Some Homeland Security Agents to Begin Wearing Body Cams
Dozens of Homeland Security agents will begin wearing body cams as part of a six-month pilot program.
Dozens of Homeland Security agents will begin wearing body cams as part of a six-month pilot program.
About a third of Border Patrol agents will wear body cameras by the end of the year
Federal law enforcement agencies are “generally unprepared “ to adopt the widespread use of body cameras, according to a new report from the Justice Department’s Inspector General.
Three county sheriff’s departments in Minnesota are removing deputies from U.S. Marshals task forces until they are allowed to wear body cameras.
The Justice Department has reversed its ban on body cameras, saying state and local law enforcement may wear the devices during some joint operations with federal law enforcement.
After the rash of police shootings of black men across country, the Justice Department plans to award more than $20 million to law enforcement agencies to use or enhance body cameras.
Both civilians and officers experience fewer injuries when officers wear body cameras.
The nation’s largest law enforcement agency, the U.S. Border Patrol, is moving so slowly to adopt this new technology that it appears not to be moving at all.