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To activate, or not to activate? Officers’ decisions to turn on body-worn cameras during different police services
Behind the Yellow Sticker: Paradoxical Effects of a Visual Warning of Body-worn Cameras on the Use of Police Force
An Officer-Level Examination of the Prevalence and Correlates of Police Body-Worn Camera Activation
Beyond Force and Injuries: Examining Alternative (and important) Outcomes for Police De-escalation Training
Body-Worn Camera Policies and Procedures: Guidelines for Prosecutors
Video Data Analysis and Police Body-Worn Camera Footage
The Achilles Heel of Police Body-Worn Cameras: Understanding the Factors That Influence Variation in Body-Worn Camera Activation
Do body-worn cameras reduce disparities in police behavior in minority communities? Evidence of nuanced influences across Black and Hispanic neighborhoods
Investigating the prevalence and utility of police body-worn cameras in the George Floyd protests
Leveraging Body-Worn Camera Footage to Examine Officer-Community Member Encounters
Managing Digital Evidence from Body-Worn Cameras: Case Studies in Seven Sites
An Examination of Body-Worn Camera Digital Evidence Management (DEM) Strategies
Police accounts of critical incidents: a descriptive and empirical assessment
Investigating the prevalence and utility of police body-worn cameras in the George Floyd protests
Do body-worn cameras reduce disparities in police behavior in minority communities? Evidence of nuanced influences across Black and Hispanic neighborhoods
Police accounts of critical incidents: a descriptive and empirical assessment
The Achilles Heel of Police Body-Worn Cameras: Understanding the Factors That Influence Variation in Body-Worn Camera Activation
Do the Effects of Police Body-worn Cameras on Use of Force and Complaints Change over Time? Results from a Panel Analysis in the Milwaukee Police Department
Community Perceptions: Procedural Justice, Legitimacy and Body-worn Cameras
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