Inkster Police Department: Body-worn Cameras
Agency | Inkster Police Department |
Location | Inkster, MI |
Technology | Body-worn Cameras |
Vendor | Axon |
The Inkster Police Department deployed 35 body-worn cameras in May 2016. In 2018 the U.S. Department of Justice awarded $97,500 to the Inkster Police Department in 2018 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.
Links
News article (The Detroit News)
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.