This investigate report (link) from the Utah Investigative Journalism Project is best understood as a "cherry-picked" records-based snapshot, not a verdict on statewide body-worn camera compliance. Its strength is straightforward: the reporting relies on agency disciplinary records and written policies , obtained through formal records requests over a defined period. That matters. The findings are rooted in what agencies documented, sustained, and acted on—not speculation o

According to media reports, the Daytona Beach Police Department is using the live-stream capability of the Axon Body 3 camera. The...

Unless mandated by state law, agencies should be very careful when crafting body-worn camera policies that allow the deactivation of the...

June 17, 2016 Ask yourself what your department would do if this happened? Was this the improper action of a poorly trained officer? Is...

April 4, 2016 Great article by Professor Seth Stoughton, Assistant Professor at University of South Carolina School of Law, on what...

March 27, 2016 Reporters from The Chicago Tribune recently spent a couple of days with The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to...

January 9, 2016 What do Montgomery County MD, Pullman, WA, Newark DE, and Fredericksburg VA, all have in common? They are county and city...