{"product_id":"police-body-worn-cameras-media-and-the-new-discourse-of-police-reform-paperback","title":"Police Body-Worn Cameras: Media and the New Discourse of Police Reform - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher J. Schneider\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErick Laming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on discourses surrounding the introduction and use of body-worn cameras, this book contends that the principal catalyst for equipping frontline officers with cameras is linked to media narratives concerning beliefs about their effectiveness in bringing about police reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough research testing the efficacy of body cameras is inconsistent, law enforcement agencies continue to adopt and use body-worn cameras on the premise that the technology will increase and enhance accountability and transparency. The authors argue that the police and public do not have shared definitions or expectations associated with the terms \u003cem\u003eaccountability\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003etransparency\u003c\/em\u003e, but that these ideas appear frequently across media narratives in relation to police reform. \u003cem\u003ePolice Body-Worn Cameras: Media and the New Discourse of Police Reform\u003c\/em\u003e details how the new discourse obfuscates the clashing expectations and goals of police and publics, ensuring that transparency and accountability remain aspirational public concepts with no enshrined legal or policy parameters that bolster the legitimacy of policing as an institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to scholars and students of criminology, sociology, media studies, and policing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher J. Schneider\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of sociology at Brandon University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErick Laming\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of criminology in the Department of Sociology at Trent University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47685789974749,"sku":"9781032587929","price":112.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/r01ZNouC8U9781032587929.webp?v=1782116850","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/police-body-worn-cameras-media-and-the-new-discourse-of-police-reform-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}