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6.D. - Page 11 of 179 long as it only mimics what the human eye can see. For example, an officer might see a weapon in low light, but it is revealed as a newspaper in enhanced light. This disparity could create evidentiary issues when used at trial. 16 Experience among local law enforcement indicates body -worn cameras have had a beneficial effect on the police officers as well as the public they encounter. In interviews, local police department representatives described the reaction of officers to body -worn cameras as overwhelmingly positive. 17 Initial concerns on the part of a few officers about learning a new technology were overcome by training. 18 Interviewees also noted that the body -worn camera recordings have been valuable when training new recruits on proper procedures and operations. In addition, according to both command staff and line officers, law enforcement as well as the public seem to be on better behavior when they know they are being recorded. According to Sean Whent, Chief of Police, Oakland (CA) Police Department, "we have about 450 body -worn cameras actively deployed, and in the overwhelming majority of the cases, the footage demonstrates that the officer's actions were appropriate." 19 This anecdotal evidence from several local law enforcement personnel at command and patrol levels supports findings in a recent research report from the University of South Florida: Following completion of the 12 -month University of South Florida Orlando Police Department BWC Evaluation, which was based on a randomized experiment where 46 officers were randomly assigned to wear BMCs and 43 officers were randomly assigned not to wear BWCs, the results suggest that BWCs are an effective tool to reduce response -to -resistance (R2R) incidents and serious complaints.... Interestingly, although nearly all of the officers were skeptical about the (positive) impact that BWCs would have on their behavior ... wearing a BWC did positively influence their behavior and lead to significant reductions in R2R and serious external complaints. Finally, the majority of the officers want to keep their body -worn cameras, believe the agency should implement a full-scale adoption, and are willing to train their peers in BWC implementation and operation. 20 16 Official from the Hillsborough Police Department: interview by the Grand Jury. 17 Officials from city police departments using body -worn cameras: interviews by the Grand Jury. 18 According to law-enforcement officials interviewed, training patrol personnel on procedures and operational use of the body -worn camera system was typically a two-hour exercise. 19 "Editorial: Sheriffs Department to Further Test Body Cameras," The Press Enterprise, November 7, 2014. http://www.pe.com/articles/cameras-753724-body-police.html. 20 Wesley G. Jennings, Mathew D. Lynch, and Lorie A. Fridell, "Executive Summary—Evaluating the Impact of Police Officer Body -Worn Cameras (BWCS): The Orlando Police Department (OPD) Experience," Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, 2015, p. 2. 2015-2016 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 7