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Pros And Cons Of Body Cameras

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The way in which law enforcement interacts with citizens can be categorized in two ways: just and unjust. Often times just means the justifiable actions made by an officer in order to maintain the peace in a situation. While on the other hand unjust means the actions made by an officer to deescalate a situation that cannot be justified by law but can be explained by stereotypes and or prejudice. In order for officers to be held accountable for their actions and not dependent upon on their word to justify their actions, officers should be required to wear body cameras. Despite cameras possibly altering the actions of an officer, police officers barring arms should be required to wear because a body camera will prevent the opportunity of their actions being justified by their words rather than the law, the grey area for the interpretation of …show more content…

On August 9,2014, black and unarmed Michael Brown was murder by Missouri Police for stealing a box of Swisher cigars and being aggressive towards a Ferguson Market clerk. Many times an officer’s actions can’t be explained by the outcomes of situations. Michael Brown's actions that took place at the Ferguson Market are definitely punishable by law but no way should have resulted in the loss of his life. According to the law, “A petty misdemeanor is punishable by no more than six months of incarceration in county jail or a fine not to exceed $500, or both. The lowest-level theft offense in New York is called "petit larceny," or petty theft, which is the unlawful taking of property or services valued at no more than $1,000.” When a scenario ends with the death of an innocent citizen there should be an explanation for the reasoning why a situation had to end with a murder. Recently there have been many cases in which citizen murders were senseless. Murders were unexplained and often times occured due to racial

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The incidents I chose that have shown the most criminal justice malfeasance is the Eric Garner incident in New York and the killing of Justine Damond. All five contextual themes can be seen in this case and the administrative concepts that could have prevented these situations can be seen as well. I will go over these cases one at a time to not be confusing to the reader. The first case I will discuss is the case of Eric Garner and the incident that ultimately led to his death. “Eric Garner was lumbering along a sidewalk on Staten Island on a July day when an unmarked police car pulled up.

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Police Body Cameras, also known as Body Worn Videos, have been central in a heated debate surrounding an aggressive and increasingly militarized police force, that through misconduct and controversy has lost the trust of the American people. These body cameras have the ability to rebuild this trust by providing accountability and training to the officers as well as crucial evidence for the courts. In the summer of 2014 a young man by the name of Michael Brown was shot down while fleeing arrest in Ferguson, Mo. The police officer, Darren Wilson, would not stand trial for his actions due to conflicting testimony and a lack of evidence against him.

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“Pow” “Pow” sounds of gunshots fired by a police officer aiming toward an innocent person. To prevent things like this from happening again police officers should wear body cameras so we can see if they lie about the thing that actually happened during the scene of the crime. With body cameras we can also see if the victim telling the truth and if not we see the crime he had can commit for the police officer to use force. The reason police officers should wear body cameras is if the officer had used force on an individual should be permitted to view the video footage of their encounters before writing their incident report.

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Should All Police Officers Wear Body Cameras? Surely everyone has wondered about the accountability of police officers, but maybe this will no longer be an issue. With the help of police body cameras, officers will be accountable for the good they do, and in some situations the awful actions. Although police body cameras would be a moral idea, there are some downsides. The body cameras could be seen as an invasion of privacy, as they would record everyday behavior for police officers, which is not necessary to record.

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When examining the debate over body cameras aiding in the solution to decrease the amount of police abuse of authority, we have to consider the advantages as well as the disadvantages. Some obvious advantages of police body cameras would be as stated by McCamman & Culhane (2017) studies determined that body cameras helped to deter police use of force with suspects, provides a visual perspective of a scene, evidence for police and the suspect, and increased public awareness of policing. The disadvantages include invasion of privacy during intimate situations, does not provide the whole picture leaving out the pre/post events of the case, provides the public with skewed visuals, and might prevent some officers from intervening in high stake

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On September 27, 2016, 36-year old, wanted felon, Javon Shipman, after being charged with physically assaulting his girlfriend with a brick, was finally arrested when he was located in his parked black Sudan on Vernon Avenue. The Arrest, However, did not go to plan as the verdict resisted arrest and attempted to run over one of the cops while missing him he did hit a wall part of the Brooklyn Charter School.(Stepansky et al, 2016) While he did escape, the escape was not long lived as the police caught up with him, and cornered his vehicle. Videos from civilians show the officers destroying the remnants of his vehicle after he attempted to flee again, the NYPD was bleeding heavily while officers dragged him out of his black Sudan into the street

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In 2015, there was 1,218 citizens killed by police and for the last two years has remained in the ballpark with 1,163 killed in 2016, and currently 964 killed this year. These numbers are not only shocking but a bigger problem remains that a portion of these justified homicides were a result of excessive use of force. While there is no universally agreed upon definition, US Legal defines it as, “the use of force greater than that which a reasonable and prudent law enforcement officer would use under the circumstances.” Killings as a result of excessive force has caused an uproar especially in minority communities, as they have been the most affected. With a high number of police homicides and cases of excessive force increasing, there needs to be a preventative measure taken in the form of body cameras.

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It’s no secret that everyone holds their own opinion regarding the actions of police officers and other positions of authority within these past years, be it positive or negative. From the shootings of innocent and unarmed civilians to disciplinary action being taken against those that haven’t done anything unlawful, there’s rarely a day when the police force of the United States doesn’t find itself involved in some sort of controversy. No matter what side people find themselves supporting in these instances, be it the police or the civilian, it’s true that both sides can benefit from the use of these police body cameras. Police body cameras hold one main purpose and that’s to deteriorate the ever-present risk of unnecessary aggression on

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Although officers claim they aren’t as unprofessional as everyone says, many people beg to differ. A lot of people have evidence on how they were mistreated, and how the officers weren’t at all professional. Others have been killed and seriously injured, but the idea is still up in the air after several years. To protect themselves, and others around them, police officers should be forced to wear body cameras while they’re in a case or are talking to a suspect while on duty. Having to wear body cameras would be a positive way to help the authorities to see the truth better than just having to listen to the voice recorder.

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Body cameras help address issues with inappropriate police behavior and police brutality. According to the article, “Body Cameras Worn by Police Officers Are No ‘Safeguard of Truth,’ Experts Say”, One officer in Phoenix, Arizona was fired after his body camera captured repeated incidents of unprofessional conduct. The video shows the officer swearing at suspects, calling them names, and insulting them. Continuously wearing body cameras would hold police accountable for their appropriate and inappropriate conduct. Body cameras could prevent cases like the Ferguson shooting.

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The Renaissance was a time to express who you were, to create things that people have never seen before and to begin to learn again. It was a time to try new thing and be a part of new movements. For John Calvin starting a new movement was not an issue in fact it was a passion of his to create a movement that glorified God, as he was Martian Luther’s Successor as the preeminent protestant theologian. The Reformation was the start to all the religious movements, and it all began with one group begin corrupt and excommunicating those who called them put on their deceit. After the people began to see the problems within the church they began to break away from the church and form new religious groups.

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The article “Justice Department Allocates $20 Million for Body Cameras” by Christina Beck it states, "These grants will help more than 100 law enforcement agencies promote transparency and ensure accountability, clearing the way for the closer cooperation between residents and officers that is so vital to public safety” (Beck). This shows how the use of these devices can help ensure the cooperation of citizens. It also oversees the actions of the officers and whether force was necessary. This article contributes this idea by stating, “Some existing laws that govern what information is released to the public are on the chopping block, as states try to strike the balance between a citizen's rights to privacy and making officers answer for their actions” (Sullivan). This shows citizens have the right to privacy, meanwhile is an officer uses unnecessary force they may have some questions to answer for their chief or Sergeant.

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After the police brutality attacks that have become quite popular and common within the United States, the affirmative action, requiring all police to wear body cameras, see that this procedure will alleviate and hopefully eliminate all counts of police brutality. These body cameras will be instituted to protect both parties since “the arguments in favor of police body-cams are simple. The videos would offer an accurate and unbiased record of exactly what occurred in each officer’s shift,” (Klabin, 2015). In order to protect our citizens, police officers have been entrusted with the immense responsibility of having the authority to use force within certain circumstances. But we are not being protected.

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Now there is two possible outcomes, there was police misconduct and abuse of power, or the police officer did everything correctly and by the book. Either way there needs to be something that can protect the public from police misconduct and also protect law enforcement from dealing with false accusations that can tarnish their reputation. That is why body worn cameras need to be mandatory for all police officers to wear because it protects the public and the police officers that are wearing them. A couple positive outcomes police officers wearing body cameras is how they can lower police officers misuse of authority and also lower false complaints against officers as well. These are two

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