Toronto police experiment with body cameras  Feb 21, 2014
Police forces in the U-S, Britain and Canada have experimented
with the use of body worn video cameras.  And they have the
support of civil libertarians.  Now, police in Toronto will roll
out a pilot project this year to test the use of body worn
cameras on all front-line officers.  A U-S study found that use
of force incidents dropped by as much as 60 percent when police
officers wore body cameras. In addition complaints against
police officers fell by nearly 90 percent.  Law enforcement
agencies across Canada are already experimenting with their use.
In addition to Toronto they've been tested in Edmonton,
Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver.  They were so successful in
Calgary that the city plans to expand the use of body cameras
across the force.  Toronto's deputy police chief Peter Sloly,
the research on the use of body cameras is fairly conclusive.
"It reduces complaints, because yes, it does affect the
officer's behavior. But it also affects the comm