The U.S. Interior Department has announced police officers for several federal agencies will wear body cameras while on the job. New policies aim to reduce no-knock warrants and the use of excessive force, which have eroded public trust of law enforcement.
The U.S. Interior Department has launched a set of new policies that would require thousands of law enforcement officers to wear body cameras, ensures the release of footage in some critical incidents and restricts the use of so-called no-knock warrants
The body cam policy includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service.