Haringey Police Start Using Body Worn Video

Haringey police started using Body Worn Video (BWV) cameras this week.

The Met hopes that the introduction of BWV will see the following benefits; 

• Increasing the use of technology within the criminal justice system for more efficient and effective justice for victims
• Greater transparency of policing; improving the investigation of complaints 
• Making stop and search more accountable to communities 
• Video captures events in a way that can't be represented on paper 
• Offenders are more likely to plead guilty, if they know they have been recorded; potentially speeding up the criminal justice process

The police say that BWV will be incident specific and will not be used to indiscriminately record Londoners.

Haringey Police are looking to gauge feedback from the public and London’s communities about their feelings around BWV.

You can add comments to this thread or give your feedback and/or comments to:

Melanie Hughes - PC 276YR 
Community and Youth Engagement – Probationer Support -  Haringey BOCU – Territorial Policing 
Metropolitan Police Service 
Tel 0203 276 0116 | Metphone 710116 | Email: melanie.hughes@met.police.uk 
First Floor, Quicksilver Patrol Base, Western Road, Wood Green, London. N22 6UH 

More information on the use of BWV and how the footage is managed can be found at www.met.police.uk/BWV.