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 or a

An interesting and thoughtful comment on the potential efficacy of body-worn cameras at the Portland Police Bureau. Beyond the political and unique police-community relations in Portland, the editorial raises a number of valid questions. Ms. Avalos' writes about the challenges of working with the Bureau and City of Portland to craft polices and procedures for the cameras and also about the cost, accessibility, and application of the system. Ultimately, Ms. Avalos is correct.

April 4, 2016 Great article by Professor Seth Stoughton, Assistant Professor at University of South Carolina School of Law, on what body-worn cameras can really “see”. The most impactful excerpt: This confirms what Professor Stoughton has found in his own presentations with judges, lawyers and students: What we see in police video footage tends to be shaped by what we already believe. “Our interpretation of video is just as subject to cognitive biases as our interpretation of

August 10, 2015 Please take a minute to read this policy debate from the Urban Institute. It reinforces many of the issues that are rapidly approaching, and in some cases already arrived, with the implementation of body-worn cameras.