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In a 1  page APA formatted MS Word document, answer the following question(s):Police officers

In a 1  page APA formatted MS Word document, answer the following question(s):
Police officers are now wearing a type of body camera on their uniforms and, in some cases, also equipping stun guns with cameras. Janesville, Wisconsin, police record all interactions with residents. “The video cameras are about the size of a Bic lighter and clip onto an officer’s uniform.” They turn off and on by touch and are “downloaded at the end of the shift or on to laptops immediately after an incident.”
Police officers in Janesville have found the tiny video cameras to be particularly useful for the arrest of intoxicated drivers. “It’s hard to write notes about a field sobriety test when you have to watch someone attempt the test and count the number of steps he or she is taking. In the past, officers had to juggle a flashlight and a clipboard while never taking their eyes off the suspected drunk driver.”
In the wake of high-profile and lethal police shootings of citizens in Missouri and New York in 2014, President Barack Obama convened the Task Force on 21st Century Policing to explore ways to help repair public confidence in the nation’s police forces. The task force issued many justice-related recommendations, some of which pertain to technology. The task force stopped short of specifically recommending the use of body cameras on the police, calling it a complex issue and noting the difficulties in implementing it. In addition, the task force acknowledged that there is a difficult balance involving monitoring the police, protecting privacy rights of citizens, and the temptation to rely too heavily on the video as a source of infallible information. Obama himself cautioned that cameras would not be a “panacea.”
The hope of many is that the cameras will serve a tempering influence on the police. In any case, the use of body cameras is likely to continue to increase. As it does, each state will have to grapple with the fine points of using such monitoring devices. According to Wisconsin statutes, police are not required to inform a person that they are recording an interview or a traffic stop. Yet other departments have specifically established policies and procedures dictating what officers must and must not do when operating body cameras.
Should police officers be required to use tiny video cameras to record actions of all persons they encounter? Why or why not?
Do you believe public knowledge that police are recording all interactions with the public has an effect on police–citizen interactions? If so, explain.
Under what circumstances should officers be required or allowed to turn cameras off?