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Law – Criminal Application Assignment #2

Law – Criminal Application Assignment #2

Police and Technology: Body-Worn Cameras.
Although body-worn cameras may help examine police methods and enhance police transparency, there are a number of hidden issues and challenges. Please address the following question:
Discuss the benefits — but also the potential consequences — of the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement.
Here is a list of issues that you may want to discuss in your paper (only suggestions — you do not have to cover all of them). Given the length of the assignment, you may select a single issue or a combination of issues that are of interest. The following are only provided to help with ideas for your paper:

Legal issues (related to citizen privacy)
Use in Court — if it is considered evidence can a prosecutor block its dissemination?
Storage and related costs
How long should footage be stored?
Personnel considerations (related to increased staffing to handle video evidence)
Modified officer conduct and behavior
Policies and procedures concerning the equipment (such as when to activate and deactivate)
Community (and police union) acceptance / understanding / involvement.
Access to videos. Since the videos are technically data, should the media have access to them through Freedom of Information requests?
What about the general public?
If I am involved in a police related incident can I request footage of my encounter? Can I post it on social media?
Obtain a copy of a body-worn camera policy for your local police department (or a nearby police department if the local agency does not have cameras). Does the policy address issues such as when the camera should be activated and deactivated?
Officer rights — constant monitoring.
Mandating all officers have body cameras — Accountability and Transparency?
Dissemination of video data recorded from the cameras? Immediately? Edits? Personal or Medical information?
Sensitive footage involving children?
Police training purposes
Other issues

Assignment Guidelines:
Title Page:    Include the class, title, the professor and your name.
Paper Structure:  An introduction, relevant discussion points (issues) and an overall
  summary/conclusion.
Paper Length: Approx. 2 – 3 pages – excluding Title and Reference pages.
References: As support – minimum two academic sources
Layout: Title with subheadings for each point of discussion
Margins: One-inch margins on all sides of the paper
Font: The document must be in Times Roman 12
Line Spacing:   Everything must be double-spaced
Style: Use the American Psychological Association manual for formatting
Citations: Everything must be appropriately cited in the text and in the Reference
  section
Page Numbers:   All pages must be numbered except the title page
Spelling: Spelling errors will result in a deduction of points
Grammar:    Poor grammar will result in a deduction of points

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