This article explores the impact of insurance companies on risk management for smaller police services in the United States. Clearly the prevention of law suits is an important risk management system for any modern police service. However, I believe that risk management for police services cannot be “contracted out” to insurance companies – in isolation of other quality control systems …
Police Body Cameras: What Do You See?
An interesting article by Timothy Williams, James Thomas, Samuel Jacoby and Damien Cave with video footage from body cameras being worn by police officers in different scenarios. As police services strive to meet public expectations of accountability and transparency in a digital age, many see body cameras being worn by police officers as a perfect solution. The authors argue that …