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dc.contributor.authorPolice Executive Research Forum-
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-21T17:13:01Z-
dc.date.available2018-08-21T17:13:01Z-
dc.date.issued2017-04-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01kh04ds451-
dc.descriptionBody-worn cameras (BWCs) have become a central topic of policing reforms within the past few years. In the wake of recent high-profile use-of-force cases, many police departments accelerated their plans to implement BWCs. Conservative estimates suggest up to one-third of police departments in the U.S. are using BWCs, with that count increasing rapidly. The rapid adoption of BWCs has outpaced research into the impact that this technology has had on policing. Most studies of BWCs to date focus on two main outcomes, namely officer use of force and citizen complaints against officers. Research points towards significant declines in both of these outcomes due to BWC implementation. However, the impact of BWCs is believed to go beyond officer use of force and citizen complaints. For instance, police officials often note that there is overall public approval of BWCs, and that implementing a BWC program can help increase perceptions of police legitimacy. However, this rationale had not been rigorously tested until the current study, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess changes in citizen perceptions due to BWC use. This work examines the impact that a BWC program has on citizens’ opinions of the police.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://perf.memberclicks.net/assets/bodyworncameraperceptions.pdfen_US
dc.subjectWearable video devices in police work—United Statesen_US
dc.subjectPolice—United States—Equipment and suppliesen_US
dc.subjectPolice—United States—Public opinionen_US
dc.titleCitizen perceptions of body-worn cameras: A randomized controlled trialen_US
pu.projectgrantnumber690-1011-
pu.depositorKnowlton, Steven-
dc.publisher.placeWashington, D.C.en_US
dc.publisher.corporatePolice Executive Research Forumen_US
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