body camera
noun
variants
or less commonly body cam
or bodycam
: a video camera that is worn on clothing and used to continuously record activity in front of the wearer
Americans are deeply divided over race relations and police use of force. One thing they don't seem to be divided over, however, is support for police body cameras.—
Tom Knight
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Video footage of the assault, captured on several officers' body cameras, showed 43-year-old Robert Brooks being punched, kicked and violently grabbed by officers as he was shackled and handcuffed.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Correctional officers at five Maryland prisons will wear body cameras over the next several weeks as part of a state pilot program to reduce excessive force complaints, and assaults on staff and inmates.
—Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
Spagnolo said the inspector general will likely release a preliminary report and body camera footage from the incident early next week.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025
The film, streaming on The New Yorker website, is made entirely from surveillance video and police body camera footage.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Correctional officers at five Maryland prisons will wear body cameras over the next several weeks as part of a state pilot program to reduce excessive force complaints, and assaults on staff and inmates.
—Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
Spagnolo said the inspector general will likely release a preliminary report and body camera footage from the incident early next week.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025
The film, streaming on The New Yorker website, is made entirely from surveillance video and police body camera footage.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Body camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20camera. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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