The first expert and comprehensive analysis of the surprising impact of bodyworn cameras Following the tragic deaths of Eric Garner Michael Brown and others at the hands of police interest in bodyworn cameras for local state and federal law enforcement has skyrocketed. In Cops Cameras and Crisis Michael D. White and Aili Malm provide an uptodate analysis of this promising technology evaluating whether it can address todayamp8217s crisis in police legitimacy. Drawing on the latest research and insights from experts with field experience with policeworn body cameras White and Malm show the benefits and drawbacks of this technology for police departments police officers and members of the public. Ultimately they identifyamp8212and assessamp8212each claim weighing in on whether the specter of being amp8220caught on tapeamp8221 is capable of changing a criminal justice system desperately in need of reform. Cops Cameras and Crisis is a mustread for policymakers police leaders and activists interested in twentyfirstcentury policing.