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The achilles heel of police body-worn cameras: Understanding the factors that influence variation in body-worn camera activation

While body-worn cameras (BWCs) are increasingly becoming commonplace in police organizations, researchers and policymakers still know little about their implementation in the field and the factors related to their actual use. Using data collected …

A randomized controlled trial of the impact of body-worn camera activation on the outcomes of individual incidents

**Objectives**: Evaluate the impact of body-worn cameras (BWCs) on officer-initiated activity, arrests, use of force, and complaints. **Methods**: We use instrumental variable analysis to examine the impact of BWC assignment and BWC activation on the …