bodycam

Officer's chest camera

A bodycam is a small video camera worn on the body, typically by police officers to record interactions with the public.

The footage serves as evidence and accountability: The bodycam captured the entire arrest.

Also spelled body cam or body-cam.

device

wearable

Able to be worn

microphone · battery · clip · mount · strap · HD · portable · digital · GoPro · storage

evidence

footage

Recorded video material

verification · exhibit · corroboration · authentication · forensic · exculpatory · incriminating · probative · subpoena · discovery

policing

officer

Authority figure in uniform

use of force · traffic stop · incident · deployment · policy · mandate · compliance · department · duty · shift

accountability

transparency

State of being see-through

review · audit · policy · reform · citizen · complaint · misconduct · ethics · integrity · civil rights

privacy

redaction

Obscuring sensitive text

minor · victim · HIPAA · home · personal · sensitive · exemption · confidentiality · facial recognition · data protection

Categories
Opposites
recording perspective/mounting location

bodycamdashcam

Vehicle-mounted video recorder

drone camera · CCTV · security camera · aerial surveillance · traffic camera

transparency vs. concealment

bodycamhidden camera

Concealed recording device

nanny cam · pinhole camera · secret recording · button camera · wiretap

accountability function

bodycamplausible deniability

Arranged protection from accountability

Phrases
Family

body, camera, webcam, dashcam

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