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Kern County Sheriff's Office: Body-worn Cameras

A collection of different brands of body worn cameras with a United States flag in the background
Various body-worn cameras on display.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Agency Kern County Sheriff's Office
Location Bakersfield, CA
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor

The Kern County Sheriff's Office received $135,000 in funding in 2017 from DOJ's Office of Justice Programs to implement a body-worn camera program.

Links
News article (Bakersfield Now)
Government information (Dept. of Justice, Dept. Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs)
News article (KGET)

More about this technology

Video cameras that police attach to their uniforms to record interactions with the public.

A collection of different brands of body worn cameras with a United States flag in the background
Various body-worn cameras on display.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security