Doctoral Dissertation Research: A Sociological Study of the Use of Body Worn Cameras in Police Departments in Colorado

一般观众摘要 该奖项是一个博士论文改进补助金。它支持一项关于穿戴式摄像机（BWC）的研究。具体而言，调查人员提出了一个研究议程，以调查和解决三个主要问题：（1）生物武器公约如何影响警官个人一级的警察工作实践？(2)《生物武器公约》如何影响警察在组织一级的工作实践？(3)这些变化是在公安工作实践中出现的还是具体体现的？为了解决这三个问题，研究人员将使用分为两个阶段的多方法研究设计。从两个阶段的结果将形成学生的博士论文的基础。这些成果将通过在丹佛加州大学和合作警察部门举行的直接会议和研讨会与警方和更广泛的社区分享。这一研究项目的结果还将通过信息系统、机构研究和组织科学领域的主要学术期刊和会议传播。此外，该项目将支持一名来自STEM领域代表性不足的少数民族学生的博士论文。技术总结 该研究项目分为两个阶段。在第一阶段，调查人员将通过深入访谈、对警民互动的乘车观察以及对科罗拉多市警察局的政策文件和内部统计数据的审查，在多达10个案件现场审查生物武器公约的采用情况。对这些数据的分析将有助于对数据中反复出现的概念进行初步概括。根据这些定性数据的结果，研究人员将进行德尔菲研究（第二阶段），以收集领域专家的反馈，并就第一阶段确定的病例发现和结构达成共识。在理论框架方面，信息系统理论将与组织研究相结合，以便为视频技术对警务的影响提供更有力的解释。该研究将为关键讨论提供信息，例如警务组织对提高其问责制和透明度的努力的抵制，以及目前通过将监控活动扩展到摄像机供应商和数字存储空间提供商来实现第三方警务的趋势。

General Audience Summary This award is a doctoral dissertation improvement grant. It supports a study of Body Worn Cameras (BWCs). Specifically, the investigators propose a research agenda to investigate and address three main questions: (1) How do BWCs impact the practice of police work at the individual police officer level? (2) How do BWCs impact the practice of police work at the organizational level? (3) Are these changes emergent or embodied in the practice of police work? To address three questions, the investigators will use a multi-method research design separated into two phases. The results from the two phases will form the basis of the student's PhD dissertation. These results will be shared with the police and broader community through direct meetings and seminars held at UC Denver and the partnering police departments. The findings of this research project will also be disseminated through leading academic journals and conferences in the areas of information systems, institutional studies and organization science. In addition, this project will support the doctoral dissertation of a minority student from a population underrepresented in STEM fields. Technical Summary The research project has two phases. In Phase I, the investigators will examine the adoption of BWCs in up to 10 case sites, through in-depth interviews, ride-along observations of police-civilian interactions, and review of policy documents and internal statistics at municipal police departments in Colorado. Analysis of that data will help make preliminary generalizations of recurring concepts in the data. Drawing on the results of these qualitative data, the investigators will conduct a Delphi study (Phase II) to gather feedback from domain experts and converge on a consensus on case findings and constructs identified in Phase I. With regards to theoretical framing, Information systems theory will be integrated with organizational research in order to provide a more robust explanation of the impact of video technology on policing. The research will inform key discussions, such as the resistance of policing organizations to efforts to increase their accountability and transparency, as well as current trends towards third-party policing via the extension of monitoring activities to camera vendors and digital storage space providers.