The cameras, in operation since 2014, are the second technology to be evaluated under the city's new surveillance ordinance
The San Diego Police Department will host a series of meetings on Thursday to share information about body-worn cameras — the second piece of technology to be evaluated under the city’s new surveillance ordinance.aw, city departments are required to disclose their surveillance technologies and put together reports outlining how those tools are used and their impact on communities.
Body-worn cameras and Evidence.com, the system the department uses to store camera footage and other photo and video evidence, is the second. Police body-worn cameras have been praised as a tool that can lead to greater department transparency, better officer accountability and improved interactions between police and the public. But debate continues over how the cameras should be used to achieve those benefits: Which encounters should be recorded? When should footage be released to the public?
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