News: Police vest in Sydney Now Equipped Camera

from : kaskus

One more innovative measures carried out by the Police State of New South Wales ( NSW ) , Australia . This time , the NSW police officers vest completes the field with a miniature camera .

This step , according to NSW Police Minister Stuart Ayres , intended to ensure the transparency of public events involving either for themselves or for members of the public officer concerned .

The program will cost about AUS $ 4 million to equip officers with vests mini camera . Every police officer in charge on the field will be required to wear the vest .

According to Ayres , the video footage of the vest is likely to be useful for the benefit of the trial court .



He added that the presence of the police camera is expected to make citizens think twice before doing something in his interactions with the police .

" The video camera is useful in combating crime , including allowing officers in the field to record the events that they face , " said Ayres .

" So far we see members of the community showed a different attitude in interacting with officers from the presence of the camera , " he added .

In addition , Sydney and in other cities in NSW , the use of camera-equipped vest also has been tested in Melbourne , Victoria .