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The article “Doing Policing ‘by the Book’: Police Officers’ Perceptions of Body-Worn Cameras on Accountability” by Carol A. Archbold, Myungwoo Lee, and Jackson C. T. Archbold, published in Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice (Volume 19, 2025), examines how police officers perceive body-worn cameras (BWCs) as tools for enhancing accountability. Drawing on the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing report, which identifies several potential benefits of BWC adoption (most notably their role in strengthening accountability) the authors note that while BWCs have become synonymous with police accountability over the past decade, limited research has explored officers’ own views on this relationship.

Using survey data, the study investigates the connection between officers’ perceptions of BWCs as accountability mechanisms and their views on the technology’s impact on policies and procedures, training, supervision, and review (collectively referred to as the PTSR accountability framework) within their organizations. The research also assesses whether these perceptions changed after BWCs were implemented. Findings show that after one year of use, officers expressed stronger agreement that BWCs enhance accountability, and there is emerging evidence that they recognize the interconnections between elements of the PTSR framework and the broader organizational goal of accountability. 

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