%0 Journal Article
%T Videos don't lie: African Americans' support for body-worn cameras
%J Criminal justice review
%D 2019
%A Graham, Amanda
%A McManus, Hannah D.
%A Cullen, Francis T.
%A Burton, Velmer S.
%A Jonson, Cheryl Lero
%V 44
%N 3
%P 284-303
%X In light of growing concern regarding the policing of inner-city communities--including questionable incidents of use of force--equipping officers with body-worn cameras (BWCs) has emerged as a salient proposal for reform. Based on a national-level survey of African Americans (n = 1,000), this project shows that wide consensus exists among Black citizens in favor of BWCs. Since ostensibly "videos don't lie," implementing camera technology thus may be a means to increase police legitimacy. Importantly, the analysis also reveals that African Americans support a broad range of reforms to improve inner-city policing, of which BWCs are only one. Finally, the survey included a subset of 45 Black police officers. These officers also supported BWCs and most other proposed reforms but at a level that was lower and less intense than African American members of the public.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 0734-0168
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734016819846229