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Carlisle 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 Carlisle Police Department
Location Carlisle, PA
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $43,500 to the Carlisle Police Department in 2015 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program. In 2018, the Carlisle City Council voted to spend $25,980 on Axon body-worn cameras.

Links
Meeting documents (Carlisle City Website)
Government information (U.S Department of Justice)

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