I worked here in the UK with body worn video. Cameras attached to heads are really awful, while they're normally pointing in the right direction as officers mov

I worked here in the UK with body worn video. Cameras attached to heads are really awful, while they're normally pointing in the right direction as officers move around the video is virtually unwatchable as the view slews around. Most of the videos linked to are a bit artificial, in my experience video taken while an officer runs isn't normally all that interesting. The biggest bonuses we found were: Just telling someone it was being recorded often made things less aggressive. Drunks & disorderly offenders would plead guilty once they'd been shown the video from the previous night which means an officer doesn't have to go to court. Less complaints and often there is a way to sort out the truth. Domestic violence was a lot easier to prosecute, my favourite tale was a drug den with a small child where within 24 hours the parents had somehow managed to repaint / get fresh furniture when the social workers went back the following day. Most of the UK officers I've met have been good folks trying to do a difficult job, although the US officers I spoke to do did seem to be a bit more military in their attitude.