The three approach types are ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is when you have chosen your approach which is the tone of the paper. Pathos is when you have your emotional appeal for your paper. This to me is the most important part of the paper. Logo is your source or logic providing evidence of your rebuttal.
I have rephrased my thesis statement. My thesis is a number of cities across the United States have made it a requirement for their departments to use body cameras, is this a good solution?
My first claim:
• Body cams have the potential to provide more accurate evidence and depiction of the moment of police incidents.
• Body cams should be worn while on duty to ensure incidents are document for all cases.
• Body cams will make it so
A fairly common recommendation for reducing police misconduct to increase use of body cameras. By recording police-citizen encounters, police supervisors, judges, reporters, and others can get objective evidence of what happened instead of self serving hearsay. Body cameras have been the talk of many police departments among the United States. But not everyone has tried it out or used it yet, as we can see. Body cameras should be used because citizens are being innocently killed by police, officers are being falsely accused of wrongdoing, and it allows for physical proof of evidence.
Secondly, police officers should be required to use body cameras because the body cameras will help to
As we stare at society today we all know what changes have been made, what challenges we have been facing as well as what’s to come in our near future. Some may be blind to what’s really going on while others are just heartless to any situation. In recent news channels and articles the main topics are on police/citizen interaction. These interactions have been going on for many years but now that society has changed and people are finding their voices its coming to light. From cries of excessive police use of force, racial profiling, and repeated reports of police misconduct, there has to be a way to improve the relationship. Now with the new body worn cameras being imputed, this should
An argument against the use of body cams is that the police may not comply with policies, and only record at certain times. In his article “POLICE BODY-MOUNTED CAMERAS: WITH RIGHT POLICIES IN PLACE, A WIN FOR ALL”, Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst with the ACLU,
In a case highlighted by The police staff an Arizona police officer had a confrontation one day on the job that ended up in a fight with the individual that he confronted. The bystanders videoed the fight but not the whole confrontation. Later on the video taken by the bystanders became viral and put the officer in a bad light with the public for using force with the person he confronted, but luckily for him he was wearing a body-worn camera that was issued to him. The video on his camera showed the whole confrontation and cleared up all the questions and false judgments of the police officer that the public had put on him. This was just one of many instances that body cameras have helped recently since they have only been in use in some areas for a short period of time now. Body worn cameras are small, compact, as well as lightweight so they do not inconvenience the user. They have been used for many reasons by many different realms of people throughout the short time they have been in production. A few police departments around the country have started implementing the use of body cameras. The idea of having all police officers wearing body cameras is up in the air without any decision set in stone as of now. There are many different organizations doing research on the use of body cameras, and the effects they have both in the positive aspects and how they help and some of the negative properties that might be brought up by both police
duty to watch their every move because there have been to many cases where young men die
The Benefits of Body Cameras in the Police Force and How They Can Save Lives
First and foremost the use of body worn cameras in the Law enforcement is laudable, however cameras has its pros and cons. I have confidence in the use of body worn camera, but before this cams are made compulsory for all Law enforcement personnel they should be tested. The use of this system will bring transparency within the law enforcement agency, but it will do more harm than good both for the public and law enforcement agency.
Making it mandatory for law enforcement officers to have a body cam is not a new idea. In fact many police stations have been doing it for quite a while, but recently, due to some controversial events, many believe that it should be mandatory for every law enforcement officers to wear a body cam at all times. A poll that was taken a short while ago shows that 89% of people agreed that body cameras should be mandatory, but they are not. The reason that this is becoming a big issue is because many people have started to want complete transparency with law enforcement officers, and that is due to a few recent scandals. I chose to research this because it is a topic that I am not already biased about, so it should be easier for me to come to the right conclusion. I think that this topic is very important because it could set in motion quite a few changes in our law enforcement and justice systems. The primary question of my research is: should it be mandatory for law enforcement officers to have body cameras?
Thesis statement: Though some might argue that the wearing of body cameras violate privacy, in fact the use of the cameras will minimize violence, show accountability, and a human side of policing.
Although body-worn cameras already being a well-supported topic, there are still some unanswered questions such as when should a police officer turn their body-worn camera on or off (Kelsh, 2016). However, there is already an answer to this question, although it might differ per police department, and that is a good policy on body-worn cameras. There are many policies where the police officers are encouraged to only turn on their body-worn cameras when they are among the public (Baum, 2015). Failure to do so could land police officers in a great deal of
You have found some interesting points on body cameras in policing. This is a topic that most people do not realize is very complex. The simple face of slapping a camera on a police officer does not keep police accountable and does not just solve crimes. A lot of people need to work together to make the concept work and make the idea a complete reality. Without a complete cooperation, it would turn out to be just a publicity stunt.
As stated by T. Blauer, “Control the mind and you control the behavior”. This quote is relevant because it applies to the way people behave when they know they are being watched. Body cameras are small camcorders law enforcement officers wear with their uniform. Evidence given by body cameras can help defend an officer and his or her job. Citizens will also be benefitted and protected. As a result, officer behavior and work ethic can be refined. Despite the advantages of body cameras, opposition is at hand due to privacy concerns. Police officers should be required to wear body cameras to protect citizens and themselves.
The use of body cameras on police has been a recent technological improvement for police and society in the past couple years. The public never thought we would see any change like this for a long time. In recent years with all the protests on police brutality, departments thought it would be a necessity for police officers to wear one on their chest. Through the argument of whether or not police should wear cameras, I fully support that it is a necessity for police to wear body cameras to protect themselves and the community when police stop’s go wrong.
The controversy surrounded by the use of body cameras is a growing cause that has taken over the United States in recent years. Civilians, to police officers, even the President of the United States are calling for police officers to be held accountable for their actions. The first option chosen is body cameras. While some would say, body cameras are an invasion of privacy. Cameras should be worn to show the public the human side of an officer and provide evidence when no witnesses are available. As well as show the human side of police officers. In the following paragraphs, I will show you that body cameras are very useful and they should be worn by all law enforcement officers while on duty.