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Episode 13: Defense Attorney Perspective on BWCs from Alameda County (Oakland), CA

January 2016
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Body-Worn Cameras
Alameda County Public Defender’s Office discusses policy considerations from the perspectives of defense attorneys and their clients. The discussion focuses on Oakland because of the PD’s early adoption of BWCs. Seth Morris was part of the BJA Expert Panel on Body Worn Cameras that helped form the BJA National Body-Worn Camera Toolkit.
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Episode 13: Defense Attorney Perspective on BWCs from Alameda County (Oakland), CA
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Episode 13: Defense Attorney Perspective on BWCs from Alameda County (Oakland), CA

Episode 12: Medium Sized Agency Perceptive on BWCs from Miami Beach PD, FL

January 2016
Series
Body-Worn Cameras
Miami Beach Police Department Deputy Chief Lauretta Hill discusses their departments implementation processes, perspectives and challenges. This podcast discusses the diverse population of Miami Beach and the collaboration that occurred with state’s attorney’s office and their research partner. The deputy chief discusses best practices and lessons learned from the perspective of a medium sized agency. Deputy Chief Hill was part of the BJA Expert Panel on Body Worn Cameras that helped form the BJA National Body-Worn Camera Toolkit.
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Episode 12: Medium Sized Agency Perceptive on BWCs from Miami Beach PD, FL
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Episode 12: Medium Sized Agency Perceptive on BWCs from Miami Beach PD, FL

Episode 11: Union Perspective with IUPA's Dennis Slocumb

January 2016
Series
Body-Worn Cameras
Carmen Facciolo, Policy Advisor for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, interviews International Union of Police Associations' Dennis Slocumb to get Union perspective on BWCs that includes policy and procedure recommendations. Dennis Slocumb was part of the BJA Expert Panel on Body Worn Cameras that helped form the BJA National Body-Worn Camera Toolkit.
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Episode 11: Union Perspective with IUPA's Dennis Slocumb
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Episode 11: Union Perspective with IUPA's Dennis Slocumb

Episode 9: Union perspective with NOBLE's Commander Frank

December 2015
Series
Body-Worn Cameras
Carmen Facciolo, Policy Advisor for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, interviews Assistant Commanding Officer Horace Frank of the LAPD's Counterterrorism and Special Operations Bureau and member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Commander Frank was part of the BJA Expert Panel on Body Worn Cameras that helped form the BJA National Body-Worn Camera Toolkit.
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Episode 9: Union perspective with NOBLE's Commander Frank
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Episode 9: Union perspective with NOBLE's Commander Frank

Episode 8: Medium Agency Perspective on BWCs from Richmond PD, CA

December 2015
Series
Body-Worn Cameras
Mike Roosa, Senior Policy Advisor for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, interviews Richmond Police Department's Chief Chris Magnus and Assistant Chief Allwyn Brown to hear about hear about their adoption of BWCs which began earlier this year and give us the perspective of a medium sized agency.
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Episode 8: Medium Agency Perspective on BWCs from Richmond PD, CA
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Episode 8: Medium Agency Perspective on BWCs from Richmond PD, CA

Episode 1: Research Perspective Interview with Dr. Michael White

October 2015
Series
Body-Worn Cameras
Mike Roosa, Senior Policy Advisor for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, interviews Arizona State University's Dr. Mike White to better understand research perspective on Body-Worn Cameras. Dr. White wrote the Police Officer Body-Worn Cameras: Assessing the Evidence report for the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Diagnostic Center, facilitated the Body-Worn Camera Expert Panel convening in Washington, DC, and contributed to BJA's National Body-Worn Toolkit by authoring the FAQs for the toolkit with Dr. Charles Katz.
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Episode 1: Research Perspective Interview with Dr. Michael White
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Episode 1: Research Perspective Interview with Dr. Michael White

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