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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

English Front Line Police Will Get Body Cameras BBC

Kent

Body-worn cameras approved for Kent frontline police

  • 23 September 2015
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  • From the sectionKent
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Image captionPolice believe the body-worn video cameras speed up justice for victims
Frontline police officers across Kent are to get body-worn video cameras in 2016 after a £1.8m scheme was approved.
Maidstone, the Medway towns and Thanet piloted the gadgets in 2014 and police heralded them a success.
Suspects routinely modified their behaviour once they realised they were being filmed, according to officers.
Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Ann Barnes said the cameras improved evidence-gathering and increased guilty pleas.
She also said they helped to protect officers from being hurt on duty and prevented "malicious complaints".
Mrs Barnes said: "Complaints take an awful lot of time to investigate. By recording conversations and reducing complaints, the force estimates saving around £900,000 a year."
She also said police expect 2,600 fewer absences caused by officers being hurt on duty.
"This has led to my office supporting the chief constable's measured roll-out," she said.

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