A police officers wear newly issued body camera as they leave the 34th precinct, Thursday, April 27, 2017, in New York. The New York Police Department is launching the first phase of a plan to equip ...

A state law mandating body cameras after Walter Scott’s murder by the North Charleston Police Department was sold to the public as a tool to strengthen police accountability and community trust. In ...

Without video evidence, it’s unlikely we would have ever heard of George Floyd or witnessed the prosecution of his killer, a Minneapolis police officer. The recording of Floyd’s killing echoed the ...

(TNS) — Body-worn police cameras can supply powerful evidence. The absence of body-camera footage — because of malfunction or misuse — has another kind of power. It can rob police, prosecutors, ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State lawmakers heard testimony from several advocates hoping for police reform Tuesday afternoon. Police accountability and criminal justice reform are key parts of the ...

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw speaks to the media on Thursday about the rollout of body-worn cameras for deputies. The deputy on the right demonstrates wearing the camera. FORT LAUDERDALE, ...

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Merriam-Webster defines accountability as “the quality or state of being accountable; especially : an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.” I’d argue ...

A few weeks ago, the nation’s largest municipal police force, the New York City Police Department, started equipping its officers with body-worn cameras, an initiative touted as a revolution in ...

Without video evidence, it’s unlikely we would have ever heard of George Floyd or witnessed the prosecution of his killer, a Minneapolis police officer. The recording of Floyd’s killing echoed the ...

Nov. 16 (UPI) --Without video evidence, it's unlikely we would have ever heard of George Floyd or witnessed the prosecution of his killer, a Minneapolis police officer. The recording of Floyd's ...