On-body video systems, broadband LTE networks and hardware, P25 Phase 2 radios and even biometric monitoring systems are entering the market at a rapid clip to help law enforcement officers gather intelligence and quickly process that information in a command center.
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An on-body officer video system captured a confrontation between two Evansville (Ind.) Police officers and an off-duty firefighter who ran a stop sign on his bicycle. Read the full story here.
Read More →The Fort Worth (Texas) Police Department has begun using TASER Axon Flex on-body video systems for its force and showed off some of the new units to the media on Tuesday.
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A federal judge ruled Monday that NYPD officers in the five precincts with the most stop-and-frisks would begin wearing on-officer video systems to prevent inappropriate behavior.
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TASER International has developed a low-cost on-body video system for law enforcement agencies that can't afford the company's high-end, point-of-view Axon Flex on-officer video system. The TASER Axon Body system lists for $299 per unit.
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The rules of the game may be changing. Forward-looking agencies embrace new technology at about the same time as the rest of society. That seems to be the case with on-body video systems.
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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.
Read More →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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This video clip shows University of Central Florida campus officers finding the body of student James Seevakumaran, after he activated the fire alarm and decided to kill himself rather than attack students. Warning: graphic content. Read the full story here.
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