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The era of on-officer video has arrived. The technology is poised to help keep officers safer and more accountable on the job, while protecting law enforcement agencies from nuisance lawsuits.
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The Mesa (Ariz.) Police Department countered a civilian accusation of excessive force by releasing on-body officer video showing an escalating physical confrontation with a non-compliant suspect who had refused to leave a convenience store.
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The Rialto (Calif.) Police Department has rolled out on-body video for patrol officers, a move some officers liken to "big brother" monitoring.
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The 2013 edition of the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas provided plenty of innovative tactical gear for officers. POLICE Magazine's video crew visited Daniel Defense, Glock, KDH Defense Systems, Point Blank Body Armor, and SIG Sauer.
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Until recently the technology was limited to traffic stops and perhaps some critical incidents. Now, video can be used to document every aspect of a law enforcement officer's shift. But the question that each agency has to answer remains: Is that a good thing?
Read More →On-body video vendor Vievu has introduced a cloud-based storage service via Amazon Web Services that allows users to store, share, review, and access secure and encrypted video evidence for $10 a month per camera.
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TASER International, Inc. has begun shipping its Axon Flex on-body cameras to law enforcement agencies who will use the recording system to seamlessly capture video evidence from the officer's perspective.
Read More →The union representing Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers has threatened to sue to stop the agency from requiring officers to use on-body video cameras.
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TASER International, Inc. on Tuesday introduced the Axon Flex, an on-body camera system that records an officer's point of view during field stops or use-of-force encounters. The Axon Flex camera can mount to a pair of Oakley Flak Jacket sunglasses.
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An Albuquerque (N.M.) Police officer's lapel video camera captured an enraged, knife-wielding suspect who shook off two TASER shots before forcing the officer to use deadly force.
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