{"id":59697,"date":"2014-12-21T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=59697"},"modified":"2014-12-20T13:46:47","modified_gmt":"2014-12-20T18:46:47","slug":"university-police-first-area-officers-equipped-with-body-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=59697","title":{"rendered":"University Police First Area Officers Equipped with Body Cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"P-21-2014<\/a>A body camera worn by New York State University Police at Morrisville State.<\/em><\/p>\n

Morrisville State College News<\/p>\n

(Morrisville, NY \u2013 Dec. 2014) University Police at Morrisville State College have adopted new technology that is augmenting the force. The department recently purchased 12 body-worn video cameras, devices that capture actions, statements and record officers\u2019 encounters with citizens and suspects.<\/p>\n

They are the first local police agency to add the sophisticated equipment to their arsenal, according to Enrico D\u2019Alessandro, New York State University Police Chief at Morrisville State.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new, special application is a force multiplier for us, further enhancing our department,\u201d D\u2019Alessandro said.<\/p>\n

The cameras provide an electronic eyewitness in the form of a video, aiding in gathering evidence. They also decrease paperwork, as suspects are more likely to confess to crimes if officers capture the incident on video.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes our job a lot easier in cases that would normally involve lengthy judicial or court hearings,\u201d D\u2019Alessandro said.<\/p>\n

The compact device has become a standard piece of equipment for officers on the college\u2019s 10-member force. The device, which clips onto officers\u2019 body armor, is worn at all times. At the end of each officer\u2019s shift, the camera and charger are placed on a docking station to recharge.<\/p>\n

The videos are stored off-campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe video gets uploaded to a special place,\u201d D\u2019Alessandro said. \u201cIt is never touched by officers and is secured at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"P-21-2014<\/a>Instituted in September, the cameras have already proven their worth.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have been more than beneficial to us,\u201d D\u2019Alessandro said. \u201cWe are ahead of the curve in purchasing them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morrisville State College University Police, in conjunction with the Madison County District Attorney\u2019s Office, will hold informational, training sessions for Madison County law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A body camera worn by New York State University Police at Morrisville State. Morrisville State College News (Morrisville, NY \u2013 Dec. 2014) University Police at Morrisville State College have adopted new technology that is augmenting the force. The department recently purchased 12 body-worn video cameras, devices that capture actions, statements and record officers\u2019 encounters with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-fwR","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/P-21-2014-mccmc-MSC-2.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/59698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}