Stories Related to Less Than Half Of Nj Police Departments Use Body Cameras Despite More Calls For Transparency

NorthJersey.com, Asbury Park Press
Fri, 09/25/2020 - 4:21am

A survey released today showed that less than half of the NJ's 537 law enforcement agencies give body cameras to some or all of their officers.

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