US federal agents escort a suspect at Reforma border crossing bridge in Ciudad Juarez. [Reuters]US law-enforcement agents will be required to wear body cameras when serving search and arrest warrants, the Justice Department said on Monday, adding a measure of accountability already required of many state and local police departments. Federal agents had previously been barred from wearing cameras, a policy that sometimes created tension during joint operations with state and local police. She also required federal agents be made aware of a policy implemented in October 2020 that permits state and local police to wear body cameras while serving in joint operations with the federal agencies. Before then, state and local police were required to turn off their cameras while working on joint operations with their federal counterparts, even when their own policies required cameras.

Source: Standard Digital June 08, 2021 01:30 UTC