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- Title
Examining Body‐Worn Camera Integration and Acceptance Among Police Officers, Citizens, and External Stakeholders.
- Authors
White, Michael D.; Todak, Natalie; Gaub, Janne E.
- Abstract
Research Summary: We explore integration and acceptance of body‐worn cameras (BWCs) among police, citizens, and stakeholders in one jurisdiction (Tempe, AZ) that adhered to the U.S. Department of Justice's (U.S. DOJ's) BWC Implementation Guide. We assess integration and acceptance through (a) officer surveys pre‐ and postdeployment, (b) interviews with citizens who had recent police encounters, and (c) interviews with external stakeholders. We also analyze (d) officer self‐initiated contacts, (e) misdemeanor court case time to disposition, and (f) case outcomes. We found high levels of BWC acceptance across all groups. Officer proactivity remained consistent. Time‐to‐case disposition and the rate of guilty outcomes both trended in positive directions. Policy Implications: Although the results of early research on BWCs showed positive impacts, the findings from recent studies have been mixed. Implementation difficulties may explain the mixed results. Planning, implementation, and management of a BWC program are complex undertakings requiring significant resources. The technology also generates controversy, so the risk of implementation failure is substantial. The findings from our study demonstrate that adherence to the U.S. DOJ BWC Implementation Guide can lead to high levels of integration and acceptance among key stakeholders.
- Subjects
UNITED States; WEARABLE video devices in police work; POLICE attitudes; POLICE; CITIZEN attitudes; ACCEPTANCE (Psychology); TEMPE (Ariz.). Police Dept.; GUILT (Law); MISDEMEANORS; UNITED States. Dept. of Justice; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law)
- Publication
Criminology & Public Policy, 2018, Vol 17, Issue 3, p649
- ISSN
1538-6473
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1745-9133.12376