All of Oklahoma’s 114 game wardens were recently equipped with body-worn cameras to document law enforcement activities.

“Body-worn cameras have been under consideration at ODWC for several years,” said Col. Nathan Erdman, chief of law enforcement for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. “After seeing them in action, it is clear that the body cameras are a very effective tool.”

The cameras are fully functioning smartphones using a software application from Visual Labs, a California software company. The device can also function as a digital camera, an audio recorder and a personne...