Hey, put full video on police cars to show exactly what's happening during an arrest … and, presto, "the number of complaints filed against officers fell by 88 percent compared with the previous 12 months. Use of force by officers fell by almost 60 percent over the same period."
Um … yup, not unexpected. Potentially abusive police can't get away with behaving inappropriately; potentially litigious perps can't get away with claiming brutality. Seems pretty damned open and shut to me.
In California, a Champion for Police Cameras – NYTimes.com
Rialto, Calif., has become the poster city for using cameras to police the police, backed by data showing that complaints against officers fell by 88 percent after they began wearing the technology in 2012.
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sounds like a great start, and then they need to continue the video recording right into the interview/interrogation process.
I think that’s a fine idea, @BD. Something that’s always very cool in police procedurals in the UK is audio (and now video) recording of all such processes.