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D.C.: Department of Justice: Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November). https://bjs.ojp.gov/ content/pub/pdf/bwclea16.pdf 3 National Conference of State Legislatures. 2021. Body-worn camera laws database. Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures. (April). https://www.ncsl.org/ research/civil-and-criminal-justice/body-worn cameras-interactive-graphic.aspx 4 The White House. 2022. Fact Sheet: President Biden to sign historic executive order to advance effective, accountable policing and strengthen public safety. Washington, D.C.: The White House. (May). https://www.whitehouse.gov/ briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/25/ fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-historic-ex ecutive-order-to-advance-effective-accountable policing-and-strengthen-public-safety/ 5 Dan Brodie, Wes Kirkland, and Scott Kelly. 2020. Body-worn cameras in correctional settings. Body-worn camera training and technical assistance webinar. (January). https:// www.bwctta.com/tta/webinars/body-worn cameras-correctional-settings 6 Cunningham, Brittany C., Daniel S. Lawrence, Michael D. White, Bryce E. Peterson, James R. Coldren Jr., Jennifer Lafferty, and Keri Richardson. 2023. A randomized controlled trial of the impact of body-worn cameras in the Loudoun County, VA, Adult Detention Center. Final Research Report. Arlington, VA: CNA Corporation. (June). https://www.ojp.gov/ pdffiles1/nij/grants/307338.pdf 7 Andrew Welsh-Huggins. 2021. Prison systems adding body-worn cameras to security plans. Courthouse News Service. (October). https://www. courthousenews.com/prison-systems-adding body-worn-cameras-to-security-plans/ 8 National Institute of Justice. 2018. A study on the impact of body-worn cameras on inmate misconduct in the Loudoun County, VA Adult Detention Center. Washington, D.C.: Department of Justice: National Institute of Justice. (September). https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/ awards/2018-75-cx-0019 9 National Institute of Justice. 2022. Research on body-worn cameras and law enforcement. Washington, D.C.: Department of Justice: National Institute of Justice. (January). https:// nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/research-body-worn cameras-and-law-enforcement 10 Crime Solutions. 2022. Practice profile: Body-worn cameras’ effects on police officer behavior. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Justice. (January). https://crimesolutions. ojp.gov/ratedpractices/122; and Cynthia Lum, Christopher S. Koper, David B. Wilson, Megan Stoltz, Michael Goodier, Elizabeth Eggins, Angela Higginson, and Lorraine Mazerolle.

18 See Daniel S. Lawrence, Bryce E. Peterson, Michael D. White, Brittany C. Cunningham, and James R. Coldren Jr. 2024. Effects of correctional body-worn cameras on responses to resistance: A randomized controlled trial in a jail setting. Justice Quarterly : 1–23. (March). https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2024.232 7301. For more information on this analysis, see Lawrence, Daniel S., Bryce E. Peterson, Michael D. White, Brittany C. Cunningham, and James R. Coldren Jr. 2023. Can body-worn cameras reduce injuries during response-to resistance events in a jail setting? Results from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Criminal Justice, 88. (September). https://doi. org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2023.102111 19 Researchers note this may be a generally low number of RTR events in the 12-month study period when compared to other facilities. 20 Outcomes were compared using negative binomial regression. 21 All costs reflect 2020 dollars and do not account for current inflation rates. 22 For more information on this analysis, see Peterson, Bryce E., Michael D. White, Brittany C. Cunningham, Daniel S. Lawrence, Jennifer Lafferty, and James Coldren. 2023. Body-worn cameras in a correctional setting: Assessing jail deputy attitudes before, during, and after implementation. Justice Evaluation Journal , 7(1): 104–125. (August). https://doi.org/10.1080/2475 1979.2023.2244039 23 For more information on this analysis, see Cunningham, Brittany C., Bryce E. Peterson, Daniel S. Lawrence, Michael D. White, James R. Coldren, Jr., Jennifer Lafferty, and Keri Richardson. 2023. Comparing the uses and benefits of stationary cameras versus body-worn cameras in a local jail setting. Arlington, VA: CNA Corporation. (September). https://www.cna.org/reports/2023/10/Station ary-Cameras-vs-Body-Worn-Cameras-in-a Local-Jail.pdf 24 National institute of Justice. 2024. Examining the impacts of body-worn cameras on correctional culture, climate, and the well-being of staff and incarcerated persons. Washington, D.C.: Department of Justice: National Institute of Justice. (January). https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/ awards/15pnij-23-gg-06102-fsax

2020. Body-worn cameras’ effects on police officers and citizen behavior: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 16(3): 1-40. (September). https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1112 11 Brittany C. Cunningham, Daniel S. Lawrence, Michael D. White, Bryce E. Peterson, James R. Coldren Jr., Jennifer Lafferty, and Keri Richardson. 2023. A randomized controlled trial of the impact of body-worn cameras in the Loudoun County, VA, Adult Detention Center. Final Research Report. Arlington, VA: CNA Corporation. (June). https://www.ojp.gov/ pdffiles1/nij/grants/307338.pdf 12 Neil Beales and Leigh Marsh. 2016. On body cameras in prison. Practice: The New Zealand Corrections Journal, 4(1): 39-41. (August); Shannon Dodd, Emma Antrobus, and Michelle Sydes. 2020. Cameras in corrections: Exploring the views of correctional officers on the introduction of body-worn cameras in prisons. Criminal Justice and Behavior , 47(9): 1190-1208. (August). https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854820942288; and Michelle Sydes, Shannon Dodd, and Emma Antrobus. 2022. Body cameras behind bars: Exploring correctional officers’ feelings of safety with body-worn cameras. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 22(2): 323-342. (September). https://doi. org/10.1177/1748895820959125 13 Michelle Sydes, Shannon Dodd, and Emma Antrobus. 2022. Body cameras behind bars: Exploring correctional officers’ feelings of safety with body-worn cameras. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 22(2): 323-342. (September). https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895820959125 14 Shannon Dodd, Emma Antrobus, and Michelle Sydes. 2020. Cameras in corrections: Exploring the views of correctional officers on the introduction of body-worn cameras in prisons. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 47(9): 1190-1208. (August). https://doi. org/10.1177/0093854820942288 15 See the following final research report for additional information on study setting, research design, methods, and outcomes: Brittany C. Cunningham, Brittany C., Daniel S. Lawrence, Michael D. White, Bryce E. Peterson, James R. Coldren Jr., Jennifer Lafferty, and Keri Richardson. 2023. A randomized controlled trial of the impact of body-worn cameras in the Loudoun County, VA, Adult Detention Center. Final Research Report. Arlington, VA: CNA Corporation. (June). https://www.ojp.gov/ pdffiles1/nij/grants/307338.pdf 16 Response-to-resistance events are those where residents resisted deputies in any way. 17 Kristofer Bret Bucklen. Randomized controlled trials in correctional settings. Washington, D.C.: Department of Justice: National Institute of Justice. https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/ran domized-controlled-trials-correctional-settings

Kyleigh Clark-Moorman, Ph.D., is a social science research analyst at the National Institute of Justice. Dr. Clark-Moorman supports research on corrections.

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