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In American Jails Magazine - Deploying Body-Worn Cameras in a Jail Setting: Impacts and Lessons Learned

One of the primary goals of prison and jail administrators is to maintain safe and secure institutions for both staff and incarcerated residents. One promising approach for enhancing institutional safety and mitigating uses of force in correctional settings is body-worn cameras (BWCs).
 
The interest in BWCs among correctional agencies has been spurred by research on cameras in policing. Studies have found BWCs consistently reduce complaints against police officers (White et al. 2023) and may also lead to reductions in use of force, (Ariel et al., 2015; Jennings et al, 2015; White & Malm, 2020) and injuries to both community members (Henstock, 2015) and officers (Stolzenberg et al., 2019). Thus, the potential for correctional BWCs to generate these outcomes is of paramount interest for jail and prison administrators. Read more.


 


 

 


  

The AJA Conference & Jail Expo is coming to Ft. Lauderdale in 2024!

If you work in corrections - you need to be here!
   

 
Attending the AJA Conference and Jail Expo provides you with the tools to better operate and support both your facility and your professional development.
 
Gain access to 50+ high-quality educational workshops designed specifically for jail professionals and relevant to local jails. Attendees can take the knowledge gained and invest it back into their careers, agencies, and facilities. Network and build relationships at the conference. the peers you meet can become a group to whom you can consistently contact for new ideas, innovative strategies on how to solve issues in facility operations and management, and an exchange of solutions that have worked. Be the first to review new and emerging jail technologies, products, and services with access to 200+ exhibitors at the Jail Expo.

Registration and Housing is Open! Click here for more information.
 

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