Testing the Evidentiary Value of Police Body-Worn Cameras in Misdemeanor Court

We test whether the presence of police body-worn camera (BWC) evidence impacts case filing, processing, and outcomes, using data from over 50,000 misdemeanor cases charged in the Tempe, Arizona municipal city court (2014?2017). BWCs did not affect case flow but did affect processing and outcomes for...

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Authors: Todak, Natalie (Author) ; Gaub, Janne E. (Author) ; White, Michael D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2024, Volume: 70, Issue: 4, Pages: 1249-1273
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
ARIMA
body worn cameras
Courts
misdemeanor
Police
Policing