How useful are images from body-worn cameras as evidence? Research on officer interpretations suggests caution.
Five curated crime research studies, all related to body-worn cameras
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Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Five Studies About is a free tip sheet where I curate recent crime and justice studies related to one topic. Today’s topic is body-worn cameras.
These new crime studies related to body-worn cameras were recently published by journals I monitor:
1. The ruling from the field stands? Shedding light on officers’ interpretations of body-worn cameras footage [Policing and Society]
2. “That Came Back to Haunt Me”: Violence Against Women Survivors’ Concerns About Police Use of Body-Worn Cameras [Journal of Interpersonal Violence]
3. Police accountability and officer misconduct: moderation effects by officers’ gender and race for body-worn cameras and an early intervention system [Policing: An International Journal]
4. To activate, or not to activate? Officers’ decisions to turn on body-worn cameras during different police services [Policing: An International Journal]
5. Police Recruits’ Perceptions of the Utility of Body-Worn Cameras as a Training Tool [Criminal Justice and Behavior]
I might cover some of these studies further in The Practice of Understanding Crime, my other Substack. If any sound interesting or important, let me know in the comments.
Five Studies About and Crime Research Update are the output of my research discovery system.