Rick Smith, Axon's CEO, says the lawsuit will not have any effect on the company's ability to provide law enforcement agencies with video evidence capture and management tools and less-lethal weapons. "Typically these things take two to four years to sort out," he explains.
The new requirements call for sergeants to randomly sample at least five videos each month from officers they supervise, and to review at least 15 minutes of footage from each subordinate three or more times per year.
Innovative new body cameras, radios, and training simulators were among the stars of this year's show.
Digital evidence capture systems were once again one of the hottest product categories at IACP.
The Fontana (CA) Police Department released video this week showing its officers de-escalating a situation in which a man may have been trying to commit suicide-by-cop in late November.
Panasonic i-Pro Sensing Solutions' new BWC offers a field-swappable battery for extended shift operation and an easy-to-read display.
Wearable video cameras can be very beneficial for officers and agencies, but it's important to understand what they can and can't do.
A dizzying variety of hardware and software tools are now available for police operations. But are they actually being used? We sent a special survey out to law enforcement officers to find out. Here's what we discovered.
About 40 seconds into the interaction, the man spins around and appears to lunge at the officer with a large blade.
The bill from Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, takes effect at the start of 2020 and expires after three years. Ting initially proposed a permanent ban on the technology.