Rice University: Police Body Cameras Could Lead to More Drug Arrests, Says Baker Institute Expert
August 02, 2019
August 02, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 2 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Rice University issued the following news release:
Police body cameras could lead officers to make more arrests for minor offenses like drug possession, according to a drug policy expert at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 60% of local police departments and 49% of sheriffs' offices had fully implemented body-worn cameras by 2016. In cases of excessive u . . .
Police body cameras could lead officers to make more arrests for minor offenses like drug possession, according to a drug policy expert at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 60% of local police departments and 49% of sheriffs' offices had fully implemented body-worn cameras by 2016. In cases of excessive u . . .