Universities Urged to Use Body-Worn Cameras for Police

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities is encouraging its 237 member institutions to equip its campus police departments with body-worn cameras — or at least test the technology. The organization released a policy brief on body-worn cameras Thursday, pointing to research that suggests the cameras increase police accountability and transparency, and raising awareness about issues related to cost, privacy and data management, among others. Body-worn cameras are already in use at several campus police departments across the country.