Police Body-Worn Cameras (California, United States)
Axios
Policing
Solution types
Firearms-Focused Policing
Problems addressed
Violent crimes
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
People of all ages
Where the program was applied
Community (streets or community centers)
Country of application
United States
Description

The strategy is made operational by attaching a camera to the police officer’s uniform that records all activity that takes place during approaches. The objective is to reduce the use of police force in interactions with citizens, increasing mutual responsibility for the facts.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that the strategy resulted in a significant reduction in the use of police force, but no significant difference in citizen complaints [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] McGarrell, E. F., Corsaro, N., Hipple, N. K. & Bynum, T. S. (2010). Project Safe Neighborhoods and Violent Crime Trends in US Cities: Assessing Violent Crime Impact. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 26(2), 165–190. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-010-9091-9

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