Body-worn cameras will become mandatory for all police officers in Alberta, the provincial government announced Tuesday.
Mike Ellis, minister of public safety and emergency services, said the cameras will increase public trust in policing and help police review interactions.
“By documenting the behaviour of the police in public, collecting better evidence, and improving our approach to resolving complex complaints during investigations, [body-worn cameras] represent an objective measure to show what occurs in the moment,” Ellis told a news conference.
The ministry will work with law enforcement agency partners on funding and logistics. A committee of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police (AACP) will be
