Webinar

Early research indicates that the deployment of police body-worn cameras (BWCs) may generate numerous benefits for a law enforcement agency, from enhanced legitimacy and transparency to reductions in violence between citizens and police. However, more recent research has been mixed in terms of impact. One potential reason for the mixed findings involves poor implementation. BWC programs come with a high degree of difficulty, and the potential for implementation failure is significant.

The Police Foundation and the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) are in the second year of an innovative partnership to construct a national officer-involved shooting (OIS) database. Recognizing that the ability to examine OIS incidents across agencies is limited, this OIS data collection initiative seeks to understand OIS trends and their causes and correlates in order to assist law enforcement in maintaining situational awareness of OIS incidents locally and regionally. The ultimate goal is to obtain standardized, national-level data on OIS incidents. With funding from the U.S.