Oklahoma City police will take part in a pilot program in which officers will wear body cameras.
Police Chief Bill Citty says 100 cameras will be used by officers on patrol for one year. The program will then be evaluated to determine if an how the cameras would be used by all the city's officers.
The cameras are worn on a patrol officer's body and the officer turns the camera on during an encounter such as a traffic stop or an investigation. The video is then stored as evidence.
The cost of the program is estimated at $405,000 with about $74,000 for cameras and hardware and the remainder to pay the salaries of four new employees to manage the program and data storage costs.
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