From the ongoing ‘Plebgate’ story to the still unfolding aftermath of the shooting of Mark Duggan, the availability – or otherwise – of incontrovertible evidence has been very much in the news recently. This is such a critical issue that both the Government and senior police officers have declared their commitment to further extending the already well-established use of Body Worn Video (BWV) cameras.
Ever since UK police services first began using BWV, back in 2006, UK company, Reveal Media, has been leading the market – both in the development and the adoption of the technology. Today, the company is not just supplying an ever growing number of UK police services – in many constabularies, every single officer is already wearing a camera on every single shift – but is currently exporting to 23 other countries.
The Metropolitan Police, the Ministry of Defence Police and the Greater Manchester Police as well as the French Ministry of the Interior and the Hong Kong Police are just some of the high profile names on the Reveal Media client list.
With their articulated camera lenses, which capture evidence directly, and their forward facing screens, which make people aware that both their words and actions are being recorded, Reveal Media’s cameras have been proven time and again to have a critical effect. In addition to defusing potentially violent and other anti-social incidents, they have been proven to reduce vexatious complaints and encourage early guilty pleas as well as, of course, provide valuable evidential material when cases do come to court. In so doing, they also deliver significant cost and operational efficiencies.
Top of the Reveal Media range is the RS3 – SX, a camera that offers maximum versatility as well as full HD quality. With its rugged construction, it is more than tough enough for outdoor use but sufficiently adaptable to be used in-car and as a table-top interview recorder.
Of equal importance to the camera, of course, is the supporting software, and Reveal Media’s DEMS (Digital Evidence Management Solution) is at the cutting edge. Powerful enough to securely store, manage and export any amount of digital evidence, large or small, DEMS is characterised by its intuitive design and requires little or no training to use. The inbuilt scalability of the system also makes it an ideal solution for organisations of any size.
Alasdair Field, CEO of Reveal Media, said: “We were one of the first companies in the world to identify the potential benefits of BWV and to concentrate exclusively on the development of the necessary hardware and software. Experience has shown that our early confidence was well-placed and we have continued to invest to ensure that we remain at the forefront of the technology. The feedback we’ve had from UK police forces using Reveal Media systems has been phenomenal and, now that we also have a fast-growing international order book, we’re delighted to be able to say that we really are leading the world in this field.”
