Attitudinal Changes Toward Body-Worn Cameras: Perceptions of Cameras, Organizational Justice, and Procedural Justice Among Volunteer and Mandated Officers

• NCJ Number: 255787
• Journal: Police Quarterly Dated: 2020
• Author(s): Jessica Huff; Charles. M. Katz; Vincent J. Webb; E. C. Hedberg
• Date Published: 2020
• Length: 6 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2015-WY-BX-0004
• Sponsoring Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical); Report (Study/Research); Report (Grant Sponsored); Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Because little is known about law enforcement officers' perceptions of body-worn cameras (BWCs) and whether officer perceptions change following implementation within their agencies, the current study used data from an evaluation of BWCs in the Phoenix Police Department (Arizona) to examine officer perceptions of the utility of BWCs, perceptions of organizational justice, and support for using procedural justice.

Abstract

The study used inverse propensity weighted difference-in-difference models to examine changes in officer perceptions over time between randomly selected officers who were mandated to wear a BWC, BWC volunteers, officers who resisted BWCs, and control officers. The study found limited significant differences in officer perceptions of BWCs over time, although effect sizes suggest that BWC volunteers and officers mandated to wear BWCs were more subdued in their expectations about BWCs at the post-test. 62 references (publisher abstract modified)