Public weighing in on police body cameras

In 2015, the Colorado Springs Police Department won a grant to fund the purchase of body-worn cameras.

Since then they have asked residents to provide input through a survey aboutbody-worn cameras. Now the department has developed a draft policy governing the use of body-worn cameras and is seeking the community’s input regarding the policy.

We talked to Colorado Springs residents about some of their ideas. We found the feedback to be overwhelmingly positive. The big question is whether the cameras should be turned on all the time or only in certain situations.