Albert Kopak

Strengths A qualitative and quantitative research-based paper by Albert Kopak (2014) was written to explore the officer's views of being recorded in the line of duty and designed to understand the reasoning behind why civilians would want to record them. The first strength of the article was the sample size for the internet-based survey. This is an important aspect for the research, when considering how difficult it can be to find officers willing to include themselves for a research study. A total of 71 sworn law enforcement officers employed at a variety of agencies from police departments and sheriff's offices completed the survey. The next strength was the methodology used to conduct the survey, snowball sampling approach. This study is important because it allowed the officers to refer fellow officers who were eligible for the study to the researcher. This approach allowed the researcher access to respondents that the research would not normally have the opportunity to contact. Finally, the article's conclusion was incredibly strong and informative of the results. The
The study showed that officers are likely to develop preconceptions and can have a negative influence on the relationship between civilian and officer. Albert Kopak, (2014) during the quantitative analyses, found that the more bothered police felt by being video recorded, the more likely they were to side with officers who were recorded in the line of duty. Police often have a negative perception of civilians who video record them. However the 1st and 4th amendment protects the public's right to make recordings of officers in line of duty. This article lays down a foundation to access and review this concept for a more in-depth research study on the underlying issue of the controversy of civilian video recording during the officers' line of