This recent R Street commentary on federal body-worn camera implementation underscores a reality that is becoming increasingly visible in Washington: deployment is not the same as operational success. At the federal level, cameras were mandated, though sporadically funded, and distributed across agencies. Yet implementation has been uneven. Questions remain about policy clarity, supervisory oversight, activation expectations, and how footage is reviewed and managed in practi

BWCs should be worn no matter what you call the assignment a uniformed officer works that is not a regularly scheduled duty shift. Officers who work these assignments wear a uniform, and a camera is part of the uniform in the same way a gun, baton, handcuffs and pepper spray are. This has been a recommended policy item for years. This news story out of Columbus Ohio emphasizes the need for this requirement. The policy change was a result of several high-profile incidents inv

June 25, 2016 This news story is representative of a growing trend that seems to be more common as departments push forward with...