Some 48 devices are being bought by Merseyside's Police Commissioner Jane Kennedy to help tackle hate crime. The semi-covert video cameras, which look like large name-badges, are intended to support victims of racial abuse. The cameras will capture evidence to help prosecute offenders.
The commissioner is also buying 100 personal safety devices for use by high-risk victims of domestic abuse, harassment and stalking. (more)
Spy Badges Gain Traction...
HIGHLY trained officers keeping the peace during G20 will wear tiny, spy-like cameras – the first to be issued by the Queensland Police Service.
The lightweight, miniature video cameras will be clipped to officers’ uniforms to record potential evidence during November’s summit.
The Courier-Mail can reveal 70 high-definition cameras will be used by frontline police. (more)
