Cops Cameras and Crisis: The Potential and the Perils of Police Body-Worn Cameras
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2021 Outstanding Academic Title Choice Magazine The first expert and comprehensive analysis of the surprising impact of body-worn cameras Following the tragic deaths of Eric Garner Michael Brown and others at the hands of police interest in body-worn cameras for local state and federal law enforcement has skyrocketed. In Cops Cameras and Crisis Michael D. White and Aili Malm provide an up-to-date analysis of this promising technology evaluating whether it can address todays crisis in police legitimacy. Drawing on the latest research and insights from experts with field experience with police-worn body cameras White and Malm show the benefits and drawbacks of this technology for police departments police officers and members of the public. Ultimately they identifyand assesseach claim weighing in on whether the specter of being caught on tape is capable of changing a criminal justice system desperately in need of reform. Cops Cameras and Crisis is a must-read for policymakers police leaders and activists interested in twenty-first-century policing.
