Minneapolis Police Department: Body-worn Cameras
Agency | Minneapolis Police Department |
Location | Minneapolis, MN |
Technology | Body-worn Cameras |
Vendor | Axon |
The Minneapolis Police Department received $1,030,500 from 2015-2018 as part of the DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program. MPD uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Links
News article (Buzzfeed News)
Public records (City of Minneapolis)
Government information (U.S Department of Justice)
Other (www.insidempd.com)
Other (www.mprnews.org)
Other (www.documentcloud.org)
Other (www.lrl.mn.gov)
Other (www.lrl.mn.gov)
Other (www.lrl.mn.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.