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Denver police said Wednesday they hope to equip 800 police officers, including all patrol and traffic officers, with body cameras in 2015.
The cameras will not only protect people who make legitimate complaints, authorities say, the technology should also protect police from false allegations of excessive force.
"The body camera will clear up those moments of conflict," said Denver police chief Robert White. "We're very comfortable that we are going in the right direction."
The equipment will cost about $1.5 million, White said. The Denver City Council must still approve the expense.
"I'm hoping financially we can afford them," he said. "Technology is such that they are affordable. It's achievable."
Officers will wear the tiny cameras on their glasses or lapel. According to new protocols, officers must turn them on virtually every instance they make contact with citizens. Failure to do so could lead to discipline, White said.
Officers will download the footage following a call and they will be stored "in the cloud," White said. The cameras record audio as well as video.
"Citizens should know officers are being held accountable," White said. "The only officers who would have a problem with body cameras are bad officers."
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_26417279/denver-police-are-asking-800-body-cameras-officers
The cameras will not only protect people who make legitimate complaints, authorities say, the technology should also protect police from false allegations of excessive force.
"The body camera will clear up those moments of conflict," said Denver police chief Robert White. "We're very comfortable that we are going in the right direction."
The equipment will cost about $1.5 million, White said. The Denver City Council must still approve the expense.
"I'm hoping financially we can afford them," he said. "Technology is such that they are affordable. It's achievable."
Officers will wear the tiny cameras on their glasses or lapel. According to new protocols, officers must turn them on virtually every instance they make contact with citizens. Failure to do so could lead to discipline, White said.
Officers will download the footage following a call and they will be stored "in the cloud," White said. The cameras record audio as well as video.
"Citizens should know officers are being held accountable," White said. "The only officers who would have a problem with body cameras are bad officers."
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_26417279/denver-police-are-asking-800-body-cameras-officers
