Las Vegas Sun: A yearlong study of police body-worn cameras shows Metro Police officers were less likely to use force while wearing the recording devices.
The study was conducted by UNLV and the Center for Naval Analyses in conjunction with Metro from September 2014 to October 2015. It placed body-worn cameras on 200 Metro patrol officers, while tracking 200 other officers without cameras.
Among those wearing cameras, the study showed a 37 percent reduction in the number of officers involved in at least one use-of-force incident and a 30 percent reduction in the number of officers with at least one complaint filed against them.
The most significant government policy, business, and technology news and analysis delivered to your inbox.
Subscribe Nowi360Gov is an intelligent network of websites and e-newsletters that provides government business, policy and technology leaders with a single destination for the most important news and analysis regarding their agency strategies and initiatives.
Telephone: 202.760.2280
Toll Free: 855.i360.Gov
Fax: 202.697.5045
The most significant government policy, business, and technology news and analysis delivered to your inbox.
Subscribe Now