1st Police Body-Worn Cameras For Scotland

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1st Police Body-Worn Cameras For Scotland

Strathclyde police and council launch state of the art technology in the fight against crime.

Date - 21st April 2009
By - Strathclyde Police

Police and wardens in Strathclyde are to be equipped with state-of-the-art cameras in a groundbreaking initiative to fight crime. In a first for Scotland, both police officers and council wardens will wear body-mounted CCTV cameras to record...

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