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Recorded justice
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Recorded justice
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a randomized controlled trial of the effect of body-worn cameras (BWCs) on police and citizens
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Demir
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Mustafa
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1974-
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Mustafa Demir
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Robert
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Braga
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Anthony
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internal member
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Brunson
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Rod K
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Ariel
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Barak
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Barak Ariel
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - Newark
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theses
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2016
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The perceived benefits of body-worn cameras (BWCs) are grounded in self-awareness theory, which argues that when people are aware that they are being watched, they modify their behavior, exhibit more socially-acceptable behavior, and cooperate more fully with the rules (Duval & Wicklund, 1972). BWCs also increase certainty (Ariel, 2013). Thus, BWCs have deterrent effect on those being watched since everything is recorded and can be used as evidence against them. It is argued that the use of BWCs is an excellent tool to help improve police and citizen behavior (Ramirez, 2014). However, so far, a rigorous study has not been conducted to investigate the effect of BWCs on police legitimacy, procedurally just policing, citizen behavior (compliance and cooperation) (White, 2014), trust and confidence in police, and satisfaction (Roy, 2014). This study, believed to be the first study of its kind in the literature, investigated the effect of using BWCs on police and citizens during traffic stops. More specifically, this study experimentally tested the impact of BWCs on police legitimacy, traffic police legitimacy, procedural justice, general compliance, specific compliance, cooperation, satisfaction, and citizen perceptions of police. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted. Drivers assigned randomly to the experimental group encountered traffic police officers wearing BWCs, whereas those assigned to the control group encountered traffic police officers not wearing a BWC. After the initial encounter, drivers were asked to participate in a survey. The sample size was 299 for the experimental group and 325 for the control group, with 624 participants in total. In addition, the data on complaints about traffic tickets were collected as external data. Both bivariate and multivariate analyses indicated that BWCs had a statistically significant positive impact on all outcomes. In addition, no complaints about traffic tickets were received from the drivers in the experimental group, whereas six complaints about traffic tickets were received from drivers in the control group during the study period. To conclude, BWCs have positive impact on the behavior of both police and drivers. Thus, a new policing strategy, “Recorded Just Policing,” should be implemented by police departments.
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Criminal Justice
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Police--Equipment and supplies
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Wearable video devices in police work
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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1 online resource (xi, 156 p. : ill.)
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by Mustafa Demir
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ETD doctoral
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Demir
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Mustafa
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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2016-05-31
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2018-05-31
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after May 31st, 2018.
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