Body Cameras

AI can improve police "professionalism" by monitoring officers' body camera footage, according to the first independent study on the topic. Police aren’t so sure the benefits are worth the cost.

A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a woman who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street.

The Clark County Council unanimously approved body-worn cameras for the sheriff's office at its regular meeting Wednesday.

King County and the union representing sheriff’s deputies have reached an agreement that would allow for deputies to carry body and dashboard cameras, but it's drawing pushback from the county’s police oversight agency

The move is meant to foster transparency and greater trust in the Vancouver Police Department. Local civil rights groups, who have long called for the cameras, are optimistic.

Seattle police officers assigned to federal law enforcement task forces will now be required to wear and activate body-worn cameras during arrests. Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz said the updated policy will ensure encounters with suspects are captured on video — and provide consistency for Seattle officers working with federal and state agencies.

Tacoma has been outfitting police officers with body-worn cameras since mid-December, with a goal of having all of them deployed by the end of March. Now,…

It seems so simple. Equip police officers with body cameras to record their interactions with the public. But it turns out it’s actually quite...

Police departments in about 95 percent of cities nationally have put wearable cameras on officers, or soon plan to. But do these body cameras make neighborhoods safer? Scientists want to find out.

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's plan to equip police officers with body cameras has stalled as the city works to clarify policies regarding when officers are…