[New post] Justice Department awards $23 million for police body camera programs

sskarthik posted: "Following President Obama's announcement of a police body camera program in May, the Justice Department has awarded $23.2 million to police departments across the country. Of that money, $19.3 million will go toward purchasing cameras, $2 million wil" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Justice Department awards $23 million for police body camera programs by sskarthik Following President Obama's announcement of a police body camera program in May, the Justice Department has awarded $23.2 million to police departments across the country. Of that money, $19.3 million will go toward purchasing cameras, $2 million will go to training and tech assistance, and $1.9 million to study the cameras' impact. The department says the money will be dispersed across 73 agencies in 32 states, part of a move to have 50,000 body cameras on officers across the country within three years. Read more... sskarthik | September 22, 2015 at 9:02 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3leD Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/22/justice-department-awards-23-million-for-police-body-camera-programs/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com