Thursday 22 September 2016

USF Study Finds Police Body Cameras Reduce Use Of Force

USF Study Finds Police Body Cameras Reduce Use Of Force

Tampa police officers wearing body cameras did not use physical force as often as officers who did not wear them, according to the findings of a new study conducted by the University of South Florida. In 2015, the Tampa Police Department equipped 60 officers with body cameras. USF examined and compared their activity with 60 officers who did not wear body cameras for the course of a year. The results of the two-year study found that officers who wore body cameras reduced use of force by 8.2 percent.
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