RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers

RCMP prepares to deploy body cameras to thousands of officers nationwide
Thousands of RCMP officers will start wearing body cameras over the coming months, marking a pivotal shift in how Mounties and Canadians interact.The long-anticipated national rollout of body cameras is happening in stages,
RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally
The RCMP says the cameras serve as an objective record of how officers interact with the community. Officers will wear the cameras on their chests, and the cameras will flash red lights to indicate they are recording. The RCMP says the cameras won’t be worn for surveillance or for 24-hour recordings.
RCMP ready to rollout body cameras across Canada
The RCMP will begin its rollout of body-worn cameras for RCMP officers across the country next week. It expects deployment of more than 10,000 cameras to be finished in the next 12 to 18 months. The RCMP says the cameras serve as an objective record of how officers interact with the community.
RCMP begins national deployment of body-worn cameras
CNW/ - Starting November 18, frontline RCMP officers, at select detachments, across Canada will start to wear body-worn cameras. Audio and video captured on body-worn cameras will be uploaded and maintained on a secure digital evidence management system.
Thousands of RCMP officers to begin wearing body cameras in coming months
The CBC's Catharine Tunney has more on the rollout which has been years in the making.
RCMP to begin rollout of body cameras nationally this month
The RCMP will begin its roll out of body-worn cameras next week, with nearly the entire force nationally expected to be using the devices a year from now. “Body-worn video provides increased transparency while also providing a firsthand view of what a police officer encounters,
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