More Than 140 Anne Arundel County Police Officers Now Wearing Body Cameras, Training Will Continue Through September
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Anne Arundel County Police are deploying body-worn cameras to officers.
As of July 6, 143 officers are using body-worn cameras in the field.
Training will continue through September.
AACOPD has begun deployment of body worn cameras. As of today, July 6th, 143 officers have begun using body worn cameras in the field. Training will continue through September to train all agency officers. More at https://t.co/9toIbiQwgp #LearnGrowLeadTogether pic.twitter.com/4YYpOE7duR
— Anne Arundel County Police Department (@AACOPD) July 6, 2021
The goals of the Body Worn Camera Program are to:
- strengthen police accountability
- promote de-escalation
- enhance the ability to resolve officer-involved incidents and
complaints
- improve transparency
- identify and correct internal agency issues
- strengthen officer performance and safety
- increase community safety
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