Fairfield Police Department: Body-worn Cameras
Agency | Fairfield Police Department |
Location | Fairfield, CT |
Technology | Body-worn Cameras |
Vendor |
The Fairfield Police Department purchased 80 body-worn cameras in 2018. FPD received a state body-worn camera grant of $742,224 in 2019.
Links
News article (Fairfield Citizen Online)
Government information (State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management)
News article (CT NBC)
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.