Los Angeles County officials on Tuesday discussed the next steps to implement body cameras for the Sheriff’s Department in response to multiple law enforcement-involved shootings.

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors continued the conversation to put forth a plan for body-worn cameras through the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) at an estimated cost of $84 million across the county.

“In recent years, high-profile shootings by law enforcement, including the Ferguson and Garner cases, have led to increased public scrutiny of police agencies and concerns regarding inappropriate use of force, particularly against people of color,” read the motion.

As a result, many jurisdictions across the nation have adopted body-worn camera programs in an effort to improve accountability and transparency of law enforcement, according to county documents giving background on the issue.

In 2012, the Citizens’ Commission on Jail Violence was the first entity to recommend that the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department use “lapel cameras as an investigative tool” to address problematic use of force.

On November 2, 2012, the LASD delivered a comprehensive study detailing the various cameras types as well as implementation options, but expressed concern about investing in such a rapidly changing technology at that time, according to county officials.

In addition, the Board directed the Chief Executive Officer to prepare a budget proposal in support of the body-worn camera plan prepared by the Department.

The CEO is expected to direct the LASD to prepare a report updated and detailed cost analysis for the implementation and use of body-worn cameras.

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