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  • Cops Wearing Body Cameras Are More Likely To Be Assaulted

    Cops Wearing Body Cameras Are More Likely To Be Assaulted

    A large-scale analysis of body-camera usage among police officers in the US and the UK has produced some rather unexpected and counter-intuitive results, showing that body-worn cameras have a tendency to increase assaults on police. At the same time, discretionary use of cameras increases an officer’s tendency to use force.