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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Officers with the Sandy Springs Police Department arrived May 9 to find the animal with one of its back legs caught between the bars, according to police body camera video posted on the department’s Facebook page.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Video — from both a bystander and the deputies’ body cameras — shows Kirk rushed toward her and reached for her arm, seemingly in an attempt to take the phone.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
During the trial Wednesday, jurors considered video footage of the incident, including from police body cameras and patrol cars and videos captured by Allen’s brothers.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2025
One of the body cameras showed details from after the shooting.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Video — from both a bystander and the deputies’ body cameras — shows Kirk rushed toward her and reached for her arm, seemingly in an attempt to take the phone.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
During the trial Wednesday, jurors considered video footage of the incident, including from police body cameras and patrol cars and videos captured by Allen’s brothers.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2025
One of the body cameras showed details from after the shooting.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
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“Body camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20camera. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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