CNW/ - Starting November 18, frontline RCMP officers, at select detachments, across Canada will start to wear body-worn cameras. Audio and video captured on body-worn cameras will be uploaded and maintained on a secure digital evidence management system.

The RCMP will begin its roll out of body-worn cameras next week, with nearly the entire force nationally expected to be using the devices a year from now. “Body-worn video provides increased transparency while also providing a firsthand view of what a police officer encounters,