Police Body-Worn Cameras: Media and the New Discourse of Police Reform - Paperback

by Christopher J. Schneider (Author), Erick Laming (Author)

Focusing on discourses surrounding the introduction and use of body-worn cameras, this book contends that the principal catalyst for equipping front-line officers with cameras is linked to media narratives concerning beliefs about their effectiveness in bringing about police reform.

Author Biography

Christopher J. Schneider is a professor of sociology at Brandon University.

Erick Laming is an assistant professor of criminology in the Department of Sociology at Trent University.