The Conversation: Why ICE’s body camera policies make the videos unlikely to improve accountability and transparency

In Why ICE’s body camera policies make the videos unlikely to improve accountability and transparency for The Conversation, Stephanie Lessing cautions that the proposal to require Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to wear body cameras may not be the silver bullet. "For body cameras to function as transparency tools, wrongdoing would have to be consistently penalized, highlighting the consequences of noncompliance."

Her closing lines: "Body cameras will not deter violence committed by ICE agents unless policies clearly dictate their use. For body cameras to function as transparency and accountability tools, I believe wrongdoing would have to be swiftly and consistently penalized. This would highlight the consequences of noncompliance with body-worn camera policies."