lindsey miller, senior research associate police executive research forum washington, d.c. president and ceo of the conference on civil rights and human rights, washington, d.c. and jarrod brudler, south carolina sheriff's association from columbia, south carolina. welcome to you all, and we'll start with ms. miller and just move across the panel. >> good afternoon, and thank you, chairman graham and members of the committee for the opportunity to speak about the issue of body worn cameras. i'm lindsey miller with the police executive research forum, which is an independent, nonprofit research organization that focuses on critical issues and policing. our work on body cameras began in 2013. when we partnered with the office of community oriented policing services to research the use of body cameras and police agencies. last september, released a publication that examines the benefits of body cameras and considerations for implementation. the report also provides a set of 33 comprehensive policy recommendations that reflect promising practices and lessons learned. so today,

lindsey miller, senior research associate police executive research forum washington, d.c. president and ceo of the conference on civil rights and human rights, washington, d.c. and jarrod brudler, south carolina sheriff's association from columbia, south carolina. welcome to you all, and we'll start with ms. miller and just move across the panel. >> good afternoon, and thank you, chairman graham and members of the committee for the opportunity to speak about the issue of body worn cameras. i'm lindsey miller with the police executive research forum, which is an independent, nonprofit research organization that focuses on critical issues and policing. our work on body cameras began in 2013. when we partnered with the office of community oriented policing services to research the use of body cameras and police agencies. last september, released a publication that examines the benefits of body cameras and considerations for implementation. the report also provides a set of 33 comprehensive policy recommendations that reflect promising practices and lessons learned. so today,

lindsey miller, senior research associate police executive research forum washington, d.c.president and ceo of the conference on civil rights and human rights washington, d.c. and jarrod brudler south carolina sheriff's association from columbia, south carolina. welcome to you all, and we'll start with ms. miller and just move across the panel. >> good afternoon, and thank you, chairman graham and members of the committee for the opportunity to speak about the issue of body worn cameras. i'm lindsey miller with the police executive research forum which is an independent, nonprofit research organization that focuses on critical issues and policing. our work on body cameras began in 2013. when we partnered with the office of community oriented policing services to research the use of body cameras and police agencies. last september, released a publication that examines the benefits of body cameras and considerations for implementation. the report also provides a set of 33 comprehensive policy recommendations that reflect promising practices and lessons learned. so today i'm j