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Miami-Dade Police Department: Body-worn Cameras

A collection of different brands of body worn cameras with a United States flag in the background
Various body-worn cameras on display.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Agency Miami-Dade Police Department
Location Doral, FL
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor

The Miami-Dade Police Department received a $1.2 million grant in 2015 from U.S. Department of Justice to purchase body-worn cameras. MDPD matched the grant to provide BWCs to 962 officers.

Links
Government information (Miami-Dade Police Department)
News article (Cision PR Newswire)
Academic Report (Florida International University)

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.

A collection of different brands of body worn cameras with a United States flag in the background
Various body-worn cameras on display.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security