Police body-worn cameras (BWC) have become the latest technological device introduced to policing on a wave of panacean promises. Recent research has reported the perspectives of police officers, police management, and the general public, but there have been no studies examining the views of police arrestees. Remedying this significant omission, this article presents findings generated from interviews with 907 individuals shortly after their arrest. Overall, we report a strong in principle support for police body-worn cameras amongst this cohort, particularly if the cameras can be operated impartially. The findings are organised into a trilogy of prominent and interrelated concerns voiced by the police detainees, namely the potential for the manipulation, modification, and misrepresentation of events captured by police body-worn cameras. The findings are discussed in a broader context of the “new visibility” of police encounters and contribute much needed findings to understand the culturally specific ways in which different publics experience and respond to visual surveillance.

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关闭记录？被捕者担心警察佩戴的摄像机镜头的操纵，修改和失实陈述

警察佩戴的摄像头（BWC）已成为在一波灵丹妙药承诺中用于治安的最新技术设备。最近的研究报告了警务人员，警察管理人员和普通民众的观点，但是还没有研究检查警察被捕者的观点。为弥补这一重大遗漏，本文介绍了被捕后不久对907个人进行的采访所产生的发现。总体而言，我们报告称，在此队列中，原则上对警察的随身摄像机提供了强有力的支持，尤其是如果摄像机可以公正地操作的话。调查结果被组织成三部曲，由警方在押人员表达了突出而又相互关联的关注点，即操纵，修改和歪曲由警察佩戴的摄像机捕获的事件的可能性。