摘要：2.1 Background In the past decade, many communities have experienced high‐profile police‐involved shootings and deaths in custody, as well as citizen protests and demands for greater police accountability and transparency. These events have helped spur the rapid adoption of BWCs by law enforcement agencies, with the expectation that cameras might improve police conduct, accountability, and transparency, especially regarding use of force. At the same time, both police and community leaders have expressed privacy concerns about cameras and fears that BWCs might discourage citizens from reporting crimes or cause officers to pull back on their duties. Such expectations and concerns, in the face of the rapid adoption of this technology, have been met with significant levels of research and evaluation of BWCs’ effects to better inform decisions about BWC purchases and use.
