Georgia Southern University police officers are wearing body cameras while on duty, the first law enforcement agency to do so in Bulloch County.Statesboro Police plan to follow suit, with body cameras included in the current fiscal year’s budget, while Bulloch County Sheriff’s deputies will use body cameras only in specific situations. Georgia State Patrol officials body cameras are not part of their state-approved budget.“Georgia Southern’s Office of Public Safety is the first public safety force in Bulloch County to incorporate body cameras and in-car recording systems into the daily work of its officers,” said Jennifer Wise, director of communications with the university’s Office of Marketing & Communications.Each of the department’s 34 patrol officers are equipped with body cameras and four marked patrol cars have had video equipment installed, she said.“The university administration recognized the need for the cameras and video recording system as part of the Office of Public Safety’s commitment to transparency about the conduct of the officers with the community,” she said in a statement. “Georgia Southern’s police department is among a growing number of police departments on college and university campuses that are using video technology during routine and critical calls for service.”