id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_bnqnlu6hm5hwjhdwqvu4y3b4tu David Yokum A randomized control trial evaluating the effects of police body-worn cameras 2019 4 .pdf application/pdf 4900 523 60 02912; c Executive Office of the Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC 20024; d Public Policy and Political Science Joint PhD Police body-worn cameras (BWCs) have been widely promoted as To estimate the effects of BWCs, we conducted a randomized controlled trial involving 2,224 Metropolitan Police body-worn camera (BWC) programs are rapidlyspreading across the United States. seven police districts (as well as several specialized units) based on the following criteria: The officer was on active, full duty administrative status and We used these measures to evaluate the effects of BWCs on officer iv) Finally, we examined the effects of BWCs on judicial outcomes, measured by whether MPD arrest charges are prosecuted by the US and non-BWC groups, per 1,000 officers over a year for police use of of BWCs on police use of force, civilian complaints, and officer discretion (as measured by arrests for disorderly conduct). Evaluating the impact of police officer body-worn cameras (US Dep ./cache/work_bnqnlu6hm5hwjhdwqvu4y3b4tu.pdf ./txt/work_bnqnlu6hm5hwjhdwqvu4y3b4tu.txt