The policy scorecard shows a nationwide failure to protect the civil rights and privacy of communities of color that are over-surveilled and over-policed.
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We're also releasing a report called “The Illusion of Accuracy: How Body-Worn Camera Footage Can Distort Evidence.” It explains why police departments need to carefully limit law enforcement officers’ review of body-worn camera footage. http://www.illusionofaccuracy.org/
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Here's why this matters: Without carefully crafted policy safeguards in place, there is a real risk that body-worn cameras could be used in ways that threaten civil and constitutional rights and intensify the disproportionate surveillance of communities of color.
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And ultimately, we need to recognize that these cameras are just a tool, not a substitute, for broader reforms needed to address police misconduct, build trust between police & communities of color, and ultimately fix our broken justice system.
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I can’t believe it first they scream that we need cameras on police officers so we can see what’s going on now that we have them there screaming that they report the truth
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Agree completely. I live in Dallas and body cameras are 'Officer Discretion' but should be mandated to be on at all times. The Castro video was horrible, the cop shooting of unarmed woman in Minneapolis-2 officers w cams off & dash cam off=suspicious.
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