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Review
. 2020 Sep 9;16(3):e1112.
doi: 10.1002/cl2.1112. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Body-worn cameras' effects on police officers and citizen behavior: A systematic review

Cynthia Lum  1 , Christopher S Koper  1 , David B Wilson  1 , Megan Stoltz  1 , Michael Goodier  1 , Elizabeth Eggins  2 , Angela Higginson  3 , Lorraine Mazerolle  2
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Body-worn cameras' effects on police officers and citizen behavior: A systematic review

Cynthia Lum et al. Campbell Syst Rev. .

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests. None of the authors are researchers on any evaluation study of BWCs examined in this review. None of the authors are, or have been, consultants, employees, or grant recipients for technology companies that produce and sell BWCs or related technologies, nor are they invested in government organizations supporting the use of BWCs.

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Meta‐analysis results of Body‐worn cameras (BWCs) and use of force
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Meta‐analysis results of Body‐worn cameras (BWCs) and complaints
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Meta‐analysis results of body‐worn cameras (BWCs) and assaults against officers/officer injuries and resistance against officers
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Meta‐analysis results of body‐worn cameras (BWCs) on arrests
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Meta‐analysis results of body‐worn cameras (BWCs) and officer‐initiated calls for service
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Meta‐analysis results of body‐worn cameras (BWCs) and traffic stops or tickets
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Meta‐analysis results of body‐worn cameras (BWCs) and field interviews or stop and frisks
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Meta‐analysis results of body‐worn cameras (BWCs) on dispatched calls for service
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Summary of results
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Funnel plot: complaints
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Funnel plot: use of force
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