Topic of body cams emerges again at Regina police commissioners meeting
2022. 8. 31. 12:30ㆍ■ 국제/CANADA
Topic of body cams emerges again at Regina police commissioners meeting (msn.com)
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Topic of body cams emerges again at Regina police commissioners meeting
Brandon Harder - 5h ago
Whether or not Queen City cops should wear body-mounted cameras could become something of an “annual” question.
This Saskatoon StarPhoenix file photo shows a Saskatoon Police Service constable demonstrating one of the body-worn cameras to be worn as part of a pilot project launched in that city in April 2022.© Provided by Leader Post
That’s according to the city’s mayor and member of the city’s board of police commissioners Sandra Masters, who indicated to members of the media that she’s not yet sold on the idea as being right for Regina, right now.
“In some respects, it would appear hard to justify millions of dollars,” Masters said, pointing to statistics offered during Tuesday’s commissioners meeting held at Regina Police Service (RPS) headquarters.
Earlier, the city’s police chief told the commissioners that the force has “hundreds of thousands” of interactions with the public in a year. Last year, they received more than 100,000 calls for service, not including traffic stops. Over the year, roughly 100 public complaints were lodged, and “of those, under 10 per cent were substantiated,” Chief Evan Bray said.
In November, an RPS report put before commissioners indicated an equipment cost of around $1 million to equip 300 officers with cameras, and an annual operating cost of $1.2 million.
The mayor also spoke about resources being an issue for Regina police, and noted that the city was playing “catch up” with Saskatoon, which she pointed out has had a police plane for years.
During the meeting, Bray referenced comments made in June of 2020 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said body-worn cameras were something “we need to move forward with.”
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