4/2/19-The Washington Times “Police body cameras have proliferated in recent years. In 2013, the Department of Justice surveyed 500 police departments and found that less than 25% used the devices,” Cynthia Lum, CJRA Expert.
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3/27/19-VOX “Expectations and concerns surrounding body-worn cameras among police leaders and citizens have not yet been realized by and large in the ways anticipated by each,” Cynthia Lum, CJRA Expert.
3/27/19-KJZZ.org “[Body-worn cameras, they have not had ] statistically significant or consistent effects on most measures of officer and citizen behavior or citizens’ views of police,” Cynthia Lum, CJRA Expert.
3/26/19-MedicalResearch.com “We do not know with great certainty whether cameras can save lives or reduce injuries. Studies examining the impact of Body-worn cameras on officer use of force are equivocal; some studies indicate cameras might be able to reduce use of force while other studies show little effect of cameras on use of force. In […]
3/25/19-The Crime Report “Expectations and concerns surrounding body-worn cameras among police leaders and citizens have not yet been realized by and large in the ways anticipated by each,” Cynthia Lum, CJRA Expert.
3/25/19-Business Report “There is an incongruence between people’s expectations of cameras, police expectations of cameras and what they think they’re being used for” Cynthia Lum, CJRA Expert.
3/25/19-Governing “There is an incongruence between people’s expectations of cameras, police expectations of cameras and what they think they’re being used for,” Cynthia Lum, CJRA Expert.
3/25/19- EurekAlert “Expectations and concerns surrounding body-worn cameras among police leaders and citizens have not yet been realized by and large in the ways anticipated by each,” Cynthia Lum, CJRA Expert.
3/23/19- The Tennessean “I think juvenile justice statistics have a long way to go. You could protect confidentiality and the kids’ names, but we should know a lot more,” Simon Singer, CJRA Expert.