Speech Outline
Title: Body Cameras I. Introduction Attention-getter: Body cameras were used because of Michael Brown’s death and police misconduct.
B. Significance Body cameras may increase police accountability and protect them from accusations.
C. Credibility: My interest in this topic is due to the latest deadly encounters with police officers and improving the communities’ safety. I’ve seen many cases in which many individuals or officers have been attacked badly and probably with the body camera being present that is less likely to happen.
D. Thesis statement: I’m going to inform you about the pros and cons of police body cameras.
E. Preview Points:
1. Background Information
2.The reasons why body cameras are used
3.Pros
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Well, having body cameras as part of an officer’s uniform has its pros and cons. 1.The pros about body cameras are that it can prevent violence. A 2013 University of Cambridge study found that when police wear body cameras, both police and respondents are less likely to use violence. The study indicated a drop in use of force by more than a 50 percent. Body cameras could thus make the streets safer for both officers and the general public (Baum, E.,2015).
2. Another good thing about it is that police officers or the aggressor can be held accountable for their actions. Continuously wearing body cameras would hold police accountable for their appropriate, and inappropriate, conduct (Baum, E.,2015).
3. The cons about body cameras are privacy issues and limitations. Body cameras are seen as an invasion of privacy, as they provide state-owned footage. When police cameras are on, they will capture everyday civilian and police behavior that does not necessarily need to be recorded.
Because it is not practical to have cameras play constantly, there must be guidelines for when police should turn their cameras on and off. Many current policies encourage the cameras to be turned on only when police are among the public (Baum,