Officials are considering whether to place cameras on Atlantic City police officers.
Police Chief Ernest Jubilee tells The Press of Atlantic City he believes the cameras would give the public an added level of confidence.
"I want us to be on the cutting edge," he told the paper, "so that the public knows we're concerned with what's happening and we're concerned with their complaints."
The department has been embroiled in a number of brutality claims recently.
NBC10 was first to share the story of David Conner Castellani, a 20-year-old who claims police used excessive force on him after being tossed out of a casino.
In surveillance video that captured the arrest, Castellani is seen being punched and brought to the ground by five police officers. Then, while handcuffed, face-down on the ground, he is attacked by a K9 officer. Castellani suffered head and neck injuries during the encounter.
Two sisters have also come forward claiming they were also the victims of brutality in a 2010 arrest, that was also captured on surveillance video.
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A veteran Atlantic City police officer, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, told NBC10's Harry Hairston some of the department's officers are "running rouge" and discriminatory.
The city's mayor has called for the Department of Justice and New Jersey's Attorney General to investigate the force.
Should the chief be allowed to buy the cameras next year, the K9 unit would be the first to use them. The tactical unit, which patrols the city's more crime-ridden spots, would be second to get the cameras.
