body camera
noun
variants
or less commonly body cam
or bodycam
: a video camera that is worn on clothing and used to continuously record activity in front of the wearer
Americans are deeply divided over race relations and police use of force. One thing they don't seem to be divided over, however, is support for police body cameras.—
Tom Knight
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The film, which received an Oscar nomination in January, uses footage from surveillance and police body cameras to examine the killing of Harith Augustus, a Black barber in Chicago who was shot by police on a city street.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
White Settlement police evicted three squirrels from a woman’s apartment April 1, body camera footage released by the department shows.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
At Monday's hearing, an attorney for Hackman's son and daughters highlighted the possible traumatic effects of releasing conversations about the deaths within police body camera videos.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2025
Blue and red lights from a fire truck, ambulance and police cars reflected off the snow lining the usually quiet suburban street as the chaotic scene played out, captured in body camera footage from Waterbury Police.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
White Settlement police evicted three squirrels from a woman’s apartment April 1, body camera footage released by the department shows.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
At Monday's hearing, an attorney for Hackman's son and daughters highlighted the possible traumatic effects of releasing conversations about the deaths within police body camera videos.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2025
Blue and red lights from a fire truck, ambulance and police cars reflected off the snow lining the usually quiet suburban street as the chaotic scene played out, captured in body camera footage from Waterbury Police.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Body camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20camera. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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