Body Cameras for NYPD

New York Police Department, the largest city police force in the United States, has agreed to buy 1,000 body cameras. The move is part of a nationwide push to equip more police with the technology in response to a national outcry over the deaths of unarmed men at the hands of police in disputed circumstances. The city of more than 8.5 million people has around 34,500 uniformed police officers. New York police began a body-camera pilot program in December 2014, six months after the death of father-of-six Eric Garner in a police chokehold that sparked nationwide protests. The tiny, flat cameras look like pagers and can be clipped onto uniforms to record police interactions and activities in real time. The devices, which are far cheaper than dashboard cameras, are a relatively recent innovation in the United States but the New York agreement is likely to increase chances they will become standard equipment in coming years.