New Public Advocate analysis of electricity costs is really helpful for the campaign trail!
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Sam Pfeifle
@sampfeifle.bsky.social
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Candidate for Maine House of Representatives, District 104: samhouse104.com Plus: World Famous Grassholes and the Book Shop of Beverly Farms (@bfbookshop.bsky.social) and co-host of the "Four Books a Fortnight" podcast: pod.link/1594686894
![Are Body-Worn Cameras Effective?
According to the 2018 BJS report, the main reasons (about 80% each) that local police and sheriffs’ offices had acquired body-worn cameras were to improve officer safety, increase evidence quality, reduce civilian complaints, and reduce agency liability.
Research does not necessarily support the effectiveness of body-worn cameras in achieving those desired outcomes. A comprehensive review of 70 studies of body-worn cameras use found that the larger body of research on body-worn cameras showed no consistent or no statistically significant effects.[3] This meta-analysis was rated by CrimeSolutions and resulted in a No Effects rating for the impact of body-worn cameras on use of force, assaults on officers, officer-initiated calls for service, arrests, traffic stops and tickets, and field interviews (i.e., stop and frisk). See Practice Profile: Body-Worn Cameras’ Effects on Police Officer Behavior. This profile is based on a meta-analysis published in 2020.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lmk5orwfdhmupxelrjvucqoh/bafkreielzqbguw4lhu57zvhzzdblmntkgnha4jep5i3rvxguj77zfe63gi)
