Massachusetts State Police will test body cameras over the next six months.

Analysts from the nonprofit research organization CNA, working with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and researchers from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, have released new research on the impact of body-worn cameras (BWCs).

A new study says body cameras have almost no effect on officer behavior.

Results from research at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Criminology show that the use by officers of body-worn cameras is associated with a 93% reduction in citizen complaints against police. 

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced awards totaling more than $20 million to 106 state, city, tribal and municipal law enforcement agencies to establish and enhance law enforcement body-worn camera programs across the U.S.

A new study questions the policies and procedures law enforcement agencies are drawing up for their body camera programs. 

When it comes to reducing instances of lethal force exhibited by police, a recent study suggests that wearable video cameras might not be the solution.

While 65 percent of Americans surveyed in a Cato/YouGovnational survey say there is a “war on police” in America today, this does not mean they wish to avoid reform. 

About one-third of all local police departments used body-worn cameras for at least some officers in 2013, according to a survey by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).
 

An Iowa school district is outfitting its principals and assistant principals with small, clip-on video cameras.