This study addresses a missing link in the organizational justice literature—a police chief's trust in their officers. Most organizational and procedural justice studies examine these concepts from an officer's perspective, but fail to capture how leaders perceive their officers. Trust, however, is a relational concept, which implies there might be effects of a leader's trust in their officers. This study addresses if a police chief's level of trust in officers will affect their behavior as related to the release of body-worn camera footage. Body-worn cameras have been adopted across the United States and all over the world. However, if the footage they capture is rarely shared, cameras impact will be minimal. The findings suggest that if a chief has higher levels of trust in their officers, then the chief's willingness to release footage is increased, potentially leading to an improved relationship between law enforcement and communities.

这项研究解决了组织正义文献中缺失的一环——警察局长对其官员的信任。大多数组织和程序正义研究都是从军官的角度审视这些概念，但未能捕捉到领导者如何看待他们的军官。然而，信任是一个关系概念，这意味着领导者对其官员的信任可能会产生影响。这项研究探讨了警察局长对警察的信任程度是否会影响他们与发布随身摄像机镜头相关的行为。随身携带的相机已在美国和世界各地采用。但是，如果他们拍摄的镜头很少被分享，那么摄像机的影响将是最小的。调查结果表明，如果一个酋长对他们的官员有更高的信任度，那么这个酋长“