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Seattle Exploring Point-of-View Cameras for Cops


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Tim Burgess, Seattle City Councilman
Tim Burgess, Seattle City Councilman

July 12, 2010 By

"We have been aggressively exploring new means to assist our officers and improve public safety, and Seattle should consider the feasibility and usefulness of this technology." -- Council member Tim Burgess (pictured) chairman of the Public Safety and Education Committee.

The Seattle City Council is considering a pilot that would test first-person cameras mounted directly on police officers.

A City Council subcommittee met last week to discuss the idea, which was initiated by Council member Bruce Harrell. The City Council asked the city's Department of Information Technology to further study the body-mounted cameras.

If Seattle moves forward with the project, it would become one of the first municipalities in the nation to adopt such technology. One example is the San Jose (Calif.) Police Department, which began a small pilot of head-mounted cameras last year. The participating police officers were required to switch the cameras on when they're on duty in the field.

Like many police departments, Seattle already has put video cameras in its vehicle fleet, including marked cars.


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