Making body cameras part of a police officer’s uniform

Name: Making body cameras part of a police officer’s uniform
Uploaded: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
Duration: P387S
Description: Dozens of American police departments have adopted the use of body cameras for officers to record interactions while they're on the street, and President Obama has called for $75 million to purchase more. Hari Sreenivasan reports from New Jersey on whether this tool can lead to improvements in policing.

Clip: 12/17/2014 | 6m 27s

Dozens of American police departments have adopted the use of body cameras for officers to record interactions while they're on the street, and President Obama has called for $75 million to purchase more. Hari Sreenivasan reports from New Jersey on whether this tool can lead to improvements in policing.

Aired: 12/17/14

Expired: 12/31/69

Rating: NR

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