Motorola V200 Body Cameras for Churches
Church Security isn’t optional any longer with incidents happening in houses of worship almost weekly. Churches are having to redefine what facility safety looks like, how to respond, and which tools can be used to improve safety while not making the Church look unwelcoming. Motorola’s launched a new tool, the intuitive V200 Body Camera churches should seriously consider implementing. In this article, we’ll discuss why Body Cameras are important and real life examples where body cameras would provide independent confirmation of how an event transpired.
Body Cameras are nothing more than a safety tool which provides independent documentation in real time. Specifically, the Motorola V200 captures audio and video in real time while also connecting the User to other users allowing for a Team response when needed. Body Cameras are designed to deescalate situations and provides a valuable viewpoint for response and later follow up. Lets’ explore this in more detail.
John Leo Riley with Gentle Response shares a story about a homeless man sleeping in a closet at a local church. He talks about how the situation escalated and ended up with Law Enforcement involvement and suggests that both the Church Staff and the Man could have deescalated the situation. Body Cameras cause people to think twice because they know they’re being recorded. The Motorola V200 would allow the User to quickly press a button to bring a Leader into the situation who’s not emotionally charged. Simply talking through the camera to ask everyone to call down could have changed the dynamics of scenario. The video would be valuable for follow up training.
There was a recent incident in a church where a couple were enjoying some fully clothed physical intimacy in the balcony of a church. As the Church Safety Team responded, they realized there was a third party recording the situation. It is assumed the three people were looking to create a viral video. Had this Safety Team been using the Motorola V200, they would have an independent recording which could be used by the Judicial System for no trespass orders, the Safety Team for Follow Up Training, and may have kept the situation from occurring in the first place.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children estimates around 200,000 children are abducted by a non-custodial parent each year. A percentage of these abductions happen at church and a higher percentage are prevented by Church Safety Teams. People behave better when cameras are in use.
Finally, people get upset. Maybe it’s over a parking spot, maybe it’ over counseling gone bad. The goal of the Safety Team is to deescalate any stressful scenario and body cameras are invaluable. There’s a reason why Law Enforcement Officers around the World use Body Cameras and the primary reason isn’t to control their behavior. Body cameras are used because they’re a great at reducing the temperature of an interaction while also providing an independent viewpoint.
The Motorola V200 is an excellent investment for your Church. These compact, simple to use body cameras are easily implemented, aren’t obtrusive, and are an affordable safety tool. There’s not a better training and de-escalation tool available. Twowayradiocenter.com is the leading supplier of two way radios and safety solutions for churches and schools in the United States. Give us a call at 855-770-7194 to learn more about the Motorola V200 and your church would benefit from these valuable cameras.