‘Smile, you’re on camera!’ Police to get ‘head-cams’

Posted by Radimus on Jul 12, 2007

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Can’t we all just get along.  Cams mounted on police officers? “Stop or I’ll Shoot” has taken on a whole new meaning.

Police officers in the UK are to be given head-mouted video cameras to film incidents and arrests, the footage of which can then be used in evidence.

The Home Office is to give police £3 million to fund a nationahead caml roll-out of head cameras after regional trials proved they were successful in fighting crime, the Government has announced.

The move, announced by Minister of State for Police, Crime, Security and Counter-Terrorism Tony McNulty, comes after an evaluation of a pilot project in Plymouth by Devon and Cornwall Constabulary.

Notice they are using Archos devices.

Read more at: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23403984-details/’Smile%2C+you’re+on+camera!’+Police+to+get+’head-cams’/article.do

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