[Wear-Hard] Police officers in the UK are to be given head-mounted video cameras

[Tom Longson (nym)]

I wonder if the general public can get copies of this video. The police here
in LA have the motto "To protect and serve", who they refer to is vague
unfortunately.

Tom Longson (nym)
http://igargoyle.com/

On 7/12/07, Steve Barr <barr8888 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23403984-details/'Smile%2C+you're+on+camera!'+Police+to+get+'head-cams'/article.do
>
> <http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23403984-details/%27Smile%2C+you%27re+on+camera%21%27+Police+to+get+%27head-cams%27/article.do>(has pictures)
>
> Police officers in the UK are to be given head-mouted video cameras to
> film incidents and arrests, the footage of which can then be used in
> evidence.
>
> The Home Office is to give police £3 million to fund a national roll-out
> of head cameras after regional trials proved they were successful in
> fighting crime, the Government has announced.
>
> The move, announced by Minister of State for Police, Crime, Security and
> Counter-Terrorism Tony McNulty, comes after an evaluation of a pilot project
> in Plymouth by Devon and Cornwall Constabulary.
>
> The 'head-cams' can store up to 400 hours of footage with soundtrack on
> their hard drive
>
> A report on the project showed that use of "body worn video devices" led
> to an increase in the proportion of crimes where the offender was brought to
> justice compared with incidents where the cameras were not used.
>
> [...]
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