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was to determine if the presence of a body-worn-camera on the law enforcement officer, would reduce the prevalence on use-of-force and/or citizens’ complaints. Ariel, Farrar, and Sutherland (2014) explain in the introduction of their paper that at that time there was, “no research evidence on the benefits of body-worn-cameras” (p. 510). They continue to explain that their report is “on the first randomized controlled trial using body-worn-cameras” (Ariel et al., 2014, p. 510) in a longitudinal…

The use of cameras or recording devices in policing is not a new concept, but with the use a new variation of the technology and a new application for it requires new policies and procedures to ensure the best outcome of the use of body-worn cameras. Many of the large police services across North America have begun their own pilot program to determine the effectiveness of the body-worn cameras and how they are best used. Also, there is the factor of cost associated with funding these projects.…

Police Officers and Body Cameras Police brutality has been around for decades. Police go on power trips and end up wrongly hurting or killing civilians. Rodney King was the most famous victim of police brutality when four Los Angeles Police Department officers beat King on a March night over twenty years ago (Biography.com Editors, n.d.) . The beatings on King were recorded by a bystander watching the events unfold (Linder, 2001) . More recently however, were the deaths of Eric Garner and…

interesting theories about our original connections with camera movement as a semiotically connected consciousness, as well as referencing many early day thinkers and theorists of camera movement. Sobchack compares Merleau-Ponty and Husserl 's concepts of intentionality, exploring how the intentional acts of our consciousness correlate with how we experience the phenomenon of movement within the cinema space. Sobchack also covers how through the camera 's intentional act of expression, by…

views “lawful” and “justified” police force. Because of the rising death rate, body-mounted police cameras have been the talk of the nation. Recently, the issue became so apparent that President Obama issued a proposal for 263 million dollars to be put toward new police training and body cameras throughout the country (Feeney). Various people believe that if officers were required to wear body cameras, fewer deaths would occur and more police officers would be held accountable for their actions.…

My thoughts on Barthes’ Camera lucida are a bit hard to resolve, while I did find the book interest in its own right the Barthes depiction of photography as death disturbs me. While I understand to make a good photograph is not simply taking a picture but actually has to be planned and prepared, camera lucida adds a theoretical approach to making a good photograph. Barthes explains that 3 characters measure the quality of photography, the operator, the spectator and the target. The author…

“Face Value Hidden Camera Investigation: Do Looks Really Matter?” Justin Kilcline Critical Reading 101 Professor Cynthia Diefert 13 October 2016 CRE101 Midterm ”Face Value Hidden Camera Investigation: Do Looks Really Matter?” Topic: (not necessary to include in essay since it is already present in issue and conclusion) Attractive, Model, Appearance, “Hidden Camera Investigation”, Issue: Does physical appearance affect the way someone is treated? Conclusion: Yes, physical…

they have a security camera that is watching their every move. Security cameras have been keeping areas safe for decades. They have been able to find criminals and prevent crimes from taking place. While security cameras are able to decrease the crime rate, they are debated on because people claim they invade privacy or are not always good at solving crime. In The Giver by Lois Lowry the community is filled with security cameras similar to this world which has security cameras practically…

Body Cameras Could Help or Hurt Police Officer’s Body worn cameras are a part of technological advancement that will seek to redress some of the issues taking place within the country, and which could improve or make matters worse for the police force. Many proponents of these cameras have made a plea to have police officers use them as a way of making them accountable. Several of those accused of certain wrong doings during the collection of evidence have also been saved by using the footage…

Police Body Cameras The End To Privacy Police body cameras are simply the answer to civilians unheard cries. Police body cameras will never be the answer to stopping police brutality. They are, however, the answer to angry civilians who want an end to police ferociousness. Because body cameras can only catch the officer 's point of view, the cameras are coming with a big price tag, and officers are going to have to think more before they act, police body cameras are not the answer to stopping…