Police Body Cameras Research Paper
Since police body cameras have been introduced, 75% less accidents have occurred with officers that wore a camera in a California police trail (Koh). Throughout the years, police brutality has been a big topic that has taken over the news. Whether or not police should wear body cameras is a question that has many sides and has taken the public into an argument that people don’t know which side to believe. Even though some argue that policemen having cameras invades privacy, cameras should be used by policemen because they help gather information and makes everyone behave better. Beginning in 2008, body cameras have slowly started to be integrated into the police force because they are thought to help gather evidence for the case. On the scene
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Some people believe that these cameras will cause privacy issues, “...they value their freedom from close supervision and are wary of big brother.”(Scheindlin). Many citizens on the other side of the argument think that it goes against certain laws and doesn’t give the full story. Along with privacy errors, some people also think that it doesn’t include every piece of evidence, “...they can only record events from the officer's point of view. There is no guarantee that all pertinent details will be captured on video.” (Koh). By showing the story through the officer’s eyes people think the other side of the story will not be shown. There is always two sides to an argument, but there is also always a stronger side.
Although cameras are seen in a bad light by promoting privacy concerns, body cameras help police by gathering information about the case, and keeping them from having false accusations. Body cameras help judges, policemen, and juries by showing what really happened and keeping people from being blamed about something they never did. Alongside that, they also help by gathering information and evidence about the case, so when victims are shaken up, policemen will be able to catch what happened on film. In the long run, safety is far more important than a
Some people believe that these cameras will cause privacy issues, “...they value their freedom from close supervision and are wary of big brother.”(Scheindlin). Many citizens on the other side of the argument think that it goes against certain laws and doesn’t give the full story. Along with privacy errors, some people also think that it doesn’t include every piece of evidence, “...they can only record events from the officer's point of view. There is no guarantee that all pertinent details will be captured on video.” (Koh). By showing the story through the officer’s eyes people think the other side of the story will not be shown. There is always two sides to an argument, but there is also always a stronger side.
Although cameras are seen in a bad light by promoting privacy concerns, body cameras help police by gathering information about the case, and keeping them from having false accusations. Body cameras help judges, policemen, and juries by showing what really happened and keeping people from being blamed about something they never did. Alongside that, they also help by gathering information and evidence about the case, so when victims are shaken up, policemen will be able to catch what happened on film. In the long run, safety is far more important than a