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Kodiak Police Department: Body-worn Cameras

Axon-brand body-worn camera laying on a table
An example of an Axon body-worn camera.
Credit: City of Lafayette, IN
Agency Kodiak Police Department
Location Kodiak, AK
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Kodiak Police Department have used body cameras since 2015, and as of 2018, the department has 18 Axon body-worn cameras.

Links
News article (Alaska Public Media)
Meeting documents (City of Kodiak)
Government information (City of Kodiak)

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.

Axon-brand body-worn camera laying on a table
An example of an Axon body-worn camera.
Credit: City of Lafayette, IN