Evaluate the effects of legal issues on agency operations in using body cameras.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion read Chapter 5 in your textbook and review the AELE Law Enforcement (2015) Police body-worn cameras website. (Links to an external site.) Research a minimum of two additional professional sources for policies on body cameras. (Access the MSCJ Professional Sources guide (Links to an external site.) for assistance with finding appropriate resources.)
Law enforcement believes body cameras will absolve them of wrongdoing while the public sees body cameras as a way to hold law enforcement accountable. Before equipping law enforcement with body cameras, there must be a stringent policy in place devised with community input. Include the following in your initial post.
-Evaluate the effects of legal issues on agency operations in using body cameras.
-Assess the impact of fiscal issues using body cameras in law enforcement and correctional organizations.
-Assess the impact of human resources issues using body cams in law enforcement and correctional organizations.
Using the scenario you chose in Week Two, discuss how the outcome would likely have been different if body cameras had been in use.
References:
Week 2 scenario:
Freddie Gray – On April 12, 2015, Freddie Carlos Gray, Jr., a 25-year-old African-American man, was
arrested by the Baltimore Police Department for possessing what the police alleged was an illegal
switchblade. While being transported in a police van, Gray fell into a coma and was taken to a trauma
center. Gray died on April 19, 2015; his death was ascribed to injuries to his spinal cord. On April 21,
2015, pending an investigation of the incident, six Baltimore police officers were temporarily suspended
with pay. On May 1, 2015, the Baltimore City State’s Attorney, Marilyn Mosby, announced her office
filed charges against six police officers after they received a medical examiner’s report that ruled Gray’s
death a homicide. On May 21, 2015, a grand jury indicted the officers on most of the original charges
filed by Mosby with the exception of the charges of illegal imprisonment and false arrest, and added
charges of reckless endangerment to all the officers involved. Gray’s death resulted in an ongoing series
of protests and civil disorder. A major protest in downtown Baltimore on April 25, 2015, turned violent,
resulting in 34 arrests and injuries to 15 police officers. After Gray’s funeral on April 27, 2015, civil
unrest intensified with looting and burning of local businesses and a CVS drug store, culminating with a
state of emergency declaration by Governor Lawrence Hogan, Maryland National Guard deployment to
Baltimore, and the establishment of a curfew. On May 3, 2015, the National Guard started withdrawing
from Baltimore, and the nighttime curfew on the city was lifted.
Resources for the Freddie Gray scenario
• Aljazeera America. (2015, April 27). Violent clashes flare in Baltimore after Freddie Gray
funeral. Retrieved from http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/4/27/freddie-gray-protestsviolence-police.html
• Baltimore Police Department and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor. (2014). Baltimore police
department. Retrieved from https://www.baltimorepolice.org/
• Barajas, J. (2015, May 1). Freddie Gray’s death ruled a homicide. PBS. Retrieved from
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/freddie-grays-death-ruled-homicide/
• Gordon, K. and Sweigard, P. (2015, May 3). Latest updates on Baltimore unrest and Freddie Gray
case. The Sun. Retrieved from
http://live.baltimoresun.com/Event/Latest_updates_from_the_Freddie_Gray_case_in_Baltimore/1
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• Hogan, L. J., Governor. (2015, April). Executive order, Declaration of emergency. Retrieved
from https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/EO-4-27-2015.pdf
Allen, J. M., & Sawhney, R. (2015). Administration and management in criminal justice: A service quality approach (2nd ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com
Chapter 5: Conflict, Power, and Ethical Issues
Multimedia
Henriksen, B. H. & Lassenius, F. (Writers, Directors, and Producers). (2004). Importance of taking media seriously (Links to an external site.)[Video file]. In Utilizing the media: The Mind of a leader 2. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?token=48952&aid=18596&loid=150011&plt=FOD&w=560&h=315&fWidth=580&fHeight=365
The full version of this video is available through the Films on Demand database in the Ashford University Library. This video segment will be used for the press release interactive assignment this week.
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Websites
AELE Law Enforcement. (2015). Police body-worn cameras (BWCs): AELE’s Evidence Preservation Information Center (Links to an external site.) (EPIC (Links to an external site.)). Retrieved from http://www.aele.org/bwc-info.html
This page contains items on body-worn cameras. Students may use this information as part of their research for the discussion this week.
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Recommended Resources
Website
MSCJ Professional Sources (Links to an external site.). (http://ashford-mscj.weebly.com/)
This resource site will provide assistance in researching additional sources for the assessments within this course.
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