Case Study: Decatur Police Department achieves automatic bodycam recording for unholstered firearms with Coreforce’s Smart Holster Sensor

Decatur Police Department automates bodycam recording with Coreforce’s Smart Holster Sensor in 2 minutes

The Decatur Police Department sought a solution to ensure bodycam footage was reliably recorded during unexpected critical incidents, particularly when an officer unholsters their firearm. They partnered with Coreforce to implement its Smart Holster Sensor, a component of the BodyWorn system, to automate this process and remove the responsibility from officers in high-stress moments.

Coreforce's solution involved attaching a small sensor to an officer's holster that automatically triggers the bodycam to record the moment a firearm is drawn. This ensures a CJIS-compliant record of events is captured and saved with critical metadata. For the Decatur Police Department, the result was automatic documentation of incidents, eliminating concerns about an officer forgetting to activate their camera and providing transparency by capturing the officer's perspective without any manual intervention.

Decatur Police Department