Police body cameras may provide the best evidence – but need much better regulation

While the potential evidential benefits of police body-worn cameras are increasingly clear, inconsistencies in their use and oversight threaten to limit their positive impact; Griffith University Lecturers Robyn Blewer and Ronald Behlau believe regulation leading to more effective, consistent use, coupled with independent oversight, is the way forward.

The body camera footage just keeps coming. Unarmed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, 21-year-old Daunte Wright, 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, and George Floyd all dying at the hands of police while being recorded on police body-worn cameras.

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