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GRADUATE SCHOOL
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CRIMINOLGY
Submitted to:
DR. DENNIS LAGUMEN
Professor
Submitted by:
DYLAN L. LIBERATO
Student
Introduction:
officers in the performance of duties that require open and direct contact
with the public. Despite their widespread and growing adoption, the
mixed. Some studies suggest that body-worn cameras may offer benefits
trials are needed.
80%.
disincentive.
According to the BJS report, the main reasons (about 80% each) that
local police and sheriffs’ offices had acquired body-worn cameras were
for service, arrests, traffic stops and tickets, and field interviews (i.e.,
stop and frisk). See Practice Profile: Body-Worn Cameras’ Effects on
of seven body-worn camera programs that have met the stringent criteria
pleas
CCTV
incidents
8. Reduction in officer time spent on paperwork
REFERENCE:
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/research-body-worn-cameras-and-law-
enforcement
https://www.theiacp.org/resources/policy-center-resource/body-worn-
cameras
https://www.wcctv.com/benefits-and-opportunities-for-police-using-
body-worn-cameras/