body camera
noun
variants
or less commonly body cam
or bodycam
: a video camera that is worn on clothing and used to continuously record activity in front of the wearer
Americans are deeply divided over race relations and police use of force. One thing they don't seem to be divided over, however, is support for police body cameras.—
Tom Knight
Tom KnightExamples of body camera in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The department did not start wearing body cameras until a few months after Kizzee’s death.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office does not have a standard practice for releasing body camera footage of incidents in which officers use deadly force.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
The Sheriff’s Office released an edited 23-minute video of the incident that includes body camera video, audio recordings of 911 calls and a narration from Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
The whole incident was filmed on the officers’ body cameras.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2024
Police are still reviewing body camera footage that hasn’t been released to the public and putting together their own precise timeline, CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings said this week.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
The shooting was captured on the officer’s body camera, which was handed over to the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
—Andrés R. Martínez, New York Times, 3 May 2024
The officers fired seven shots, striking Sullivan four times in a shooting caught on one officer’s body camera, according to the plaintiff’s attorney’s.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The interaction was caught on camera by both a bystander and the cop’s body camera.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office does not have a standard practice for releasing body camera footage of incidents in which officers use deadly force.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
The Sheriff’s Office released an edited 23-minute video of the incident that includes body camera video, audio recordings of 911 calls and a narration from Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
The whole incident was filmed on the officers’ body cameras.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2024
Police are still reviewing body camera footage that hasn’t been released to the public and putting together their own precise timeline, CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings said this week.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
The shooting was captured on the officer’s body camera, which was handed over to the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
—Andrés R. Martínez, New York Times, 3 May 2024
The officers fired seven shots, striking Sullivan four times in a shooting caught on one officer’s body camera, according to the plaintiff’s attorney’s.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The interaction was caught on camera by both a bystander and the cop’s body camera.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
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“Body camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20camera. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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