{"title":"The Challenges and Limitations of Body-Worn Cameras","authors":"M. White, Aili Malm","doi":"10.18574/nyu/9781479820177.003.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479820177.003.0003","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter addresses the challenges and limitations of the BWC technology. For each perceived concern (privacy, officer safety, officer proactivity, cost, etc.), the authors concisely review the evidence and offer an assessment of the veracity of the claim. Based on the weight of the evidence, what can we conclude about the impact of BWCs on citizen privacy? What can we conclude about the impact of BWCs on officer proactivity? In this chapter, the authors answer these questions.","PeriodicalId":176370,"journal":{"name":"Cops, Cameras, and Crisis","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123210154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Are Body-Worn Cameras a “Silver Bullet” Solution?","authors":"M. White, Aili Malm","doi":"10.18574/nyu/9781479820177.003.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479820177.003.0002","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter is devoted to the perceived benefits of BWCs. For each perceived benefit (enhanced transparency and legitimacy, accountability, reductions in force and complaints, evidentiary value, etc.), the authors concisely review the evidence and offer an assessment of the veracity of the claim. Based on the weight of the evidence, what can we conclude about the impact of BWCs on police legitimacy? What can we conclude about the impact of BWCs on use of force? In this chapter, the authors answer these questions..","PeriodicalId":176370,"journal":{"name":"Cops, Cameras, and Crisis","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125566341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding Body-Worn Camera Adoption","authors":"M. White, Aili Malm","doi":"10.18574/nyu/9781479820177.003.0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479820177.003.0004","url":null,"abstract":"In this chapter, the authors examine the past, present, and future of police BWCs. The spread of BWCs in policing has been extraordinary, especially given the cost and degree of difficulty in implementing and managing a BWC program. In this chapter, the authors use two different, complementary lenses to explain the rapid spread of BWCs. The first is the diffusion of innovations framework. The second lens is the evidence-based policing framework. Both the diffusion of innovation and evidence-based policing frameworks provide insights on the “how and why” questions regarding current rates of BWC adoption, and just as important, they provide an informed position to consider the prospects for BWCs in the future.","PeriodicalId":176370,"journal":{"name":"Cops, Cameras, and Crisis","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114654047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Setting the Stage","authors":"M. White, Aili Malm","doi":"10.2307/j.ctvcj2vv6.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvcj2vv6.8","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter lays a foundation for the rest of the book by placing BWCs in the larger context of cameras in policing. The chapter reviews the explosion of interest in BWCs, largely as a result of the crisis in police legitimacy that emerged after the summer of 2014. This chapter provides an overview of the claims made about the impact and consequences of BWCs and summarizes the research on those claims. This chapter also provides an overview for the remaining chapters and reviews the primary takeaways from the book.","PeriodicalId":176370,"journal":{"name":"Cops, Cameras, and Crisis","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126056202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Charting a Course for Body-Worn Cameras in the Twenty-First Century","authors":"M. White, Aili Malm","doi":"10.18574/nyu/9781479820177.003.0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479820177.003.0005","url":null,"abstract":"There are two objectives in this chapter. The first is a forward-looking review of the next set of challenges for BWC adopters. These challenges span the factors that can influence diffusion (characteristics of the innovation, innovators, and environment) and center on both human and technological elements of a BWC program. The authors assess the next set of human-based challenges with BWCs, such as addressing activation compliance (and dealing with low-end activators), addressing controversies surrounding the public release of video and officers’ authority to review video after a critical incident (i.e., a shooting), managing citizens’ and other nonusers’ expectations of the technology (handling the onset of a “CSI effect” with BWCs, where if there is no video, then it did not happen), and being responsive to changing laws on evidence, privacy, and access to BWC footage. The authors also consider emerging technological innovations such as automatic activation, the integration of BWCs and facial recognition, and the role and use of “big data” with BWCs. The second objective centers on planning and implementation. More specifically, the authors delve into how law enforcement agencies can navigate the well-known and newly emerging challenges surrounding BWCs in order optimize the likelihood of achieving positive outcomes. In particular, they focus on a “best-practice” implementation guide developed by the US Department of Justice, called the “Law Enforcement Implementation Checklist.” The chapter concludes with a few important takeaway messages regarding the future of BWCs in policing.","PeriodicalId":176370,"journal":{"name":"Cops, Cameras, and Crisis","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130571823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}