Governance, in body-worn camera programs, is the organizational structure that defines how authority is exercised, footage is reviewed, decisions are documented, and oversight is applied—ensuring consistency, accountability, and defensibility at scale. Most body-worn camera programs can show that a supervisory review occurred. That part is usually documented either through Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) logs or through some type of department-generated record. What

Governance, in body-worn camera programs, is the organizational structure that defines how authority is exercised, footage is reviewed, decisions are documented, and oversight is applied—ensuring consistency, accountability, and defensibility at scale. Most body-worn camera programs don’t break down when the cameras are deployed. They break down later in how the footage is reviewed across the organization. And that doesn’t just mean first-line supervisors. I've seen this play