Graduation Year
2026
Date of Submission
11-2025
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
Eric Helland
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Abstract
This thesis investigates whether body-worn cameras reduce lethal use-of-force among police departments in Missouri. Aggregating data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and Mapping Police Violence, I create a panel of 188 cities in Missouri, with and without body-worn camera adoption. The OLS and Poisson regression results show that body-worn cameras do not have a significant effect on lethal use-of-force in the short run, but that the technology does significantly lower lethal use-of-force in the medium run.
Recommended Citation
Tuncer, Sophia A., "Symbolic Reform or Substantive Change? The Effect of Body-Worn Camera Implementation on Lethal Use-of-Force in Missouri" (2026). CMC Senior Theses. 4318.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/4318
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