5. Surveillance or law Enforcement
Beginning in the early 1990s dashboard cameras started appearing in most police vehicles in the United States. By the early 2000s body-worn cameras began to appear and by 2014 they became a staple of a police officer's uniform. The publics push for accountability and transparency from police came after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The " The Ferguson Effect" as it has come to be called, is the theory that states that "police have decreased their enforcement efforts due to increased public scrutiny, which has led to more crime." Through the establishment of body cameras, it gives officers a way to ensure that their point of view is documented especially at a time when "citizens armed with cellphones are actively scrutinizing their every move" states Miami Law school. Unfortunately, in many communities across the United States there is growing distrust in police. However, body cameras may be able to ...
