A Third Party to Police Activity: How Body-Worn Cameras Impact Police Officer Language and Behavior, and How Officers Use Them

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dc.contributor.advisorMeehan, Albert
dc.contributor.authorKoehler, Paige
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-04T20:02:33Z
dc.date.available2022-01-04T20:02:33Z
dc.description.abstractBody-worn cameras were vastly integrated into American policing following the contentious officer-involved shooting deaths of Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner in the summer of 2014. High start-up and management costs, as well as concerns about both officer and citizen privacy, keep some departments from fully embracing these surveillance devices. Essentially, they question whether the rewards of body-worn cameras outweigh their risks (White & Malm, 2020). This project aims to demonstrate the necessity of body-worn cameras in modern policing through analyzing if and how officers orient their speech and behavior towards these devices in officer-involved shootings, and whether that may benefit them in subsequent investigations. It will also cull findings from existing qualitative research and analyze body-worn camera policies to evaluate the benefits of technology for the police and society generally.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10323/11451
dc.subjectPoliceen_US
dc.subjectBody-worn camerasen_US
dc.subjectBWCen_US
dc.subjectPolice Scienceen_US
dc.subjectUse of forceen_US
dc.subjectOfficer-involved shootingen_US
dc.subjectPolice tacticsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCESen_US
dc.subjectSurveillanceen_US
dc.subjectCriminal justiceen_US
dc.subjectSociologyen_US
dc.titleA Third Party to Police Activity: How Body-Worn Cameras Impact Police Officer Language and Behavior, and How Officers Use Themen_US
dc.typeThesiseng

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