# Multimedia Multimedia --- - [Podcasts](/podcasts) - [Cato Video](/multimedia/cato-video) - [Video Series](/search/category/video-series) - [Events](/multimedia/events) Download: [ Video ](https://fastly-unsigned-us-east-1-prod.brightcovecdn.com/media/v1/pmp4/static/clear/6039378657001/7b995a86-ede8-4441-9a15-0536a1b1ae14/998287a7-61e8-49e4-a388-1bd9f3b476ac/main.mp4) [ Video ](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/nml-10-23-14.mp4) [ Audio ](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2014/nmla-10-23-14.mp3) Events • October 23, 2014 # Cops on Camera: Tech Solutions to Police Militarization & Misconduct Police misconduct and abuse have been getting a lot of extra media attention lately. In just the past few months, Americans have been horrified by stories of [grenades thrown in children’s cribs](http://www.policemisconduct.net/police-throw-grenade-into-home-and-it-lands-in-babys-crib/), [homeless men beaten to death](http://www.policemisconduct.net/kelly-thomas-verdict/), [unwarranted anal probes](http://www.policemisconduct.net/david-erkert-case/), and more. The outrage in [Ferguson](https://www.cato.org/blog/police-militarization-ferguson-nationwide) underscored the [rapid growth in police militarization](https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-video/rise-warrior-cop-militarization-americas-police-forces), highlighting the perceived code of silence upheld by those behind the “thin blue line” and driving demand for more accountability among the nation’s law enforcement officers. Could cameras offer a viable solution to the problems at hand? Does filming police make for more accountable law enforcement? Will on-body cameras (such as those recently adopted by D.C.‘s Metropolitan Police Department as part of a pilot program) force accountability, or will they suffer form the same problems that have plagued existing cameras placed in police vehicles? What are your rights as a citizen journalist when it comes to filming police actions in a public space? Join us for a lunchtime discussion about technological solutions to many common complaints about police misconduct. Jonathan Blanks, a research associate in Cato’s Center for Constitutional Studies and a frequent commentator on criminal justice issues, Steve Silverman who founded Flex Your Rights to improve the constitutional literacy of all Americans, and Matthew Fogg, a 32-year veteran of the United States Marshals Service, will touch upon some of the biggest victories and concerns surrounding police work and cameras. [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). ##### Featuring [![Media Name: timlynch-cropped.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/authors/crops/timlynch-cropped.jpg?itok=k28xFe9B)](/people/tim-lynch) ##### [Tim Lynch](/people/tim-lynch) Former Adjunct Scholar and Former Director, Project on Criminal Justice [ ](https://twitter.com/CatoTimLynch) [ ](mailto:tlynch@cato.org)