Recently‚ police departments across the country have received much scrutiny for recent actions. The latest installment to the never-ending saga‚ that we all follow on the evening news‚ is the highly controversial topic of police body cameras. These cameras would attempt to provide an officers perspective to difficult situations and might help explain the actions of our police officers. Two recent articles published by the L.A. Times and The New York Times outline the pros and cons to making body
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Are Police Body Cameras Necessary? “How one tragedy affects so many others.”(Kenneth Eade) The many accusations of unnecessary police brutality is one of the primary causes of the introduction of police body cameras. The government was trying to find a solution to the slowly growing tension between the police and the common people. There are many different views on if these cameras are affective and necessary to keep around. Ever since the government has introduced the police body cameras in 2013
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Police body cameras are quickly becoming a hot topic both in Congress and in articles. There are several opinions on them‚ but one thing for certain is that they have their benefits and limitations. Three authors use various rhetorical strategies to convince their audience that body cameras should or should not be used. "Cameras in the Station House" is a peer reviewed article written by no ordinary authors. The contributors and reviewers of this article consist of a state chair man‚ a criminologist
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Police brutality is a huge problem in America today‚ and few steps are being taken to prevent this injustice. One way of eliminating some of this from society is having police officers wear manually activated cameras on their bodies to record any interactions with civilians. Recently‚ multiple cases revolving around police brutality including two extremely controversial cases from 2014 where two black men (Eric Garner and Michael Brown) were killed by white officers who later were not charged. The
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think police officers should be required to use body camera? Yes or No? Now a days police officers are going crazy. They are killing to many innocent people. Police officers are supposed to be here for use to help us to save. There not supposed to be a threat to us. Police are supposed to the good guys who saves people from bad guys seems like everyone has gone bad now a days. Police Officers should be required use body camera because
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In light of recent events‚ tensions amongst American communities and police officers have heightened due to the shootings of unarmed civilians and the alleged use of excessive force. These events have brought the integrity of police officers into question raising the question onto whether or not police officers should wear body cameras. This would serve to improve public relations with the local communities and provide a new source of indisputable hard evidence. Unfortunately‚ everything also comes
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Should police officers wear body cameras? A 2013 University of Cambridge study found that when officers wear body cameras‚ both police and respondents are less likely to use violence. This study indicated a drop in the use of force by more than fifty percent. Body cameras will make the streets safer for both officers and the general public. Continuously wearing the camera will hold the officer accountable for his/her behavior. Also‚ body cameras can prevent cases like the Ferguson and Baltimore case
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to the police department’s body camera policy.” Police can also turn off the cameras when a citizen requests them too (Fenton). Body cameras on police officers will decrease the amount of police aggression‚ unarmed deaths‚ and complaints‚ as well as improve the documentation of evidence‚ therefore helping clear up discrepancies in cases. However‚ there are purchasing‚ storage‚ and privacy concerns involved with body cameras. Body cameras‚ if worn correctly‚ will decrease the amount of police aggression
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Body Cameras How many times have you heard‚ read‚ or seen a story about a policeman abusing their power? But are all the stories as believable as they seem or do people and news stations change things to look different than they are. If so‚ how do we solve this issue how can we make things less complicated for both parties involved? Since things are not always as they seem‚ how can we have a view on everything that is happening. The only way to fix this problem is to enforce a law where all officers
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new ones have arose. Currently‚ sitting in 2015‚ the United States is again being subjected to another social issue; that is police brutality and the use of body cameras as a means of holding all parties involved accountable for their actions. It is simply irresponsible not to implement this new means of technology and I believe that it’s use is a key factor in solving the social issue of police brutality‚ and the untrust and stigmas that stem from this abuse of power. Names like Trayvon Martin‚ Michael Brown
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