Award Date

5-1-2020

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Criminal Justice

First Committee Member

Joel Lieberman

Second Committee Member

Terance Miethe

Third Committee Member

William Sousa

Fourth Committee Member

Robert Futrell

Number of Pages

70

Abstract

This research study was designed to gain a better understanding of the potential impacts a body-worn camera can have on a witness reporting a crime to an officer. This study uses an online survey distributed through Qualtrics and asks participants to respond with their likelihood of reporting the crime they are prompted (such as property damage, DUI, drug sale, assault, and robbery) in the presence or absence of a body-camera, and the recording of their statement. The main concept that is being examined is whether there are potential negative consequences of body-cameras such as preventing witnesses from coming forward because they do not want to be recorded. Participants are also asked about their opinions on police legitimacy, police effectiveness, and privacy concerns regarding body-worn cameras. The study consists of 323 respondents, and this sample is gained from Mechanical Turk.

Keywords

Body-worn camera; Witness to crime; Police legitimacy; Police effectiveness; Privacy concerns

Disciplines

Criminology | Criminology and Criminal Justice

File Format

pdf

File Size

0.709 MB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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