NJ expands police body camera requirement, beyond patrol officers
As the state’s requirement for all uniformed police to wear body cameras takes effect in June, the state has expanded which officers are included in that mandate.
State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal released an updated directive on Tuesday, which added to the list of law enforcement required to wear the recording devices:
All uniformed patrol officers while acting in the performance of official duties
All officers on tactical teams, including SWAT & SRT (Special Response Team)
All officers assigned to proactive enforcement teams
All officers assigned to canine units
All officers whose assigned duties include regular interaction with members of the public
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In the course of their work, police officers encounter people who are intoxicated, distressed, injured or abused. The officers routinely ask for key identifying information like addresses, dates of birth and driver’s license numbers, and they frequently enter people’s homes and other private spaces.
With the advent of police body cameras, this information is often captured in police video recordings – which some states’ open-records laws make available to the public.
Starting in the summer of 2014, as part of research on police adoption of body-worn cameras within two agencies in Washington state, I spent hours riding in patrol vehicles, hanging out at police stations, interviewing officers, observing police officers while they worked and administering surveys.
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