A field experiment of the impact of body-worn cameras (BWCs) on police officer behavior and perceptions

AM Headley, RT Guerette, A Shariati - Journal of criminal justice, 2017 - Elsevier
Amidst the backdrop of considerable citizen unrest in the US stemming from perceived
injustices within police-citizen interactions in recent years, many government leaders have …

Examining body‐worn camera integration and acceptance among police officers, citizens, and external stakeholders

MD White, N Todak, JE Gaub - Criminology & public policy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Research Summary We explore integration and acceptance of body‐worn cameras (BWCs)
among police, citizens, and stakeholders in one jurisdiction (Tempe, AZ) that adhered to the …

The “civilizing” effect of body-worn cameras on police-civilian interactions: examining the current evidence, potential moderators, and methodological limitations

S Choi, ND Michalski, JA Snyder - Criminal justice review, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Past studies on the “civilizing” effect of body-worn cameras (BWC) on police and civilian
behavior have yielded mixed results. Some studies have shown a reduction in the use of …

The history, policy implications, and knowledge gaps of the CCTV literature: Insights for the development of body-worn video camera research

EL Piza - International Criminal Justice Review, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) and body-worn video cameras (BWVCs) have rapidly
spread throughout policing. Such widespread deployment has heightened the importance of …

Body‐worn cameras as a potential source of depolicing: Testing for camera‐induced passivity

D Wallace, MD White, JE Gaub, N Todak - Criminology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contentious debate is currently taking place regarding the extent to which public scrutiny of
the police post‐Ferguson has led to depolicing or to a decrease in proactive police work …

Inconsistencies in public opinion of body-worn cameras on police: Transparency, trust, and improved police–citizen relationships

WH Sousa, TD Miethe… - Policing: A Journal of policy …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Given the national interest in equipping police with body-worn cameras (BWCs), it is
important to consider public attitudes concerning the technology. This article draws on the …

The deterrence spectrum: Explaining why police body-worn cameras 'work'or 'backfire'in aggressive police–public encounters

B Ariel, A Sutherland, D Henstock… - Policing: A Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Police body-worn cameras (BWCs) are an increasingly prominent research area in criminal
justice. This trend mirrors current practice, with more and more law enforcement agencies …

One size doesn't fit all: The deployment of police body-worn cameras to specialty units

JE Gaub, N Todak, MD White - International criminal justice …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Although body-worn cameras (BWCs) have diffused rapidly in law enforcement both in the
United States and abroad, questions have emerged regarding the potential utility of BWCs …

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 …

The body-worn camera perspective bias

R Boivin, A Gendron, C Faubert, B Poulin - Journal of experimental …, 2017 - Springer
Objectives Footage from body-worn cameras (BWCs) is sometimes used to assess the
quality of police interventions. This study investigates whether there is a “body-worn camera …