Exploring the impact of body-worn video on the everyday behaviours of police officers

Harrison, Karen; L’Hoiry, Xavier; Santorso, Simone

Abstract

The use of body-worn video in Police Forces in England and Wales is not new. On the whole, evaluations have been positive, although, there is little evidence regarding how beneficial the cameras can be in terms of how they impact on the everyday behaviours of police officers. This article looks at how the implementation of BWV into one police force in England impacted on the behaviour of those officers who wore the technology. While the dominant view is positive, concerns as to privacy infringements and the use of BWV footage as a potential tool for supervisory surveillance emerged.

Citation

Harrison, K., L’Hoiry, X., & Santorso, S. (2022). Exploring the impact of body-worn video on the everyday behaviours of police officers. Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 95(2), 363-377. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X211000834

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 2, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Mar 19, 2021
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Apr 1, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 1, 2021
• Journal: Police Journal
• Print ISSN: 0032-258X
• Electronic ISSN: 1740-5599
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 95
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 363-377
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X211000834
• Keywords: Body-worn video; Impact on policing behaviour
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3742280
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0032258X211000834