Rationales for body camera implementation and outcome measures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12912003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephanie Lessing (0000-0002-1331-846X, University of Massachusetts Boston, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/soc4.12952 |
| OpenAlex | W4200563700 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
As police body cameras develop as a widely used mechanism to promote police transparency and accountability, researchers are tasked with measuring whether the treatment of this surveillance mechanism meets its stated goals. But the goals have not been clearly outlined and instead, the array of stated goals varies by jurisdiction, creating obstacles for policy diffusion and comparative analyses across numerous randomized controlled trials. Without clearly defined goals, there is no alignment on what success looks like. This narrative review seeks to uncover why body cameras have been implemented in police agencies and what these agencies expect to gain from their use. It details the range of rationales for the adoption of body cameras, which stakeholder parties benefit from goal attainment, and what outcome measurements researchers have and can use to measure body cameras' ability to reach those goals. Most systematic literature reviews of body camera studies simply focus on one outcome measurement. This paper provides a broad view of the body camera research involving multiple outcome variables. It maps these findings onto the stated goals to demonstrate which goals seem to be attainable and which seem to expect body cameras to be a silver bullet solution to societal problems
Accountability · Computer security · Economics · Epistemology · Mechanism (biology · Microeconomics · Narrative · Outcome (game theory · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Stakeholder · Transparency (behavior · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology
The Effect of Police Body-Worn Cameras on Use of Force and Citizens’ Complaints Against the Police
Research on body‐worn cameras
Where Is the Goal Line? A Critical Look at Police Body‐Worn Camera Programs
Promise of police body‐worn cameras
A field experiment of the impact of body-worn cameras (BWCs) on police officer behavior and perceptions
Evaluating the impact of police officer body-worn cameras (BWCs) on response-to-resistance and serious external complaints
Post-experimental follow-ups—Fade-out versus persistence effects
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |