Criminal Justice
Fort Bend County unveils new body cameras for county law enforcement
Posted on · Fort Bend County is set to receive a total of 658 body cameras.
Tag: body cameras
Immigration
U.S. Homeland Security agents to test use of body cameras
Posted on · ICE officials say members of SWAT-like teams who work for a component of ICE known as Homeland Security Investigations will use body cams in Houston, Newark, New Jersey, and New York during the test.
Criminal Justice
HPD Releases Body Cam Footage Of Deadly Shooting, Keeping With New Policy
Posted on · It’s the first time the city’s new body camera release policy has been tested.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Houston Matters: Officers Fired Over Nicholas Chavez Shooting, And Back To School At UH (Sep. 11, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's Show: Why the Houston Police Officers' Union disagrees with the firing, how back-to-school is going at the University of Houston, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news.
Criminal Justice
HPD Shootings Under Increased Scrutiny Amid Nationwide Calls For Police Reform
Posted on · Just before Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Houston police shot and killed six people in five weeks.
Houston Matters
How Has The Conversation About Police Shootings Changed Since Ferguson?
Posted on · After a recent fatal police shooting in Baytown, a local criminal justice professor examines how the handling of such incidents has changed in the nearly half-decade since the shooting of Michael Brown in Missouri sparked riots and demonstrations.
News
Kemah To Use Gun Cameras For Their Police Officers
Posted on · The Kemah Police Department says it will purchase weapon-mounted cameras as soon as funding is secured.
News
Police Officers Are Almost Never Convicted of Murder; Body Cameras May Have Made The Difference in This Texas Case
Posted on · After more than 13 hours of deliberation, jurors convicted former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed, 15-year-old black teenager.
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Report Show Body Cameras Reduce Excessive Force By Police
Posted on · Cameras have this civilizing effect that moderates the behavior civilians as well as police officers,” says Dr. Chip Coldren
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Report On Body Cameras Asks That Police Officers File Initial Reports Without Reviewing Footage
Posted on · It contends the policy used by HPD and other departments can cause inaccuracies
News
DA Unveils Suggestions To Improve Criminal Justice In Harris County
Posted on · Kim Ogg says she will continue promoting personal recognizance bonds and expand diversion programs for low-level drug offenders
Good, Bad and Ugly
Same-Sex Spousal Benefits, and no Additional Body Cameras: The Good, Bad and the Ugly of the News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in […]
News
HPD Pauses Body Cam Roll Out Over Technical Issues
Posted on · The Houston Police Department has paused the roll out of body cams. HPD is about halfway into its distribution of about 4,500 cameras, but there are complaints about the system's technology.
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Harris County Makes Big Investment To Equip Law Enforcement Agencies With Body Cameras
Posted on · The Commissioners Court approves spending $2.8 million on the purchase of almost 1,000 cameras and the development of the computer systems that will archive the video.
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HPD: 300 Body Cameras Being Used By Officers, More Rolling Out
Posted on · Interim Chief Montalvo says the devices have recorded approximately 13,000 videos.