Interesting research from Professor Volkan Topalli and associates at Georgia State University. A summary article from Georgia State News...

This short news article from the Firehouse website details the testing of body-worn cameras for EMS units in Robeson County, NC. I've...

The debate on whether or not to release body-worn camera video continues across the country. A change of attitude from "trying to find...

July 23, 2021 My old WordPress designed website, after six long years of faithful service, has out-paced my ability to keep up with the...

Scot Haug, Post Falls, ID, Police Department Chief of Police (retired), and myself, presented on the topic of BWC program compliance and...

May 17, 2021 Honored to be speaking at LERM 2021 on Agency Policy: Mitigating Records Management Risk and Reducing Risk: Managing...

April 25, 2021 I would not be surprised if the NC Legislature took a very hard look at their public records law regarding the release of...

April 23, 2021 I've written about this before. Waiting until a critical incident happens to figure out what should be done is too late....

April 22, 2021 Public record laws directed at the release of body-worn camera video in response to a request must carefully considered....

April 15, 2021 I encourage all police leaders, PIOs, legal counsels and Body-Worn Camera managers to read this excellent article by Arif...

April 15, 2021 Interesting news story. Former police chief releases video of a shooting after he leaves the agency and after the...

April 15, 2021 An excellent case study in community influence, political leadership, police oversight, and the challenges of practical...

March 10, 2020 Part 2 of my two part podcast interview on the topic of body-worn compliance and auditing is now available of the Bureau...

February 3, 2020 Part 1 of my two part podcast interview on the topic of body-worn compliance and auditing is now available of the Bureau...

January 29, 2020 The BWC Training and Technical Assistance Team had a very productive series of meetings over two days last week in...

January 17, 2020 I am working with a small team of national experts from the Bureau of Justice Assistance Body-Worn Camera Training and...

October 24, 2019 Interesting article on Worcester Police Department’s body camera pilot program. Like most departments, Worcester will...

October 11, 2019 Chief Jeffrey Smythe, of the Burlington NC police department, demonstrated the positive value of releasing body-worn...

October 3, 2019 Not a week goes by when I don’t read about a police department embroiled in controversy because officers failed to...

September 21, 2019 Thank you to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office in Fort Collins CO for hosting “Body-Worn Camera Records: Law, Policy...