More on body cameras

This morning, I was on Minnesota Public Radio's The Daily Circuit talking about police body cameras. The other guest is a captain in the Houston Police Department, where they have been doing a pilot program equipping 100 officers with cameras. It was the usual discussion--these are a good idea, but be careful in our use of the resulting video. On top of everything else, I was very happy to hear about the regulations the department has enacted, including requiring that the cameras always be turned on for all encounters (rather than leaving it to the officer's discretion) and spot-checks of the uploaded video. The specifics and details of implementation in each department will be an important consideration going forward.