Police get head-cams

London (England) – Police in the United Kingdom are getting hat-mounted video cameras to record arrests and crimes in progress. The Home Office is funding the nation-wide rollout after successful regional trials.

The cameras record to an Archos portable media player which has an integrated hard drive. Government guidelines mandate that the officer wearing the camera must display announce that they are video recording suspects. The officer must also wear a sign saying the same thing. You can see the cameras here.

Videos that aren’t used in arrests are deleted after 31 days.