SOSC 2652 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Body Worn Video, Edmonton Police Service
30 Nov 2018
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Issues of accountability: police body worn cameras guest lecture. Dr. amanda glasbeek, dr. katrin roots and mariful alam. Line police officers from calgary, toronto, thunder bay, amherstburg and edmonton. Canadian civil liberties association ccla, african canadian legal. Clinic aclc and centre for addiction and mental health camh) Community organizations and political activists including blm and cop watch. *75% agree that toronto police should all wear body cameras. Nikolovski (1996), a precedent case for the use of video imagery in courtrooms (p. 19-22) Edmonton police supervisor and senior officer: statement on giving the recording and evidence and it"s benefit. Cameras are activated every time an officer responds to a call for service. An officer will turn it off when the call is complete or when the officer determines recording no longer serves its intended purpose. Outside of these specifications, officers have discretionary power on when to turn the cameras on and off.
