Body-Worn Cameras for Police Get Renewed Focus After Ferguson
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A Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict a white Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager is prompting renewed calls for cops to wear body cameras.
A lawyer for the family of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old killed in the Aug. 9 incident, called for legislation requiring such devices. Police departments have been slow to adopt the technology, citing privacy concerns. A 2013 survey found that only 25 percent of the police forces polled used body cameras.