But civil rights groups said that despite the lengthy process, the camera policy ignored critical feedback and fell short of its purpose. Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, a consulting firm that evaluates police body-camera policies on a range of measures, agreed. “Being the largest department in the country, they have the opportunity here to be leaders on policy,” Mr. Yu said. For instance, all 800 patrol officers in Denver and more than 2,600 in Washington wear cameras. But Mr. Charney, a lawyer for the Center for Constitutional Rights, said the lawyers in the Floyd case “vehemently disagree” with the monitor’s letter.

Source: New York Times April 16, 2017 23:03 UTC