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Sen. Paul Introduces Legislation for Obama's Police Body Cameras
Rand Paul heads up police body cam legislation
April 1, 2015
by Sam Rolley
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has introduced legislation that gives a nod to President Barack Obama’s call last year for police officers throughout the nation to be equipped with body cameras to hold officers accountable.
Paul, along with Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, recently unveiled the Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available (Police CAMERA) Act of 2015 to create a pilot grant program to help state and local law enforcement purchase the cameras.
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A recent study showed that body camera use by officers at one department resulted in a 59 percent reduction in officer use of force and an 87 percent drop in the number of complaints against officers from the previous year.
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Sen. Paul Introduces Legislation for Obama's Police Body Cameras
Rand Paul heads up police body cam legislation
April 1, 2015
by Sam Rolley
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has introduced legislation that gives a nod to President Barack Obama’s call last year for police officers throughout the nation to be equipped with body cameras to hold officers accountable.
Paul, along with Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, recently unveiled the Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available (Police CAMERA) Act of 2015 to create a pilot grant program to help state and local law enforcement purchase the cameras.
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A recent study showed that body camera use by officers at one department resulted in a 59 percent reduction in officer use of force and an 87 percent drop in the number of complaints against officers from the previous year.
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