Posts Tagged ‘Body worn video’
Police forces’ body-worn video achieves Surveillance Camera Code of Practice
SSAIB, the UK and Ireland’s leading security, fire and telecare certification body, announces that two police forces have pioneered the introduction of body-worn video (BWV) technology in accordance with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice. Following certification to the Code, completed by SSAIB auditors, the Greater Manchester Police and Metropolitan Police Service are now using…
Read MoreBody Worn Video camera surveillance solutions on trial for police officers
Tim Compston, Features Editor at a Security News Desk, finds out why Body Worn Video (BWV) camera solutions are increasingly in the frame for police officers.
Read MoreGenetec talks ‘mastering the monster’ that body worn video creates
Jean-Phillippe Deby, Business Development Director – EMEA, Genetec, talks about how to ‘master the monster’ that body worn video creates.
Read MoreXtralis and City of London Police put additional eyes on the street
Xtralis is working with the London City Police in exploring technology for live transmission of video and audio from police vehicles and officer-worn vests.
Read MoreObama responds to community policing tensions with body worn video
US President Barack Obama has announced a plan to strengthen community policing in America that involves a $75m investment in body worn video cameras for police officers.
Read MorePlanning to use body worn video? Here are 36 questions to answer
While the jury is still out on body worn video’s ability to improve relations between law enforcement and citizens, evidence points to positive results, writes Chuck Georgo of NowhereToHide.org.
Read MoreBody worn video results in more charges for domestic abuse
If body worn video is used by police officers attending domestic abuse incidents, the number of people charged can go up significantly.
Read MoreBrown’s family calls for police to use body worn video
The family of Michael Brown, the unarmed black American who was shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, have called for police to use body worn video cameras.
Read MoreEmergency services support body worn video, survey reveals
A survey of police and paramedic emergency services professionals has shown strong approval of the use of body worn video cameras and a belief that they offer tangible benefits both to users and the public.
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