Policies that govern the use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by police vary widely between American cities. However, it is currently unclear whether citizen preferences for these policies vary in a similar manner. More specifically, do BWC policies reflect citizen preferences or are existing policies disfavored by a majority of the public? To investigate these questions, we randomly sampled 1000 respondents for each of the three representative metropolitan areas, Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; and Charlotte, NC, in addition to a further 1000 Americans across the country to inquire about policy preferences. We found that most respondents prefer the BWC policies recommended by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to those currently implemented in their regional police departments. In other words, elements of the BWC policies in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Charlotte do not reflect residents’ preferences.

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警察随身携带的相机政策是民主的缺陷？比较公众对备选政策的支持

管理警察使用随身携带相机 (BWC) 的政策在美国城市之间差异很大。然而，目前尚不清楚公民对这些政策的偏好是否以类似的方式变化。更具体地说，《生物武器公约》政策是否反映了公民的偏好，或者现有政策是否受到大多数公众的反对？为了调查这些问题，我们随机抽取了 1000 名受访者，分别针对加利福尼亚州洛杉矶三个具有代表性的大都市区；华盛顿州西雅图市; 和北卡罗来纳州夏洛特，以及全国另外 1000 名美国人询问政策偏好。我们发现，大多数受访者更喜欢美国公民自由联盟 (ACLU) 推荐的 BWC 政策，而不是目前在其地区警察部门实施的政策。换句话说，洛杉矶、西雅图的 BWC 政策的要素，