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Can Technology Prevent Another Ferguson?
Document Type
Editorial
Language
English (en)
Publication Date
2014
Publication Title
CNN
Abstract
In my home town of St. Louis, a petition has gained traction calling for police to wear body cameras that capture everything in front of them while they are doing their jobs. This would be just a step beyond the idea of putting dashboard cameras on all police cars, which some police agencies around the country have started doing. The reasoning goes that with these cameras, we might deter police misconduct and get better answers to disputed questions like what happened in the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson.
Keywords
Ferguson, Police Cameras, Surveillance, Privacy, Law Enforcement, Civil Liberties, Digital Rights, Public Safety, Body Cameras, Legal Accountability
Publication Citation
Neil M. Richards, Can Technology Prevent Another Ferguson?, CNN (Sep. 2, 2014), https://www.cnn.com/2014/09/02/opinion/richards-ferguson-cameras/index.html
Repository Citation
Richards, Neil M., "Can Technology Prevent Another Ferguson?" (2014). Scholarship@WashULaw. 601.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/601