Germany

_{Project Description Germany}

_{New visual technologies, such as bodycams, are changing the visibility of police actions. In critical public discourse, this leads to highly polarized reactions—particularly regarding the use of force, during demonstrations, or in police interrogations. Video recordings enable new forms of critique and intervention. However, little research has been done so far on how the police themselves use visual knowledge—whether to evaluate their own operational practices or as part of officer training. This project addresses that research gap by conducting a comparative analysis of how visual technologies are used by both civil rights organizations and the police to explore questions of “appropriate” police behavior. The Berlin part of the project focuses primarily on the transformation of interrogation situations and the broader discourse in critical public spheres in connection with visual technologies. The Bielefeld part of the project focuses in particular on the use of bodycams.}

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Team Germany