The Argument For Dash Cams in All Police Cars
Summary
While the reasons can be political, legal, financial, or technical, police forces that fail to adopt this technology are missing an essential tool for deterring and investigating crime. Many commercial businesses have already seen significant ROI from employing fleet dash cam technology, and budget-stretched police departments are under the same pressures to drive cost savings and improve performance. Further, the footage captured can be invaluable in maintaining and improving police standards, with video analysis providing useful insights into disciplinary issues and training needs. This can not only provide significant savings in administrative and legal costs, but it also ensures the public image of the department is preserved by preventing negative media attention. Additionally, for driver-training managers, vehicle speed, G-Sensor, and GPS data can be paired with the accompanying video recordings to assess driver performance and design more effective training programs.