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
Tom KnightExamples of body camera in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Free Press found two more shootings in its review missing scout car video and one missing body camera video after the department’s 2018 rollout of those cameras.
—Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
The body camera video shows the officer, who was identified by the city of Akron as Ryan Westlake, arriving on the scene and asking the teen to put his hands behind his back before firing a single shot that appeared to strike the teen’s wrist.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Multiple officers at the scene had active body cameras during the shooting, according to police.
—USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Crime scene photos, body camera video and interrogation tapes were released a month after Franke and business partner Jodi Hildebrandt, a mental health counselor, were each sentenced to up to 30 years in prison.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2024
In body camera video from February 7 released earlier by Owasso police, Nex describes the fight to an officer while in the hospital.
—Jamiel Lynch and Leah Thomeer, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Now that the body camera footage has been released, Reed’s family is demanding answers.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
The charges were dropped after body camera footage was leaked.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
At the time, local officers on task forces were not allowed to wear body cameras.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
The body camera video shows the officer, who was identified by the city of Akron as Ryan Westlake, arriving on the scene and asking the teen to put his hands behind his back before firing a single shot that appeared to strike the teen’s wrist.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Multiple officers at the scene had active body cameras during the shooting, according to police.
—USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Crime scene photos, body camera video and interrogation tapes were released a month after Franke and business partner Jodi Hildebrandt, a mental health counselor, were each sentenced to up to 30 years in prison.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2024
In body camera video from February 7 released earlier by Owasso police, Nex describes the fight to an officer while in the hospital.
—Jamiel Lynch and Leah Thomeer, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Now that the body camera footage has been released, Reed’s family is demanding answers.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
The charges were dropped after body camera footage was leaked.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
At the time, local officers on task forces were not allowed to wear body cameras.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
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