DOJ to Require Federal Officers to Wear Body Cameras for Search and Arrest Warrants

DOJ to Require Federal Officers to Wear Body Cameras for Search and Arrest Warrants
A Los Angeles Police officer wears an on-body camera during a demonstration in Los Angele on Jan. 15, 2014. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
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The Department of Justice will require its federal officers to wear body cameras while carrying out search and arrest warrants, marking a shift from a long-standing policy that barred federal agents from wearing body cameras.

In a memorandum issued Monday (pdf), Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco directed multiple DOJ law enforcement agencies to develop policies that would mandate body cameras to be worn and activated by federal officers while they carry out pre-planned searches or arrests.