A northern Indiana city has become the latest community in the state to require police officers to wear body cameras.

Officials say the cameras could be implemented as early as the end of the year.

Chief Bryan Roach says once other upgrades such as new two-way radios and a new computer-aided dispatch system are in place he plans to focus on adding body cameras.

IUPUI's School of Public and Environmental Affairs is hosting a forum tonight on police-worn body cameras.

A forum on police body cameras was held in Indianapolis last night, as the city's police department considers implementing the system to help build public trust.

In April IMPD will take part in a forum on body cameras with local and national experts as well as representatives of police departments using the devices.

About 10 officers are wearing their own cameras and about a dozen others are considering buying them.

Friday marks the date on which most of the legislation approved this past session by the General Assembly takes effect.

The legislation will give the public more access to body camera footage than ever before.

A bill regulating when police body camera videos are released to the public cleared one of its last major legislative hurdles Tuesday with the Senate's near-unanimous passage of the measure.