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Cincinnati’s City Manager on the Benefits of Police Body Cameras
August 11, 2016 at 3:25:35 PM
Expect to see big changes in the coming months in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the police department has just announced that it will begin rolling out body cameras for law enforcement officers as soon as possible. "This will allow us to make the streets safer," said City Manager Harry Black in a pre...
Police Shootings Have Not Increased, But Media Coverage Has
July 8, 2016 at 10:47:02 AM
Although it may seem like the number of police shootings has significantly risen, the reality is that it has not. However, coverage in the media of police shootings has greatly increased. Even with 72% of state police and highway patrol vehicles possessing video systems, body cams are proven superio...
Top 5 Benefits of the 10-8 HD4SD Police Dash Camera System
June 21, 2016 at 3:01:21 PM
Between 2012 and 2022, the United States will need to train an additional 41,400 police officers, and these brave men and women will have to prepare for a new era of law enforcement. Today, given the ubiquity of smartphones with cameras and the ease of uploading videos to YouTube, police officers fa...
How Body Cameras Bridge the Needs of Police Force and the Public
March 21, 2016 at 1:16:58 PM
Over the past few years, the discourse surrounding police activity and the way they interact with the public has reached an all-time high. Every day, more than 780,000 police officers across the U.S. selflessly and bravely serve their communities; this job can be difficult and thankless at times. An...
3 Reasons Dash Cams are Vital In Today’s World
February 8, 2016 at 4:27:52 PM
In many ways, 2015 was a year that saw tensions between law enforcement and citizens boil over for a variety of reasons. Some would say overbearing police officers were finally exposed on a large scale for their negligence and blatant disregard for the laws they swore to uphold. On the other hand, s...
The Digital Age: How the 21st Century Has Changed Law Enforcement
February 4, 2016 at 3:49:42 PM
The dawn of the digital age has brought with it many new technologies, ideologies and capabilities. While a majority of these things are used for entertainment or household purposes, some new technology is changing the way law enforcement functions.As tensions surrounding police brutality mount, man...
Four Important Facts About Police Cameras
December 16, 2015 at 8:57:14 AM
Police officers have a responsibility to serve and protect, keeping the interests and safety of the citizens in mind while doing so. There has been an increasing debate in popular media about the accountability and duty of the police force in the United States. Because of this, police cameras have b...
Reigning in the Age of Transparency With Police Car Cameras
December 9, 2015 at 3:12:16 PM
After recent events involving information breaches at government facilities, there has been increasing public demand for transparency. This climate of teetering paranoia has only increased after the amplified exposure of police shootings and brutality. Law enforcement in general has seen its share o...
How Police Dash Camera Systems are Making a Difference
November 23, 2015 at 3:34:52 PM
Police officers have one job and one job only: to serve and protect civilians of their community and the country at large. But this is no easy job. In light of recent controversy in the media, police departments are under even more pressure than usual, and performing their duties to the utmost is no...
New Police Technologies That Help Police Fight Crime
September 11, 2015 at 7:44:16 AM
All around the United States, police forces are adopting new technologies that help aid with the protection of the nation’s citizens. More and more officers of the law are being equipped with all the latest devices to help them smooth out all legal procedures. Here are four modern technologies that ...