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The Las Vegas Body-Worn Camera Experiment

Prepared remarks of NIJ Director David B. Muhlhausen delivered at a press event hosted by CNA.

November 27, 2017

Thank you, Sheriff Lombardo, and thank you all for being here today.

My name is David Muhlhausen and I am the director of the National Institute of Justice, or NIJ.

NIJ is the research, development, and evaluation arm of the Department of Justice. We fund research...

Primer on Body Worn Camera Technologies

Date Published
November 2016
Publication Type
Report (Technical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, May 2016

Date Published
May 2016
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Program/Project Description, Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, July/August 2015

Date Published
August 2015
Publication Type
Report (Technical), Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

Body Worn Cameras: Research Underway at NIJ

June 2015

Body worn camera technology has been at the forefront of the national discussion on policing. NIJ Director Nancy Rodriguez discusses how there is currently little science-based guidance to help for law enforcement officials decide whether and how to use body worn cameras in their jurisdictions. Rodriguez highlights how NIJ is supporting research, including projects in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, to evaluate the use and impact of body worn cameras.

TECHBeat, May/June 2014

Date Published
June 2014
Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored