Did you know this fact about police officers wearing cameras?

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9. Success rate

One indication would be whether the "success" rate for those that were filed changed. If the same number of complaints were found to be valid, despite the overall drop in complaints, it suggests that there were alot of unfounded complaints. i.e. the cops behavior hadn't changed but the reporting became more justified. Alternately, if the number of successful events rose, even though the total number of complaints dropped, it would suggest that the cops were now not getting away with their behaviors, but they hadn't learned to change yet.

Now, if the number of valid complaints dropped AND the number of complaints overall dropped, it suggest that the cops had either changed their behavior, OR they were actually helping defend the cops against unwarranted charges. One indication might be which had dropped more, the number of complaints, or the number of valid charges.

Personally, I agree with another poster which is everyone should be recording these exchanges, from both sides. It would probably make everyone behave a little better, even if just a little. Over all though one would think the police would be all for this. If it is dropping the number of complaints (valid or otherwise), how is that not a good thing, unless it is because the police are changing their behaviors.