Police POV

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Police POV
Police POV logo.jpg
Genre Reality
Documentary
ComposersDavid Velez (5 episodes, 2011), Rob Gokee (2 episodes, 2011)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersJohn Brenkus, David Leepson, Mickey Stern
ProducersRob Dorfman, Chris Voos (field producer: on-location footage)Chad Horning (field producer)
Production locations Cincinnati, Ohio
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Chattanooga, Tennessee
EditorsBlake Armstrong, David Koenig, Alexandra LoRusso, Sean Mathew, Bryan Planer, Andrew Wardlaw, Jesse Wright
Camera setupAXON camera
Running time30 minutes
Production company BASE Productions
Release
Original network TruTV
Original releaseApril 17, 2011 (2011-04-17) 
May 6, 2012 (2012-05-06)

Police POV is an American documentary television series that originally aired on TruTV and shows police officers in action from a unique perspective: as if the viewer is watching the action through the eyes of the police officer (or from their Point of View.) While it is common practice for police activities to be recorded for training purposes or to be used in a trial, the act is most often performed with fixed cameras mounted on the dashboard of a police vehicle or through the use of a videographer holding a hand-held camera. Police POV instead uses headset-style cameras called an AXON camera with the recording lens close enough to the wearer's eye to give the viewer a direct sightline of the events. The show featured officers from the Cincinnati, Fort Smith, and Chattanooga police departments.


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