Body worn video (police equipment) prepared for the United States Department of Justice in 2016 is that body worn cameras "are cameras with at least one microphone and internal data storage, and allow audio/video footage to be stored and analyzed with compatible software. The cameras are typically located on the police officer's chest or head". Wearable cameras are often utilized by law enforcement to record their interactions with the public or gather video evidence at crime scenes. Current body cameras are much lighter and smaller than the first experiments with wearable cameras as early as 1998. There are several types of body cameras made by
Body worn video (police equipment) years, for instance at large football games or demonstrations. The police in Stockholm announced to start using body cameras from the summer of 2017. The cameras will be used in two suburbs of Stockholm to ease the pressure on police staff and to increase clear-up rates. In total, 300 body cameras will be used in areas such as Rinkeby and Botkyrka. According to the co-ordinator of the project, officers in Rinkeby are met with quite a lot of violence and threats during interventions. The project is part of a pilot project within the national police camera project. Earlier trials with