body camera

Wearable police footage

A body camera is a small video recording device worn on clothing, typically by police officers.

The footage serves as evidence and accountability for encounters between law enforcement and the public: The officer's body camera captured the entire incident.

Also called bodycam.

evidence

footage

Recorded video material

documentation · trial · witness · admissible · corroborate · incriminating · exculpatory · authentication · exhibit · forensic

surveillance

monitoring

Ongoing observation of something

tracking · footage · retention · storage · activation · deactivation · public space · facial recognition · data collection · civil liberties

accountability

oversight

Supervision or inadvertent omission

integrity · complaints · disciplinary · audit · reform · compliance · trust · use of force · internal affairs · review board

transparency

disclosure

Act of revealing information

sunshine laws · redaction · release · open government · community trust · independent review

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mounting location

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In-car video recorder

dash cam · security camera · drone camera · CCTV

transparency/accountability

body camerahidden camera

Concealed recording device

covert recording · nanny cam · pinhole camera · secret recording

recording presence

body cameraunmonitored

Not under observation

unwatched · unobserved

Family

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