Essay On Police Body Camera
For years officers have been getting accused of crimes, misconducts, and violence that was falsely viewed by the public, in other words the public was not getting the full story. Now a new innovation that is used by cops all over the United States is the police body camera. This body cameras has impacted society and law enforcement over the past few years. These cameras not only have a beneficial effect, but negative effects come with it as well.
1a. The police body camera is small and clips on to the officer’s uniform or can be used on a helmet. It records audio and video of the officer’s interactions with the public (Stanley). The camera has solved the problem of falsely accusing an officer or getting the entire story of what happened during …show more content…
The internet is a global network connecting billions of computers together and by using this technology the public may see the actual story and stop falsely accusing cops. Sometimes the police department will not release the video on the internet for evidence purposes, otherwise they will release the video for the public to view on the Internet.
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1b. The body camera consumes data just like a regular camera would when it records audio and video. When the officer presses the record button on his camera, the footage is being stored inside the camera’s memory. The data is then viewed later by the law enforcement and in some cases the state. From there, the law enforcement will decide if the video should be released which of course is the output of the data. The way the data is saved is through The Cloud
(Wyllie). The Cloud is an innovation that lets you view from any kind of device. The problem with using The Cloud is it can be hacked into and easily erased or manipulated with. Other concerns with the camera is the privacy and security (Hermann and Weiner). Privacy towards the public is one concern. When the officers are in a home, they would be recording private
1a. The police body camera is small and clips on to the officer’s uniform or can be used on a helmet. It records audio and video of the officer’s interactions with the public (Stanley). The camera has solved the problem of falsely accusing an officer or getting the entire story of what happened during …show more content…
The internet is a global network connecting billions of computers together and by using this technology the public may see the actual story and stop falsely accusing cops. Sometimes the police department will not release the video on the internet for evidence purposes, otherwise they will release the video for the public to view on the Internet.
94-4567 2
1b. The body camera consumes data just like a regular camera would when it records audio and video. When the officer presses the record button on his camera, the footage is being stored inside the camera’s memory. The data is then viewed later by the law enforcement and in some cases the state. From there, the law enforcement will decide if the video should be released which of course is the output of the data. The way the data is saved is through The Cloud
(Wyllie). The Cloud is an innovation that lets you view from any kind of device. The problem with using The Cloud is it can be hacked into and easily erased or manipulated with. Other concerns with the camera is the privacy and security (Hermann and Weiner). Privacy towards the public is one concern. When the officers are in a home, they would be recording private