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Body-worn cameras: Can police have too much discretion?

SUBSCRIBE 5th March 2017Alex Sutherland, RAND Europe
Research on body-worn cameras has shown mixed results. Oh the one hand, complaints against police officers dropped spectacularly when the cameras were used; but on the other, rates of assault against officers during arrest were actually higher. Dr Alex Sutherland of RAND Europe examines police discretion as part of the explanation for these different outcomes.

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