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New law review article: Head cams as tools for ensuring Fourth Amendment compliance

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Picture This: Body Worn Video Devices ('Head Cams') as Tools for Ensuring Fourth Amendment Compliance by Police by David A. Harris of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law forthcoming in the Texas Tech Law Review. Abstract: A new technology has emerged with the potential to increase police compliance with the law and to increase officers’ accountability for their conduct. Called “body worn video” (BWV) or “head cams,” these devices are smaller, lighter versions of the video and audio recording systems mounted on the dash boards of police cars. These systems are small enough that they consist of something the size and shape of a cellular telephone earpiece, and are worn by police officers the same way. Recordings are downloaded directly from the device into a central computer system for storage and indexing, which protects them from tampering and assures a defensible chain of custody...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on May 11, 2010 (boomark / email).