Research Summary In this article, we provide the most comprehensive narrative review to
date of the research evidence base for body‐worn cameras (BWCs). Seventy empirical …

Many community stakeholders and criminal justice leaders have suggested placing body-
worn cameras (BWCs) on police officers improves the civility of police-citizen encounters …

Many people are enthusiastic about the potential benefits of police body-worn cameras
(BWC). Despite this enthusiasm, however, there has been no research on law enforcement …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the extant of the published literature on body-
worn cameras (BWCs) in policing, specifically in the context of how BWCs affect both …

Overall, there remains substantial uncertainty about whether BWCs can reduce officer use of
force, but the variation in effects suggests there may be conditions in which BWC could be …

The authors of this working paper describe their research into the impacts of body-worn
cameras (BWCs) on police and civilian behaviors. The authors discuss the study design …

Amidst the backdrop of considerable citizen unrest in the US stemming from perceived
injustices within police-citizen interactions in recent years, many government leaders have …

Over the past several years there has been resistance from police officers towards
implementing body-worn camera (BWC) technology. This paper assesses police …

Purpose There has been a recent surge in the adoption of and media attention to the use of
body-worn cameras in law enforcement. Despite this increase in use and media attention …

One of the most compelling perceived benefits of body-worn cameras (BWCs) involves the
potential for reductions in citizen complaints and police use of force. A handful of early …