great evidentiary value. Law enforcement and civilian interactions will no longer be a matter of the accused’s word against that of the law enforcement officers. Since human beings change their behavior when they are under observation. The most noticeable benefit from wearing body cameras is that law enforcement officer will be holding themselves more accountable.

The word proof is evidence or argument establishing the truth or the fact of a statement. Many people arguing during trial will give the jury proof to make himself or herself innocent in the case of police brutality or any other circumstance. You can use body cameras of the officer as proof and videos/pictures from witness around the situation. Some officers go above their limits and expectations. To prevent these types of circumstances police officers should wear body cameras. Body cameras have so far made very good numbers of improvement, for the people that wore it. But, 75% of the cops reported that they didn’t wear it in 2013. This survey was funded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and conducted by the Police Executive Research Forum. So from now on we should claim as a nation that all police officers must wear their surveillance cameras at all times while being on