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    (February‚ 2013). Ballistic Body Armor: A Closer Look at the Follow-Up Inspection and Testing Program. NIJ Journal/Issue No. 271 Summary The NIJ has been developing standards for body armor for over 40 years. Although it is not a requirement for manufacturers worldwide to conform to these NIJ standards‚ it is highly recommended to ensure sales and marketability to law enforcement agents who wear these items on a day to day basis. These manufacturers submit armor samples to be tested‚ so they

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    more than 1‚200 reports of Police brutality. Camera capturing the video from bystanders phones witnessing the misuse of force. It violates the Eighth Amendment which prohibits the federal government from making more than normal cruel and unusual punishment. Unreasonable force occurs when a law enforcement officer uses more force than required too‚ to make an arrest. Officers are train to stay calm in any sort of situation. I have developed a solution that can limit police officers misuse of power and

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    In some states police has to wear body cameras out in public‚ but in other states why can’t they have it? Nearly all the states in the US considered having body cameras. This will show the real side of the story on any cases and it will help testify against people’s cases. Back in 2014 Michael Brown’s death sparked rage in a lot of communities and this led to people demanding body cameras for the police. Police should wear body cameras because this will improve the police behavior‚ help reduce the

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    I believe that police officers should wear body cameras because" body cameras will reduce the use of force needed by officers and lessen the number of complaints by citizens against the police" said those in favor of body cameras. And body cameras give police superiors reliable supervision‚ debriefing‚and disciplining‚enabling them to condemn bad police work and commend good police work. but body cameras can be a bad idea on some occasions because if a person is being arrested and spot the camera

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    Police brutality is becoming very commonplace in the United States. Police have shot and killed 492 people in the first six months of 2017 and no one has done anything about it.(Sullivan et al.‚) If every officer were required to wear a body camera there would be no doubt in the officers head. While the use of body cameras may seem to invade the public or police privacy‚ police should wear body cameras to have clear evidence to decrease the amount of force police use on citizens‚ and to improve the

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    Police Body Cameras ( dash cams ) have been in use by soe law enforcement agencies since the mid-1990s”. Many people debate whether or whether not police officers should be wearing body cameras. Police officers should be wearing body cameras . Police officers should wear body cameras because for one they are able to see exactly what happened‚the videos provides lessons‚ and the video can help protect the victim. To begin with‚ they are able to see exactly what happened . In the text it states

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    Every day an incident happens between a police officer and a citizen but not always do people know what really happens in these cases. These cameras will retain track of what the officer says or does when at the prospect of the crime‚ keeping them liable. Police Foundations wanted to test out this theory with a yearlong study. The cameras on these police officers will be able to keep track of all the evidence from the scene of the crime and will assure accurate statements and facial recognition from

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    Lack of Body Armor for Female Officers As an officer of the law they face many dangerous in their line of work and guns are a big threat for them especially if the body armor does not fit the officer wearing it. More women also have started to join law enforcement‚ but body armor companies use male models‚ which causes problems for female officers and their use of body armor. Body armor based off a male body causes problems for females using the armor because it can be uncomfortable‚ heavy‚ and ill

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    Should police officers be able to wear their body camera in private areas to record victims. There has been a lot of things going around the world that cops are abusive and don’t trust them‚ but nobody talks about the “good” cops because we don’t have proof‚ but the only proof you will get is recording and if you record them‚ they can claim privacy claims on the officer. The President of The United States of America Barack Obama has been seeking in on the police body camera. Mark Twain said ¨The

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    Secondly‚ police should wear body worn cameras because it provides visual evidence in court. Richard E. Smith‚ Wakefield police chief strongly asserts that‚ “Testimony can recreate but cannot visualize the actual event‚ prosecutorial position‚ evidence can be restored from the cameras” (Buote 2015). This Richard E‚ Smith is trying to say that if all police had cameras on them‚ if a crime that goes to court has the recording as evidence it can ultimately change the verdict. One thousand police killings

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