bodycams
Police recording devices
Bodycams are small video cameras worn on the body, typically by police officers to record interactions with the public.
The footage serves as evidence and accountability: The bodycam footage contradicted the officer's account.
Also spelled as two words (body cams) or hyphenated (body-cams).
Recorded video material
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- proofDemonstration of truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- admissibleAllowed to be considered
exhibit · testimony · corroborate · verification · authentication · incriminating · exculpatory · forensic
Ongoing observation of something
- privacyFreedom from observation
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- watchingActively looking at something
- observationAttentive watching or remark
intrusion · civil-liberties · consent · retention · storage · access · tracking · always-on
Those holding authority
- patrolsSurveillance circuits
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- arrestsLawful detentions by police
- incidentsDistinct notable events
dashcams · protocols · response · complaints · encounters · interactions · stops · detentions
Able to be worn
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
upload · streaming · resolution · wide-angle · mounting · clip · GPS · metadata
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- transparencyState of being see-through
- reviewCritical written assessment
- auditFormal accounts examination
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
compliance · standards · conduct · responsibility · discipline · policy · mandates · activation
footage
Recorded video material
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- proofDemonstration of truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
admissible · exhibit · testimony · corroborate · verification · authentication · incriminating · exculpatory · forensic · probative
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- privacyFreedom from observation
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- watchingActively looking at something
observation · intrusion · civil-liberties · consent · retention · storage · access · tracking · always-on · opt-out
officers
Those holding authority
- patrolsSurveillance circuits
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- arrestsLawful detentions by police
incidents · dashcams · protocols · response · complaints · encounters · interactions · stops · detentions · traffic
wearable
Able to be worn
cloud · upload · streaming · resolution · wide-angle · mounting · clip · GPS · metadata · encryption
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- transparencyState of being see-through
- reviewCritical written assessment
- auditFormal accounts examination
scrutiny · compliance · standards · conduct · responsibility · discipline · policy · mandates · activation · deactivation
bodycamssurveillance drones
Remote aircraft for monitoring
aerial surveillance · satellite imagery · CCTV · remote monitoring · satellite surveillance
bodycamsimpunity
Freedom from consequences
cover-ups · blue wall of silence · unaccountability · deleted footage · lost evidence
body, cam, cams, bodies, bodied, bodily, embody, embodied, embodiment