Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation

Objective

Program goal(s) name: Improve usefulness of body worn camera information as evidence and the safety of officers Program goal(s) description: Improve documentation of public encounters, operational effectiveness and safety of law enforcement and correctional personnel, evidentiary documentation, and prosecutorial outcomes. Program objective(s) name: Support Law Enforcement Program objective description: Support law enforcement, prosecutorial, and correctional agencies seeking to establish, expand, or enhance comprehensive Body-Worn Camera (BWC) programs and have specified plans to implement this technology in a manner that maximizes the benefits of BWCs in that agency setting.

Who Can Apply

• Other

Who Benefits

• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Quasi-public nonprofit organization
• Other private institution/organization
• Native American Organizations
• State
• Local
• Public nonprofit institution/organization
• Other public institution/organization
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments

Beneficiaries are the criminal justice agencies involved in a BWC program deployment and the communities involved.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement
• Grant

Program Contact

deborah.meader@usdoj.gov
202-598-3172