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That too would be a good result although given that complaints remained lower after the cameras were removed, it would seem false complaints weren't the problem
by whybroke 10y ago
That too would be a good result although given that complaints remained lower after the cameras were removed, it would seem false complaints weren't the problem.
But either way, it seems to work
- reitzensteinm 10y agoWhy would it imply that? Individuals attempting to make a complaint would now be informed that the incident was caught on camera. False complaints are likely dropped outright at that point.
- whybroke 10y agoAfter wearing cameras, police then stopped wearing them but complaints continues to be low even when there were no cameras. The likely explination is that the police's behavior had changed and continued in the changed state after the camera was removed. The behavior of newly detained suspects, those detained after body cameras were removed and so without experience of the body cameras in the past, could not have been changed by an experiment they had no part in nor knowledge of. Thus false complaints would continue at the same rate.
- reitzensteinm 10y agoYou're absolutely right. This is why I shouldn't comment on HN before my morning coffee.
- Kiro 10y agoDon't you see whether there's a camera or not?
- richmarr 10y agoIt's controlled for in the experiment. Cameras were worn randomly on different weeks. In weeks that no camera was worn complaints were still reduced.