Body-worn cameras and court proceedings: A qualitative study of police officers’ expectations

Brigitte Poirier, Étienne Charbonneau, R. Boivin
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Body-worn cameras (BWCs) record interactions between members of the public and law enforcement, with expected legal benefits. This study examines police officers’ perceptions of BWC usage in court through individual interviews and focus groups with 78 officers. Most of the participants were involved in a 6-month BWC pilot program, which was only the third BWC implementation in the Canadian province of Quebec. Police officers are largely optimistic about the use of BWCs in court and expect their footage to serve as visual evidence, to replace portions of written reports, and corroborate their testimony. However, they worry that BWC footage could be used by defense lawyers to challenge report discrepancies, leading to substantial impacts on legal proceedings. The BWC pilot program did not exacerbate their apprehensions about the technology’s potential limitations. The central role of police officers in the use of BWC footage as evidence is highlighted.
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随身摄像机与法庭诉讼:对警官期望的定性研究
随身摄像机 (BWC) 记录了公众与执法人员之间的互动,具有预期的法律效益。本研究通过对 78 名警官进行个人访谈和焦点小组讨论,考察了警官对在法庭上使用 BWC 的看法。大多数参与者都参与了为期 6 个月的 BWC 试点项目,这也是加拿大魁北克省第三次实施 BWC。大部分警官对在法庭上使用 BWC 持乐观态度,并希望其录像能作为视觉证据,取代部分书面报告,并证实他们的证词。不过,他们担心 BWC 录像会被辩护律师用来质疑报告中的不一致之处,从而对法律诉讼程序造成重大影响。BWC 试点项目并未加剧他们对该技术潜在局限性的担忧。警官在使用 BWC 录像作为证据方面的核心作用得到了强调。
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