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Mesa 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 Mesa Police Department
Location Mesa, AZ
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Mesa Police Department implemented a body-worn camera pilot program in 2012. As of 2017, MPD had deployed 350 Axon BWCs in the field.

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Social media (Mesa Police Department Facebook) [snapshot]
Government budget/purchasing (Mesa Police Department) [snapshot]

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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