DOJ to require body cameras for federal police

The Justice Department is set to require body cameras for federal law enforcement when executing search warrants or making arrests.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco directed top brass at several agencies on Monday to draft policies on when the body-worn cameras must be deployed and under what circumstances footage may be released to the public, according to a memo obtained by the Washington Examiner. The move stands as a reversal of a yearslong policy in which federal law enforcement didn’t use cameras due to the high presence of investigative casework.