Illustrate the benefits of recording events.

You will record a personal video, then, without

watching the video, recall all the events of the video and document them in a word file.

Then you will compare the video evidence to your written description of the event and

evaluate the effectiveness of body-worn cameras in investigative law enforcement.

For my video, I recorded myself while planting flowers around the homestead. I first

selected the right place and the right kinds of flowers to plant. I then dug the soil, planted my

flowers, watered them, and groomed them precisely. After watching the video footage of my

activity, I found out that I had left some minor activities like using different tools for the task.

My memory was not perfect since the time between recording the video and writing the actual

data was long, an aspect I guess interfered with my memory status.

Recording events is a crucial aspect in any business oriented organisation as it gives an

historical background of all events and meetings. Recording events maximises the focus and

engagement of all stakeholders in the meeting as it gives an exact recording of all happenings

presented and discussed (Browne, 2013). When attendees are aware that their meeting will be

recorded, they don’t need to have writing materials, an aspect that improves their concentration

and participation in the event. Therefore recording events reduces time that could have been

spent on duplicating notes about a certain event. Alternatively, the time is directed to more

profitable and valuable programs that promote the functionality of the organization.

Recording events ensures that no detail is lost, assumed or forgotten as the recordings

give the attendees time to discuss large tons of information and formulate a consensus quickly.

Recordings also initiate different perspectives about a meeting as stakeholders can analyze the

contents differently, an aspect that induces innovation (Leung & Hawkins, 2011). Recording

events establishes how a certain consensus was arrived at and helps stakeholders to understand
why some decisions were made. In big organizations with milestones of events, recording events

ensures that anyone can critically recall all moments that were functional and profitable.

Additionally, recording events helps gather prior insights about a certain aspect in an

organization. Recording assist managers to identify how minor aspects impact the functionality

of their businesses.

Evaluate the effectiveness of body-worn cameras in investigative law enforcement

Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs) are essential in law enforcement units as they prevent

misuse of force because officers can be held accountable for professional misconduct. BWCs

should be activated all through to record interactions with members of the public through the

adoption of auto-triggering technology. Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs) enhance transparency and

accountability as they ensure that misconducts revealed by the cameras are handled immediately.

When Body-Worn Cameras are used in officer training programs, performance reviews, and

supervisory audits they can uncover the instances of misconduct therefore enhancing

accountability.

Footages involving misconduct of police officers should be released to the public to

ensure that the public is aware of what the forces are doing. Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs)

strengthen and reinforce public-force trust (Kyle & White, 2017). The installation and

implementation of the BWC technology, the public gains trust that the law enforcement units act

ethically when dealing with the members of the public. However, the community can only be

made to trust the forces if footages are used to hold officers accountable in case of misconduct.
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