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An Extra Pair of Eyes: Vehicle Camera Systems For Police Officers
January 9, 2015 at 9:17:26 AM
In 2012, there were approximately 800,000 police officers in the U.S. Those 800,000 men and women protect the community and put their lives on the line every single day. Police departments deserve the best, and one piece of equipment used by law enforcement throughout the country is a vehicle camera...
Dash Cameras For Police Cars: Protecting the Community As Well As Cops Themselves
January 8, 2015 at 1:53:06 PM
Police officers have one of the toughest and most thankless jobs in the world. Police officers put themselves in danger everyday to serve the common good. The public owes a considerable amount of gratitude to police officers for the tireless work they do. The public also owes them support. Police...
An Extra Set of Eyes: In Car Camera Systems For Police Officers
January 8, 2015 at 9:00:29 AM
Being a police officer is one of the toughest and most thankless jobs in the country. There were an estimated 780,000 police officers in 2012. By 2022, the US is expected to hire an additional 41,000 officers. With so much manpower, police departments throughout the country often struggle with provi...
Three Reasons Police Agencies Need to Implement the Use of Body Cameras
November 4, 2014 at 1:54:50 PM
While there has been a huge rush by police agencies across the country to purchase police body cameras for their officers, the issue has also been surrounded by quite a bit of controversy. Some people are uncomfortable with police storing videos of the public, and some even think that it will hurt t...
Studies Show the Benefits of Police Car and Body Cameras
November 4, 2014 at 1:39:09 PM
For years, law enforcement departments across the country have toyed with the idea of implementing police in car video systems and body cameras, trying to decide if the equipment for their patrol cars and officers was necessary. Over 70% of state and highway police vehicles are currently equipped wi...
How Police Cameras Work and Why All Police Departments Should Be Using Them
October 21, 2014 at 11:07:20 AM
Police agencies across the country are continuing to adopt the idea of in car camera systems and body cameras after the shooting in Ferguson, MO that caused an uproar across the country. While the incident in Ferguson has received the most media attention, there have been many instances in the past ...
More Police Body and Car Cameras Being Seen in Police Agencies Across the Country
October 7, 2014 at 7:51:41 AM
Tensions between police departments and the American public are at an all time high in the aftermath of the fatal shooting in Ferguson, MO. Conflicting accounts of the events that led up to the shooting that night pinned local police against Ferguson residents, leading to riots across town. Many arg...
Police Car Cameras Offer a Solution to the Damaged Relationship Between the Police and Public
September 25, 2014 at 9:19:12 AM
As tensions continue to grow between the American public and local law enforcement agencies, methods for rebuilding a trusting relationship between police officers and the public are more important than ever. One of the major issues that has added to a damaged relationship is differing accounts of w...
Governor Christie Signs Legislation to Require Police Car Cameras
September 16, 2014 at 3:16:21 PM
Last week New Jersey became the newest state to require new patrol cars to be equipped with police car video systems. Officers whose cars do not have in car camera systems must be fitted with a body camera. Many states are pushing for legislation to require police car video systems in the wake of th...
The Benefits of Video Camera Systems in Police Cars
August 28, 2014 at 12:57:56 PM
Video surveillance technology has proven to be imperative to the work of investigators. Not only does it help find criminals, but it also helps provide solid evidence to convict them in court. This technology has also proven to be extremely helpful in police in car video systems. In the 1990s, a tim...