3 Ways to Review And Utilize Body Cam Footage More Efficiently
October 2023
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2 min read
Witnesses often go sideways during the trial. When speaking to the police, they'll say that they saw event A happen-
"June punched Nathan".
But later in court, they might say the opposite, alleging-
"Nathan punched June".
To address these inconsistencies, lawyers often turn to clips from body-worn cameras.
But manually searching for that right moment in hours of body camera footage can be tough. Plus, it's even more time-consuming to look through the trial transcripts.
This is where the power of Reduct's text-based video search comes in handy. In this article, we'll show how Reduct makes it easier for you to review and use body cam clips to your advantage.
3 Ways Reduct Simplifies Body Cam Evidence
Reduct is a great tool for handling body-worn camera footage. It prepares you well for courtroom success, ensuring the best possible result for your clients. Here's how it can benefit you:
1. Text-based Video Search for Quicker Review
One of the challenges when dealing with body-worn camera (BWC) footage is finding relevant clips quickly. But Reduct simplifies it.
Once you upload BWC footage to Reduct, it provides you with searchable transcripts. You can search through these law transcripts and find the relevant clips in just a few clicks. For example, if you're looking for a specific sentence like "June punched Nathan," you can simply type the words, and Reduct will provide you with the relevant clip.
This saves you time and effort and helps you make strong, fact-based arguments in court.
2. Subtitles with BWC Video for More Clarity
Reduct's subtitle makes BWC videos much easier to understand, even if they were recorded in noisy places or with strong accents. It automatically adds subtitles to the body cam video so everyone can follow what’s happening.
This means that in the courtroom, you can paint a vivid and cohesive picture of the incident.
Now if a witness goes sideways during the trial, just pull out the clip with the subtitle and show it to the jury. You can make a persuasive argument that is hard to overlook.
3. Redaction for Privacy and Legal Concerns
With Reduct, you can apply redaction to blur faces or hide sensitive information in BWC videos.
This will strengthen your case’s credibility while adhering to privacy and legal standards.
Reduct- Your Path to Trial Success
As a lawyer, you can prepare extensively for a trial, but once you're in court, you can never know what's going to come out of a witness's mouth. And sometimes things go seriously sideways.
The ability to quickly look up any previous footage and pull it up on the screen for the entire court to see is unrivaled.
The Office of the Colorado State Public Defender have been using Reduct since mid-2021 and have transcribed more than 500,000 minutes of digital evidence to date. They rely on Reduct to find important evidence from body-cam footage, police interviews, jail calls, and other recorded videos to bolster their case during the trial.
"I wouldn't have won this trial if I hadn't been able to use Reduct."
— Elizabeth D. Cadiz, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Aurora CO
