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Technology

Axon Develops Tool for Measuring Officer Performance and Identifying Training Needs Through Body Camera Footage

Axon has announced the launch of Axon Performance, a data analytics tool that helps to streamline the policy review process for law enforcement agencies. Axon Performance allows supervisors to more efficiently review video footage, perform agencywide officer performance evaluations, identify training needs and save officers time so they can spend more time in their communities.

April 30, 2019

Technology

(Video) The Benefits (and Limitations) of Body Cameras

LAPD Captain Greg Meyer (ret.) discusses some of the benefits of body-worn cameras, such as proving an officer's innocence of wrongdoing when falsely accused by a citizen, as well as some limitations.

April 18, 2019

Technology

Texas University Releases Results from Police Body Camera Footage Study

Ultimately, researchers found that force of any kind was exceedingly rare and police and citizen interactions in Aransas Pass were not influenced by gender or race. Instead, the likelihood of a citizen receiving a citation or getting arrested was most strongly tied with whether they were intoxicated or pulled over for a traffic violation.

April 4, 2019

Patrol

Upstate New York Police Union: Higher Salary for Officers Wearing Body Cameras

Syracuse Police Benevolent Association President Jeff Piedmonte said wearing cameras adds extra work to an officer’s day as well as extra stress.

March 11, 2019

Patrol

Texas Officers Accused of "Brutalizing" Family on 911 Call Didn't Activate Body Cameras

Officers called to respond to a domestic dispute in the Dallas suburb of DeSoto in August either failed to activate their body-worn cameras or turned them off at some point during the incident, according to the Dallas Morning News.

March 5, 2019

Patrol

Tennessee Lawmakers to Police: Turn on Body Cameras or Face Felony Charges

Under the proposed law, officers would face felony charges for intentionally disabling a body camera.

March 1, 2019

Technology

Motorola's Dynamic Duo for Digital Evidence

Motorola Solutions' new Si200 body-worn camera is designed to work seamlessly with the company's digital evidence management suite for end-to-end efficiency and security.

February 3, 2019

Technology

Motorola Solutions Adds Si200 Body-Worn Camera to its Digital Evidence Ecosystem

The compact and lightweight Si200 body-worn camera captures high-definition video and features additional advanced capabilities, Motorola Solutions says. The importance of an integrated ecosystem for digital evidence management becomes clear when footage from the Si200 is uploaded to CommandCentral Vault, the company adds.

January 14, 2019

Patrol

Body Camera Reportedly Captured Murder of Mississippi Officers

Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Agent Luke Harrington testified in a preliminary hearing for 26-year-old Marquis Flowers, who is charged with two counts of capital murder in the deaths of Brookhaven Cpl. Zach Moak and Patrolman James White on Sept. 29.

January 9, 2019

Technology

Veritone's IDentify Can Help You Identify Suspects

IDentify optimizes workflows for investigative teams. Teams can seamlessly manage and track case evidence associated with an investigation from one centralized location and apply status labels related to such evidence such as active, closed, or archived. Notes and case details such as case ID, department, officer ID, case description, location, and time, can be added to the case in IDentify.

December 21, 2018

Patrol

Video: California Officers Cleared of Any Wrongdoing in Fatal OIS

Prosecutors have determined that two officers with the San Jose (CA) Police Department were justified in fatally shooting an ax-wielding man in January 2018. The man—identified as 27-year-old Thompson Nguyen—had been seen waving the weapon at a power facility in a rural area near downtown.

October 31, 2018

Patrol

Body Camera Video Released of Fatal California OIS of Ax-Wielding Man

Prosecutors have determined that two officers with the San Jose (CA) Police Department were justified in fatally shooting an ax-wielding man in January 2018, according to the Mercury News. The man—identified as 27-year-old Thompson Nguyen—had been seen waving the weapon at a power facility in a rural area near downtown. More Here.

October 31, 2018