The distribution of police use of force across patrol and specialty units: A case study in BWC impact

JE Gaub, N Todak, MD White - Journal of Experimental Criminology, 2021 - Springer
Objectives To examine differences in use of force by police patrol and specialized units, and
the impact of body-worn cameras (BWCs) on use of force in these groups. Methods We use …

[HTML][HTML] Report: Increases in police use of force in the presence of body-worn cameras are driven by officer discretion: A protocol-based subgroup analysis of ten …

B Ariel, A Sutherland, D Henstock, J Young… - Journal of experimental …, 2016 - Springer
Objectives Our multisite randomized controlled trial reported that police body-worn cameras
(BWCs) had, on average, no effect on recorded incidents of police use of force. In some …

Testing the effects of police body-worn cameras on use of force during arrests: A randomised controlled trial in a large British police force

D Henstock, B Ariel - European journal of criminology, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aims to assess the effect of body-worn cameras (BWCs) on police use of force, in
a British police force context. We tested the effect of BWCs with a large British force in a six …

Show me what happened: Analyzing use of force through analysis of body-worn camera footage

DW Willits, DA Makin - Journal of research in crime and …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Using temporal sequencing of unedited police body-worn camera (BWC)
footage of use of force incidents, we test four hypotheses to understand how incident …

Do the effects of police body-worn cameras on use of force and complaints change over time? Results from a panel analysis in the Milwaukee police department

BE Peterson, DS Lawrence - Criminal justice and behavior, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Police body-worn cameras (BWCs) can help improve transparency, accountability, and
policing behaviors. This study extends prior BWC research by using a panel analysis design …

The effects of body-worn cameras on police-citizen encounters and police activity: Evaluation of a pilot implementation in Philadelphia, PA

ER Groff, C Haberman, JD Wood - Journal of experimental criminology, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Examine changes in officer behavior, when wearing body-worn cameras, as
revealed by pedestrian stops, vehicle stops, arrests, use of force, and citizen complaints …

Measuring the direct and spillover effects of body worn cameras on the civility of police–citizen encounters and police work activities

AA Braga, LM Barao, GM Zimmerman… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Existing research on the effects of body-worn cameras (BWCs) have found
largely consistent results regarding direct significant reductions in citizen complaints and …

Why did the use of force go up? Investigating the unexpected impact of a body-worn camera program on a use of force time series

HM Boehme, C Schnell - Journal of Criminal Justice, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose This study uses an interrupted time series research design to investigate the impact
of a body-worn camera (BWC) program on a large police department. Methods We …

The effect of police body-worn cameras on use of force and citizens' complaints against the police: A randomized controlled trial

B Ariel, WA Farrar, A Sutherland - Journal of quantitative criminology, 2015 - Springer
Objective Police use-of-force continues to be a major source of international concern,
inviting interest from academics and practitioners alike. Whether justified or unnecessary …

A quasi-experimental evaluation of the effects of police body-worn cameras (BWCs) on response-to-resistance in a large metropolitan police department

WG Jennings, LA Fridell, M Lynch, KK Jetelina… - Deviant …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The current study provides a statistically rigorous program evaluation of the impact of police
body-worn cameras (BWCs) on police response-to-resistance (eg, use of force). Results …