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.
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