Reflection Of Body Worn Cameras

Cordell, L.H. (2014). Policing the Police: Training, retraining, and yet more training are not the way to stop police brutality. LaDoris Cordell, author of this article, is a 1974 graduate of Stanford Law School. On April 13, eight years later, she was appointed to the Municipal Court of Santa Clara County by Governor Jerry Brown, making her the first African American woman judge in all of northern California. On June 7, 1988, Judge Cordell won election to the Superior Court of Santa Clara County

What is a body worn video? A body worn video, also known as body camera is a video recording system that is typically utilized by law enforcement to record their interactions with the public or gather video evidence at crime scenes, and have been known to increase both officer and citizen accountability. The idea is that a video camera mounted on an officer 's vest or uniform would provide an accurate, objective account of every encounter with a civilian. Ideally, the camera would discourage police

Disadvantages One disadvantage regarding the use of Body cameras is not just the cost of the cameras and the data storage but also the infrastructure that needs to be maintained. As time goes on capacities will be exceeded, the networks will continue to degrade, and the supplementary equipment required to store the videos will continue to degrade or become obsolete. (1) In addition to this there is the cost of employing people to catalog and retrieve any video footage related to subpoenas, investigations

Due to the recent shootings and protests of Michael Brown in Ferguson MO, Eric Garner in Staten Island NY, Walter Scott in North Charleston SC, and Freddy Gray in Baltimore, Maryland the subject of police body cameras has gained momentum. (12) Thomas Jefferson once stated, “Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching. “Psychologists have supported the fact that when people feel that they are being watched, even when it is a pair of eyes on a poster, their behavior is better

The story of the Titanic is well known: the unsinkable ship that sank, with it taking thousands of lives. A story like this begs for the silver screen, and it has seen a few adaptations but by far the most famous and successful was James Cameron’s high-budget motion picture, suitably named ‘Titanic’. Cameron’s adaptation is a film that at times makes the audience forget about the ships inevitable fate as they are invited to focus on the relationship between the two main characters: Jack (Leonardo

the viewer with a worn-out, emotionless expression and seemingly awaiting her patron's order or request. The painting plays with our sense of reality by showing a strange man and the misaligned reflections of the barmaid and the champagne bottles in a mirror. Likewise, in Picture for Women, Jeff Wall emulates the internal structure of Manet’s painting and incorporates elements such as the light bulbs and and poles to give the image spatial depth. This photograph shows a reflection in the mirror of

equal, discussing the social issues of slavery to name a few. As time has passed and social issues have arose, we sit here in 2015 in the United States where we are yet again subject to another social issue; that is police brutality and the use of body cameras. This is a subject of accountability of all parties across the globe. The renewed debate on the roles, scope and authority of the Police in America. The first voice in this social issue is the ones that defend the actions and means of today’s

Police brutality exists in many countries, but in the United States it is a major issue that is ongoing and has not been resolved. Anyone can be a victim of police brutality, however people who are black and Latino are typically targeted. Body cameras should be worn by Police officers to reduce police brutality. Background/History- Police brutality has been a problem for many years now. Police brutality has always "been perpetrated toward poor people and the socially marginalized." (Sehat). Beginning

could represent a uniform attack or invasion throughout the city, while the aircrafts could signify some sort of rescue team breaking that unity. Toward the end of the clip, the film shows an extreme close-up of someone’s eye, within which the reflection of an explosion can be seen. This could signify the personal effect the explosions have on any given person in the city’s population. Furthermore, the background music and the dull color scheme set an ominous tone for the movie, possibly foreshadowing

had a debilitating affect on Julia. Her personal heartache and inner turmoil has ultimately “silenced” her. She is left empty and unable to communicate to others. The oblique camera angle further emphasises this notion but also suggests that she is not part of the viewers’ world. Facing her back to the camera in a medium camera shot, she watches a train go past. The lyric “a melody strong” combines with the rattle of the train tracks, reinforcing the cause of the fatal tragedy. The lexical item “strong”