University Heights Police Department: 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	University Heights Police Department
Location	University Heights, OH
Technology	Body-worn Cameras
Vendor

The University Heights Police Department received $2,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 28 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program. The University Heights Police Department received an additional $22,946 grant for body-worn cameras from the Ohio Department of Public Safety in December 2022.

Links
Government information (Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list)
Government data (Ohio Department of Public Safety)
Other (governor.ohio.gov)

More about this technology

Many law enforcement agencies require officers to attach body-worn cameras to their chests or shoulders to capture interactions with suspects and the public. Some cameras stream live and can be combined with face recognition technology.