police cameras

Police departments at all four Rutgers University campuses will be employing body cameras once the fall semester begins.

A law requiring all new police vehicles in New Jersey to be equipped with cameras was struck down by a state panel Wednesday that ruled it didn't include enough money for towns to implement the requirement.

State legislators around the country are pushing to make it much harder for the public to obtain police officer body camera videos, undermining their promise as a tool people can use to hold law enforcement accountable.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Spurred by the Ferguson, Missouri shooting, President Barack Obama is calling for $75 million in federal spending to get 50,000 more police to wear body cameras that record their interactions with civilians. However, Obama is not seeking to pull back federal programs that provide military-style equipment to local law enforcement.

In Part 1 of a week-long series, “Technology and police departments,” we take a look at the impact technology is having on police departments throughout New Jersey.

The State Senate Budget Committee has approved a measure that would require video and audio cameras to be placed in certain police cruisers, setting the stage for a vote in the full Upper House.