“Contagious Accountability”: A Global Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Police Body-Worn Cameras on Citizens’ Complaints Against the Police

The use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by the police is rising. One proposed effect of BWCs is reducing complaints against police, which assumes that BWCs reduce officer noncompliance with procedures, improve suspects’ demeanor, or both, leading to fewer complaints. We report results from a global, mul...

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Authors: Ariel, Barak (Author) ; Drover, Paul (Author) ; Henderson, Ryan (Author) ; Henstock, Darren (Author) ; Megicks, Simon (Author) ; Sutherland, Alex (Author) ; Sykes, Jayne (Author) ; Young, Josh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2017]
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 293-316
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Body-worn cameras
Policing
Complaints
Multisite randomized controlled trial
Accountability