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At Principis Group we believe in the power of personalized guidance and are committed to providing you with the expertise and support you...
Daniel Zehnder
Apr 132 min read
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BWCs and “Special/Extra/Off-duty” Assignments
BWCs should be worn no matter what you call the assignment a uniformed officer works that is not a regularly scheduled duty shift....
Daniel Zehnder
Apr 101 min read
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How to Avoid Unauthorized Release of BWC Video
The family of a man shot by an officer in Bay Minette, AL, in August 2022, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, the...
Daniel Zehnder
Mar 203 min read
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BWC, Agency Deficiencies, And The Last To Know
I had a conversation the other day with a detective who works in one of the top 50 police departments in the country. He was...
Daniel Zehnder
Feb 213 min read
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Time To Get BWC Laws Right
Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) have been in use by law enforcement well in excess of a dozen years. Why are state legislatures still struggling...
Daniel Zehnder
Feb 12 min read
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SAVE YOURSELF! A Tip for Officers to Survive a Weak BWC Activation Policy
Let’s face it. There’s rarely a “perfect” police operations policy of any type that covers all possible eventualities. That’s certainly...
Daniel Zehnder
Jan 132 min read
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Body Cameras, AI, and George Orwell?
In 2016 I was interviewed, as the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Camera Program Manager, by Karen Weise for an...
Daniel Zehnder
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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"Artificial Intelligence" Analysis of BWC Video: Three Things to Think About
There was a recent story on National Public Radio that began with the premise that there are far too many body camera videos for a...
Daniel Zehnder
Oct 10, 20242 min read
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Muted or Malicious?
As KAIT News in Arkansas alludes to, many body-worn cameras (BWC) have a mute function which allows the camera to continue to record...
Daniel Zehnder
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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BWC Basketball Breakthrough
Another Implementation of body-worn cameras (BWC) outside of Law Enforcement has made it to the United States. Kenmore, Washington, began...
Daniel Zehnder
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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Fatal Shooting. Body Camera Not Activated.
Illinois State Police have released body-worn camera video of the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey on July 6th by Sangamon County Sheriff's...
Daniel Zehnder
Jul 23, 20243 min read
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Your Departmental Culture Is Being Recorded
This recent story out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, reinforces my premise that, besides recording police activities, body-worn cameras also...
Daniel Zehnder
Jul 21, 20241 min read
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To Release Or Not To Release: The debate in Anchorage Alaska over post-OIS release
There is an ongoing debate in Alaska, specifically Anchorage, regarding the release of body-worn camera video in the aftermath of an...
Daniel Zehnder
Jul 19, 20242 min read
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BWC Technology Isn't Always Perfect
What happens when body-worn cameras don't function as intended, there are exigent circumstances, or both? An incident recently occurred...
Daniel Zehnder
Jul 14, 20242 min read
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Sincerest Appreciation to Colorado State Patrol
I am honored to publicly express my deepest gratitude to the Colorado State Patrol for the incredible opportunity to serve as a body-worn...
Daniel Zehnder
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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Free Body-Worn Camera Consultations
We are pleased to announce the launch of our free body-worn camera consultation service for all law enforcement agencies and private...
Daniel Zehnder
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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Transparency Perception vs. Reality
By Joe Mulé, Director of Training at Principis Group Police agencies have adopted body-worn cameras citing the technology promotes...
Daniel Zehnder
Jun 23, 20242 min read
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The Importance of Daily Monitoring of DEMS
By Daniel Zehnder, Founder and President, Principis Group, Inc This recent news out of Detroit should serve as a reminder of the...
Daniel Zehnder
Jun 21, 20241 min read
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BWC, Private Business and being "Half-Assed"
By Daniel Zehnder, Founder and President of Principis Group, Inc In 2016, I began to follow the deployment of body-worn cameras (BWC) in...
Daniel Zehnder
Jun 20, 20243 min read
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Don't Underestimate BWC Program Management!
By Joe Mulé, Director of Training, Principis Group Inc Body-worn camera (BWC) and in-car video (ICV) systems are among the most...
Daniel Zehnder
May 22, 20241 min read
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