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- Title
What do you see? Understanding perceptions of police use of force videos as a function of the camera perspective.
- Authors
Korva, Natasha; Bennell, Craig; Lalumière, Martin L.; Karimullah, Mirza
- Abstract
Some research suggests that video‐recorded police incidents may be subject to a camera perspective bias. This study examined whether the camera angle of a recorded police use of force encounter influenced interpretation of the video. Participants (n = 330) viewed a video‐recorded simulated use of force scenario in one of four camera angle conditions (body worn camera, bystander camera, security camera, all three camera angles), and then rated the conduct of the police officer and the subject. Participants' attitudes towards the police and legal system were also examined. Results indicated that camera angle did not directly impact viewers' judgment of the scenario, but pre‐existing biases about the police guided their interpretations of certain camera angles. Importantly, however, this was not the case for those who viewed the body worn camera angle. These results help us understand the implications of relying on video recordings of police incidents.
- Subjects
POLICE brutality; WEARABLE video devices in police work; PREJUDICES; VIDEOS
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2022, Vol 40, Issue 3, p480
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.2578