Henry Porretto Body Cams and Remedy
Henry Porretto About.me Are Physical Cams the Remedy to Harmful Police Actions? In the wake of numerous police interactions that have been captured on video by bystanders, police departments and their personnel are facing greater scrutiny than ever before. In an effort to enhance community policing and to establish accountability among departments and officers , many police departments across the country have adopted "body cams", or small video-recording devices that record every minute of an officer's shift on patrol. Are body cams the solution to a growing police-perception crisis? Or are other methods of policing a better solution? On this subject, experts do not agree. Over a decorated 30 year career in law enforcement, Chief Henry Porretto, former Chief of Police for the Galveston Police Department and a consultant for Texas law enforcement agencies, believes that peer intervention is a better solution. Here's why. The Blue Code For decades, police