CINCINNATI -- Representatives from 60 police departments from Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky got a look at the latest technology for officers, which includes cameras so small they can be tacked onto an officer's collar, sunglasses or cap.
Some departments in the country are already using the wearable cameras developed by Taser International. The cameras record video on an Android watch or an iPhone.
''If you don't have video of what happened you're relying on emotional accounts. Frequently, police say one thing people arrested say something different," Rick Smith, CEO of Taser International.
In the city of Rialto, California, officers have been wearing the cameras for a year and citizens complaints about use of force are down 88 percent.
But the cameras can be a tough sell to officers, who don't want their every move recorded.
Tom Streicher, the former Cincinnati police chief, has an answer for that.
''The officer who doesn't want to be recorded is the first officer you put the camera on," Streicher said.
He sees the video recorded by these cameras as a valuable training tool.
''I can be sitting in car with an I-pad and say lets take a look at what just happened I think maybe there is a better way to do business," Streicher said.
Several cities around the country have already placed orders for the cameras, including Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and Fort Worth.
Some departments in the country are already using the wearable cameras developed by Taser International. The cameras record video on an Android watch or an iPhone.
''If you don't have video of what happened you're relying on emotional accounts. Frequently, police say one thing people arrested say something different," Rick Smith, CEO of Taser International.
In the city of Rialto, California, officers have been wearing the cameras for a year and citizens complaints about use of force are down 88 percent.
But the cameras can be a tough sell to officers, who don't want their every move recorded.
Tom Streicher, the former Cincinnati police chief, has an answer for that.
''The officer who doesn't want to be recorded is the first officer you put the camera on," Streicher said.
He sees the video recorded by these cameras as a valuable training tool.
''I can be sitting in car with an I-pad and say lets take a look at what just happened I think maybe there is a better way to do business," Streicher said.
Several cities around the country have already placed orders for the cameras, including Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and Fort Worth.
