Edmonton police officers mandated to wear body cameras [Video]

It’s been one month since the Edmonton Police Service rolled out its body camera mandate on all officers.

Deputy Chief Darren Derko and Const. Chantel Gullaher joined CTV Morning Live’s Kent Morrison on how they work and your rights when interacting with officers.

This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.

Kent Morrison: Well, for about a month now, more and more Edmonton police officers have been wearing cameras on their uniforms as part of a mandate from the provincial government to have all officers soon wearing them. Deputy Chief Darren Derko and Const. Chantal Gullaher are here to tell us more about how they work and what you need to know when interacting with police officers. Const. Gullaher here, let’s start with you. You’re wearing the camera right now. Can you walk us through the procedure for you when you are wearing the camera?

Chantel Gullaher:Absolutely. The camera is just worn on the front of my exterior vest. I can …