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Police od WornCamera :

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2017TheLeader hipConferenceonCivilandHumanRight &Upturn.


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Polic corecard

Department Polic O cer Per onal O cer Footage Footage Footage iometric
:DOJfunded Availa le Di cretion Privac Review Retention Mi u e Acce U e

Alameda,CA

Al uquerque

Arlington,TX

Atlanta

Aurora

Au tin

altimore

altimoreCount

atonRouge

o ton

rowardCount

u alo

Charlotte-Mecklen urg

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Colorado pring

Colum u

Dalla

Denver

Detroit

FairfaxCount

Fa etteville

Fergu on

FortLauderdale

FortWorth

Fre no

Honolulu

Hou ton

Jack onville

La Vega

Long each

Lo Angele

Lo Angele Count

Loui ville

Memphi

Me a

Miami

Miami-Dade

Milwaukee

Minneapoli

Montgomer Count

Newark

NewJer e

NewOrlean

NewYork

Oakland

OklahomaCit

Omaha

Orlando

Parker,CO

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Pitt urgh

Portland

PrinceGeorge' Count

Raleigh

Roche ter

acramento

aintPaul

altLakeCit

anAntonio

an ernardino

anDiego

anFranci co

anJo e

eattle

tamford

t.Loui

u olkCount

Tampa

Tuc on

Tul a

Virginia each

Wa hington,DC

Purpo e
Inthewakeofhigh-pro leincident inFergu on, tatenI land,NorthCharle ton, altimore,andel ewhere,law
enforcementagencie acro thecountr haverapidl adopted od -worncamera fortheiro cer .Oneofthe
main ellingpoint forthe ecamera i theirpotentialtoprovidetran parenc into omepoliceinteraction ,and
tohelpprotectcivilright ,e peciall inheavil policedcommunitie ofcolor.

utaccounta ilit i notautomatic.Whetherthe ecamera makepolicemoreaccounta leor impl inten if


police urveillanceofcommunitie depend onhowthecamera andfootageareu ed.That wh The
Leader hipConference,togetherwitha roadcoalitionofcivilright ,privac ,andmediaright group ,developed
haredCivilRight Principle on od WornCamera .Ourprinciple empha izethat[w]ithoutcarefull crafted
polic afeguard inplace,therei arealri kthatthe enewdevice could ecomein trument ofinju tice,rather
thantool foraccounta ilit .

Thi corecardevaluate the od -worncamerapolicie currentl inplaceinmajorpolicedepartment acro the


countr .Ourgoali tohighlightpromi ingapproache that omedepartment aretaking,andtoidentif
opportunitie wheredepartment couldimprovetheirpolicie .

Methodolog
Whenweinitiall relea edour corecardinNovem er2015,weexaminedthe od -worncamerapolicie from25
localpolicedepartment . incethen,weveexpandedour corecardto75department ,coveringallmajorcit
policedepartment inthecountr thathaveequippedorwill oonequiptheiro cer with od camera .We
al oaddeddepartment thathavereceivedmorethan$500,000inDOJgrantfundingto upporttheircamera
program (a indicated onthe corecard).Inaddition,weincluded atonRouge(LA)andFergu on(MO)
ecau eofthenationalattentionthe havereceivedafterrecentevent ,andParker(CO) ecau eofthepromi ing
policie the haveadopted.

Thepolic land capei hiftingrapidl : inceourinitialrelea e,man department haveupdatedtheirpolicie


multipletime a edontheirearl experience ,andother havelaunchednew od cameraprogram andpolicie .
Ouranal i i currenta ofthela tupdateddateoneachindividualdepartment corecard.A we ecomeaware
ofnewdeplo ment andpolic change ,wewilldoour e ttoupdateour corecardanal i .If ou eean thing
thatlook outofdate,plea eletu know.

valuationCriteria
Weevaluatedeachdepartmentpolic oneightcriteria,derivedfromourCivilRight Principle on od Worn
Camera .We elievethatthe eareamongthemo timportantfactor indeterminingwhethertheproperpolic
afeguard areinplacetoprotectthecivilright ofrecordedindividual .

Foreachfactor,we coreddepartmentpolicie onathreelevel cale.Weawardedapolic agreencheck onl if


itfull ati e ourcriteriathe earethepolicie thatotherdepartment houldcon ideremulatingifthe are
lookingtoimprovetheirown.A ellowcircle mean thatapolic partiall ati e ourcriteria,andthatthe
departmentha roomforimprovement.Aredex indicate thatapolic eitherdoe notaddre thei ue,ora
polic run directl again tourprinciple .Inca e wherethedepartmentha notmadeit polic pu lic,weu ea
que tionmark a aplaceholderforfuturereview.

Oureightcriteriaexaminewhetheradepartment:

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Thedepartmentpu li he themo trecentpu licl availa lever ionofit polic onit we ite,inalocation
thati ea formem er ofthepu licto nd.
Thepolic po tedonthedepartment we iteeitheri outdated,ori di cultformem er ofthepu licto
nd.
Thedepartment' polic i notavaila leonit we ite.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Thepolic clearl de cri e wheno cer mu trecord,andrequire o cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation


forfailingtorecordrequiredevent .
Thepolic clearl de cri e wheno cer mu trecord, utdoe notrequireo cer toprovideconcrete
ju ti cation forfailingtorecordrequiredevent .
Thepolic doe notclearl de cri ewheno cer mu trecord.
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic peci call protect categorie ofvulnera leindividual (e.g.,victim of excrime )from eing
recordedwithouttheirinformedcon ent.
Thepolic mention theimportanceofper onalprivac , uteithero er vagueguidanceonwhennotto
record,ordoe notrequireinformedcon entfromvulnera leindividual .
Thepolic doe notaddre per onalprivac concern .

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Thepolic require o cer to leaninitialwrittenreportor tatement eforerelevantfootagei reviewed,for


allincident .
Thepolic require o cer to leaninitialwrittenreportor tatement eforerelevantfootagei reviewed,for
omeincident .
Thepolic allow orevenencourage o cer toviewrelevantfootage efore linganinitialwritten
reportor tatement.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic require thedepartmenttodeleteun aggedfootagewithin ixmonth .


Thepolic require thedepartmenttodeleteun aggedfootage utaftermorethan ixmonth .
Thepolic doe notrequirethedepartmenttodeleteun aggedfootage,orweareuna letodetermine
whethertheun aggedfootagemu t edeleted.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic expre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce ,andindicate thatallacce to


recordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.
Thepolic expre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce , utdoe notindicatethatall
acce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.
Thepolic doe notexpre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic expre l allow individual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewallrelevantfootage.


Thepolic expre l allow individual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toview omerelevant
footage.
Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant
footage.

Limit theU eof iometricTechnologie

Thepolic harpl limit theu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)toidentif individual in


footage.
Thepolic place omelimit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)toidentif
individual infootage.
Thepolic place nolimit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)toidentif individual
infootage.

Ofcour e,adepartment polic i onl a gooda howiti putintopractice.Department mu ten urethattheir


tatedpolicie arefollowedand,whendepartmentper onnelviolatetho epolicie ,thattheappropriate
di ciplinar mea ure aretaken.

Finding
Department aremovingquickl todeplo od -worncamera ,andareexperimentingwithawiderangeofpolicie
acro eachofthedimen ion weexamined.Department thathavea trongpolic inoneareaoftenfalterin
anotherever departmentha roomtoimprove.Atthe ametime,weareplea edto ndexample of trong
polic languagecurrentl inu efornearl allofourcriteria.Thepo itivepolic languagehighlightedonthi ite
hould ervea amodeltodepartment lookingtoimprovetheirpolicie .

Wefoundthat:
A ofNovem er2017,ofthe69majorcit department intheU. .,62nowhave od worncameraprogram
withpolicie inplace.Threeoftho emajordepartment appeartohavecamera ontheground, uthavenot
relea edtheirpolicie tothepu lic u alo, u olkCount ,Tul a.

venwhendepartment havepolicie inplace,overathird(28of68)dontmakethemea il andpu licl


availa leontheirdepartmentwe ite ,whichhinder ro u tpu licde atea outhow od camera hould e
u ed.Man ofthepolicie weanal zedwerefoundexternall onotherwe ite .

Increa ingl ,department aree ta li hingexplicitprocedure thatallowrecordedindividual liketho e


eekingto leapolicemi conductcomplainttoviewthefootageoftheirownincident .Fourdepartment we
anal zedinCincinnati,La Vega ,Parker(CO)andWa hingtonDCnowappeartoprovide pecialacce to
recordedindividual .The e pecialacce right ,tailored peci call for od camerafootage,exi talong ide
tate-levelpu licrecord law .

Noneofthedepartmentpolicie weanal zedhavea lanketlimitationono cerreviewoffootage efore ling


aninitialwrittenincidentreport.Onl thirteendepartment havepartialprohi ition inplace,forcertaincritical
incident likeo cer hooting .Theva tmajorit ofdepartment (55)allowo cer unre trictedfootage
review.

Duetoconcern fromcivilright group a outtheincrea edpotentialfor urveillance,leadingdepartment


have eguntoincludelimit ontheiru eof iometrictechnologie ,likefacialrecognition,togetherwithcamera
footage.Inourinitialrelea e,onl altimore polic addre edfacialrecognition. incethen, altimoreCount ,
o ton,Cincinnati,Montgomer Count ,Parker(CO),and eattlehaveallfollowed uit.Additionall , altimore
trengthenedit polic inceour r tanal i .
Nota lePolic Provi ion
xampleProvi ion thatProtectCivilRight

Whileno ingledepartment ati edallofourcriteria,man department haveadopted trongpolicie inoneor


moreindividualcriterion. elow,wehighlighttheleadingexample wevefoundfromacro thecountr ,andwe
hopethatdepartment lookingto trengthencivilright protection intheir od camerapolicie willemulate
the eexample .

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Thedepartmentpu li he themo trecentpu licl availa lever ionofit polic onit we ite,ina
locationthati ea formem er ofthepu licto nd.

anFranci coPDha awe pagededicatedtothedevelopmentofit WCpolic ,whichprovide


detail a outthedepartment iweekl WCworkinggroupmeeting .Thegrouppu li he the
late titerationofthedraftpolic foreachmeeting.</div>

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Thepolic clearl de cri e wheno cer mu trecord,andrequire o cer toprovideconcrete


ju ti cation forfailingtorecordrequiredevent .
ChicagoPDprovide o cer withaclearli tof ituation thatmu t erecorded.(V. )
.Departmentmem er a igneda WC:
1.willactivatethe temtoeventmodetorecordtheentireincidentforall:
a.routinecall for ervice;
.inve tigator top ;
c.tra c top ;
d.tra ccontrol;
e.footandvehiclepur uit ;
f.emergenc driving ituation ;
g.emergenc vehiclere pon e toin-progre orju t-occurreddi patche where
eeing u pect orvehicle ma ecapturedonvideoleavingthecrime cene;
h.high-ri k ituation ,including earchwarrant ;
i. ituation thatma enhancethepro a ilit ofevidence- a edpro ecution;
j. ituation thatthemem er,throughtrainingandexperience, elieve to ervea
properpolicepurpo e,forexample,recordingtheproce ingofanuncooperative
arre tee;
k.an encounterwiththepu licthat ecome adver arialaftertheinitialcontact;and
l.an otherin tancewhenenforcingthelaw.
NOT :Departmentmem er re pondinga a i tunit willactivatethe WCforallofthe
a ove-li tedincident .

ChicagoPDallow o cer toturno theircamera whenfurtherrecordingoftheincidentwill


not erveaproperpolicepurpo e.O cer mu t tatetherea onfordeactivationoncamera
eforeturningito .Ifano cerfail torecordarequiredevent,theo cermu tju tif thi
failureoncameraafterthefact.(V.G)
G.Duringtherecordingofanincident,Departmentmem er willnotdi engagethe WC
untiltheentireincidentha eenrecordedorwhenfurtherrecordingoftheincidentwillnot
erveaproperpolicepurpo e.Intheeventofanarre t,theincidenti concludedwhenthe
u jecti tran portedtothedi trict tation.

Departmentmem er will:
1.ver all tatetheju ti cationofan di engagement,includingreque t fromthe
individual li tedinitemV- -2ofthedirective,ofthe WC tempriortotheentire
incident eingrecorded eforedi engagingthe WC,unle impracticalorimpo i le.
2.inin tance whentheDepartmentmem erfailedtorecordaneventli tedinitemV- 1
ofthi directive,documenttheevent initiatingthe WCtoevenmodeand tatethe:
a.t peofincident;
.eventnum er;and
c.rea onfornotrecordingtheevent.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic peci call protect categorie ofvulnera leindividual (e.g.,victim of excrime )from eing
recordedwithouttheirinformedcon ent.
PhiladelphiaPDrequire o cer toturno theircamera uponthereque tofacrimevictim,and
incertain en itivelocation andcircum tance .(4- ,4-C,7-F)
4- ....[O] cer halldeactivatea od -WornCamerapriortotheconclu ionofanincident
oreventunderthefollowingcircum tance :
1.Priortoenteringthere idenceofan individual,unle priorcon enti providedand
recordedwiththe od -WornCamera,
2.Whenreque ted acrimevictim,witne orinformant,whoreque tnotto e
recorded,o cer hall:
a. alancethevalueofo tainingarecordingwiththereluctanceofavictim,witne
orinformanttoprovideinformationwhile eingrecorded.
.O cer houldu edi cretioninmakingthedeci ion.
3.Whentherecordingwouldcapturegrue omeimage ,per on nudethatarenot
involvedincriminalactivit orwhenprivatearea ofthehuman od areexpo edand
therei nolegitimatelawenforcementneedtocapturetheimage .
4.Whenenteringareligiou in titution,during ervice .
5.Whenenteringaho pitalroomorprivatepatientareainaho pital.
4-C.PROHI IT DR CORDINGANDACTION
1. od -WornCamera hallnot eu edoractivatedto:
...
.Inplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t (i.e.,lockerroom ,
dre ingroom orre troom ).
c.Recordconver ation withcon dentialinformant andundercovero cer .
d.Duringan trip earche ....
2.O cer hallnotleadaper onto elievethe WCha eendeactivatedwheninfact,
the WCi leftactive.
...
7-F.Priortoenteringthere idenceofan individual,unle priorcon enti providedand
recordedwiththe od -WornCamera,the od -WornCamera hall edeactivated.
1.Oncein ideare idence,ifpractical,o cer hallreque tpermi iontorecord.If
permi ioni granted,the od -WornCamera hall eactivatedandthere identwill
again ea kedforcon enttorecord.
2.Ifatan timeare identre cind con enttorecordwhileinare idence,o cer hall
immediatel ora oona practical,deactivatethe od -WornCamera.
3.O cer hall tatethatthe werereque tedtodeactivatethecamera.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Thepolic require o cer to leaninitialwrittenreportor tatement eforerelevantfootagei reviewed,


forallincident .
Thepolic require o cer to leaninitialwrittenreportor tatement eforerelevantfootagei reviewed,
for omeincident .

Whilewearenotfull ati edwithan department polic inthi categor ,Oaklandprovide anexamplethatwe


elieve hould eappliedtoallfootageandinall ituation .
OaklandPDrequire o cer to leaninitialwritten tatement eforerelevantfootagei
reviewed,for omecriticalincident ,likewheno cer u eforcethatre ult indeathor eriou
odil injur .OaklandPDin titute atwo- tepproce .Fir t, eforeviewingthefootage,the
involvedo cermu t u mitaninitialreporttotheinve tigator. econd,oncetheinitialreporti
approved,theo cerma viewthefootage,and egivenanopportunit to upplementtheinitial
report(pre uma l ,withacleardelineationofthepart ofthereportthatwerewritten efore
andafterfootagewa reviewed).(IV.A.2-3)
IV.VI WING[CAM RA]VID OFIL
Viewing[camera]video le i authorized,re trictedorprohi iteda follow ...:

A.Level1U eofForce,Level1Pur uitorIn-Cu tod Death
...
2.Noper onnelinvolvedinorawitne totheincidentma viewan audio/video
recording priorto einginterviewed theappropriateinve tigativeunitand
receivingcommandapproval.
3.Onceamem er report( )ha een u mittedandapprovedandthemem erha
eeninterviewed theappropriateinve tigator,theinve tigatorwill howthe
mem erhi /heraudio/video.Thi willoccurpriortotheconclu ionofthe
interviewproce [.]
Per onnelwill egiventheopportunit toprovideadditionalinformationto
upplementtheir tatementandma ea kedadditionalque tion the
inve tigator .

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic require thedepartmenttodeleteun aggedfootagewithin ixmonth .

Dalla PDautomaticall delete un aggedfootageafter90da .(332.06. )


.Allvideowill emaintainedforaminimumof90da .Ifthevideoha not eencategorized
a onewhichi to eretaineditwillautomaticall edeletedafter90da .

La Vega MetropolitanPDdelete un aggedfootageinexactl 45da .

Categor Retention chedule


Theretentionperiod egin fromthedatethe WCrecordingwa la eledorcategorized.
Unla eledoruncategorizedrecording will eauto-deletedat45da ....

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic expre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce ,andindicate thatall


acce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.
OmahaPDprohi it thedeletion,alteration,anddownloadoffootagewithoutprior
authorization.(VII. -D)
. mplo ee hallnotera e,alter,reu e,edit,cop , hare,modif ,ortamperwith WC
recording withoutpriorwrittenauthorizationandapprovaloftheChiefofPoliceor
de ignee.
C.O cer hallnotrecord,download,orotherwi etran fer WCrecording ontoan t peof
per onalrecordingdevice ,including utnotlimitedtoper onalcellularphone ,video
recorder ,ta le ,etc.
D.Topreventdamageto,oralterationof,originalRecordedMedia, uchmedia hallnot e
copied,viewed,orotherwi ein ertedintoan devicenotapproved the WC tem
Admini trator.

TheOmahaPDpolic al oindicate thatacce torecordedfootagewill eaudited a tem


admini tratorforunauthorizedacce .(IV.D)
D.The WC temAdmini trator( )willperiodicall audit WCRecordedMediatomake
certainonl authorizedu er areacce ingthedataforlegitimateandauthorized
purpo e ....

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic expre l allow individual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewallrelevant


footage.
MetropolitanPoliceDepartmentoftheDi trictofColum iaexpre l allow arecorded
individualtoreque ttoviewfootage.Thepolic al o,commenda l ,clearl la outtheproce
ofreque tingtoviewrelevantfootage,andi oneofthefewpolicie wehave eenthatdoe o.
(V.F)

F.Reque t for WCRecording u ject


1.The u jectofa WCrecording,hi orherlegalrepre entative,orthe u ject parent
orlegalguardianifthe u jecti aminor,ma reque tto cheduleatimetoviewthe
WCrecordingatthepolicedi trictwheretheincidentoccurred.
2.Mem er hall eawarethat u ject ma reque ttoview WCrecording onlineorat
thedi trict tation.
a. u ject ma u mitreque t forrecording online
athttp://mpdc.dc.gov/page/ od -worn-camera-citizen-viewing-proce or
u mittingaReque ttoReview od -WornCameraRecording( eeAttachmentC).
.Mem er whoreceivereque t toview WCrecording u ject ortheir
repre entative atthedi trict tation hallimmediatel notif theirdi trict WC
UnitCoordinator,inwriting,andforwardreque t totheMPDFOIAO ceat
mpd.foia@dc.gov.
3.Thea ignedMPDFOIA peciali t hallconductaprivac reviewofthevideoand
determineiftheun-redacted WCrecordingviolate theindividualprivac right of
an other u ject oftherecordingand hallnotif the WCUnitCoordinatorifthe
recordingoraportionoftherecordingi eligi leforviewing.
4.Uponnoti cationfromtheFOIAO cethatarecordingi eligi leforviewing,the WC
UnitCoordinator hallreviewtherecordingandcon rmthattheviewingofthe
recordingwouldnotcompromi ethe afet ofan other u ject.
5.The WCUnitCoordinator hallnotif the u jectwhethertherecordingi availa le
forviewing.
a.Inca e wheretherecordingi availa le,the WCUnitCoordinator hall chedule
a uita letimeforthe u ject,hi orherlegalrepre entative,orthe u ject
parentorlegalguardiantoviewtherecordingunderthefollowingcondition :
(1)The u ject,hi orherlegalrepre entative,orthe u ject parentorlegal
guardianifthe u jecti aminor hallprovideavalidgovernment-i ued
photographicidenti cation[e.g.,adriver licen e,pa port,greencard(U. .
PermanentRe identCard)ormilitar identi cation]...
(2)The u ject,hi orherlegalrepre entative,orthe u ject parentorlegal
guardianmu t ignthePDForm99- (Con enttoView od -WornCamera
Recording)(AttachmentD)priortoviewingtherecording.
(3)Theviewingmu toccurinthepre enceofthe WCUnitCoordinator.
(4)Undernocircum tance hallthe u ject,hi orherlegalrepre entative,or
the u ject parentorlegalguardian:
(a) eallowedtou ean recordingdevicetomakeacop ofthe WC
recording.
( ) eprovidedacop oftherecording. u ject ,ortheirrepre entative ,
ma contacttheFOIAO cetoreque tcopie oftherecording.
...
3.Notwith tandingtheprovi ion ofthi order:
(1)Acomplainant reque ttoviewa WCrecordingpriortoinitiatingacomplainti
voluntar .Whetherornotthecomplainantchoo e toreque ttoviewtherecording hall
innowa econ idered MPDifthecomplainantchoo e toproceedwiththecomplaint.
...

Limit theU eof iometricTechnologie

Thepolic harpl limit theu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)toidentif individual in


footage.
altimorePDlimit theu eoffacialrecognitiontechnologie toperform road earche of WC
data.Anarrowexceptioni madeforanal zingparticularincident u ing uchtechnologie .
(ReviewofRecording 9)
ReviewofRecording
...
9. WCdata hallnot:
9.1. eu edtocreateadata a eorpoolofmug hot ;
9.2. eu eda ller inphotoarra ;or
9.3. e earchedu ingfacialrecognition oftware.
XC PTION:Thi u ectiondoe notprohi itthe PDfromu ingarecognition oftwareto
anal zetherecordingofa peci cincidentwhena upervi or mem erha rea onto
elievethata peci c u pect,witne ,orper oninneedofa i tancewa recorded.
DepartmentPolicie
AlamedaCount heri Department

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2016
La tupdated:Octo er13,2017.I thi polic nowpu licl availa le?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

AlamedaCount heri O ce(AC O)implementedit r t od -worncamera( WC)programin2012.In


Decem erof2015,AC Oconducteda tud toevaluate WCpolicie ,guideline ,recommendation ,and
technologie a partofane orttoalignunderDepartmentofJu tice(DOJ)practice .In2015,AC Oappear to
have olicitedcommunit feed ackontheprogramthrougha urve .In2016,DOJawardedAC O$1millionto
expandandimproveit exi ting od -wornpilotprogram.OnMa 8,2017,AC OenteredintoacontractwithAxon
topurcha e1,200 od -worncamera .

Whileweknowthato cer arewearing od camera intheneigh orhood ofAlamedaCount andthatthe


communit ha eende atingthepolicie governingtheprogram,wehavent eena letolocateapu licver ion
ofthedepartment polic .

Al uquerquePoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$250,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er3,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Al uquerquePDpu li he it WCpolic onit we ite,inthedepartment GeneralOrder Manual.Order2-8i


titledU eofOn- od RecordingDevice .Thelate tver ioni datedJune2,2017,andi dueforreviewonJune
2,2018.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Al uquerquePDrequire o cer torecordcertaincategorie ofcitizencontact.Thepolic al oinclude an


O cer QuickGuide:WhenDoIRecordpagethatthedepartmentencourage o cer toprintandkeep.(2-8-
5. .1,6,8)

1.Departmentper onnel hallactivateO RD onl inconjunctionwitho ciallawenforcementdutie .


...
6.Thi polic i intendedtoachievearea ona le alance etweenthe ene t ofu ingO RDdevice andanindividual rea ona le
expectationofprivac .Althoughthi polic identi e tho e ituation inwhichactivationoftheO RDi mandator ,Department
per onnelhavedi cretiontomanuall activatethedevicean timeano cer elieve itwould eappropriateorvalua letodocumentan
incident.Inexerci ingthi di cretion,per onnel hould eawareof,and en itivetoanindividual rea ona leprivac expectation .The
O RDma onl eactivatedforlegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e .
...
8.Mandator RecordingIncident
u jecttothelimitation inthi polic ,Departmentper onnel hallu eDepartment-i uedO RD todocumenttheincident li ted
elow:
a.Allu eofforceencounter ,includingcontact leadinguptotheu eofforce,whenDepartmentper onnelcanrea ona l fore eea
u eofforcema occur.
.Allencounter withindividual whoarethe u jectofa top a edonrea ona leandarticula le u picionorpro a lecau e.
c.Tra c top andDWIinve tigation .
d.Arre t ,includingcontact leadinguptothearre t,whenDepartmentper onnelcanrea ona l fore eeanarre toccurring.
e.Vehicle earche ,unle conductedattow ard ,APDfacilitie ,orotherlawenforcementfacilitie .
f. earchwarrant of tructure fromthetimeofentr untilthelocationha een ecured.
g. mergenc evaluation (i.e.pickuporder )
h.Contact with u ject who(1)arenotcompl ingwitho cer command ;(2)appeartopo eacurrentthreattothem elve or
other ;or(3)areknowntotheo certohaveahi tor of eingathreattothem elve orother a edoneitherper onalknowledge
ornoti cationfromanAPDre ource.
i.An otherlegitimatelawenforcementcontactwheretheDepartmentper onnel elievethatrecordinganincidentwould e
appropriateorvalua le.Inthe econtact ,theDepartmentper onnel hall alancethelawenforcemento jective andneedtorecord
again ttheindividual expectationofprivac ,particularl withre pectto en itivevictim .

Thepolic require o cer toprovideju ti cation for toppingrecordincertainlimitedcircum tance .(2-8-


5. .5,11-12)

5.Forallmandator recordingincident identi ed elow:


a.Departmentper onnelwillactivatetheirO RD atthe eginningoftheincidentandpriortoexitingthepatrolcar,ifpo i le.
.IftheimmediateactivationoftheO RDi notfea i leduetoimmediateri ktothe afet oftheDepartmentper onnelorother ,
thentheDepartmentper onnelwillactivatetheO RDatthe r tavaila leopportunit wheniti afetodo o.
c.Departmentper onnelma cea erecordingwhenthe rea ona l determinethattheincidentha concluded, a edoninformation
availa letotheper onnelatthetime.Decidingwhentheincidentha concludedwilldependonthet peofincidentandindividual
circum tance , ut,t picall ,theincidentha concludedwhenDepartmentper onnelterminatecontactwiththeindividualorthe
haveclearedthe cene.
...
11.Individual ma reque tthatano cer toprecordingthem.Departmentper onnel hallnot toprecordinginre pon etoanindividual
reque tiftherecordingi required thi polic oriftheDepartmentper onneldeemthatcontinuedrecordingi nece ar .Ifthe
recordingi notmandator ,theDepartmentper onnelma evaluatethe ituationand,whenappropriate,ma honortheindividual
reque t.
12.Theindividual reque tto toprecording hould edocumentedwiththeO RD.Intheeventthatiti notrea ona l po i letorecord
theindividual reque twiththeO RD,Departmentper onnel halldocumentthereque tviatheCAD temorareport.

Al uquerquePDal orequire o cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation whenthe failtorecordrequiredevent .


(2-8-5.F. )

.ArticulateonanO RDrecordingorinwritingtheirrea oningfornotactivatingtheirO RD eforerequiredincident ,fornotrecordingthe


entirecontact,orforinterruptingtherecording.Departmentper onnel halldocumentwh arecordingwa notmade,wa interrupted,or
wa topped.

Nota l ,thedepartmentrequire upervi or torefero cer forinve tigationifthe intentionall orrepeatedl


failtoactivatetheir WC .(2-8-5.F.2.g)

g. upervi or hallrefera ignedper onnelforinve tigationifthe intentionall orrepeatedl failtoactivatetheirO RD duringincident


requiredto erecorded.Intentionalorotherwi eunju ti edfailuretoactivateanO RDwhenrequired APDpolic hall u jectthe
Departmentper onneltodi cipline.
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Al uquerquePDmention theimportanceofper onalprivac init polic .(2-8-5. .6-7)

6.Thi polic i intendedtoachievearea ona le alance etweenthe ene t ofu ingO RDdevice andanindividual rea ona le
expectationofprivac .Althoughthi polic identi e tho e ituation inwhichactivationoftheO RDi mandator ,Department
per onnelhavedi cretiontomanuall activatethedevicean timeano cer elieve itwould eappropriateorvalua letodocumentan
incident.Inexerci ingthi di cretion,per onnel hould eawareof,and en itivetoanindividual rea ona leprivac expectation .The
O RDma onl eactivatedforlegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e .
7.O cer houldnotrecordinlocation whereindividual ma havearea ona leexpectationofprivac , ucha inprivatere idence ,
re troom ,lockerroom ,ho pital ,orinthepre enceofmedicalper onnel.However,Departmentper onnelwillrecordinthe elocation
iftheencounteri u jecttomandator recordinga etforth eloworifthetotalit oftheincidentlead Departmentper onnelto elieve
thatrecordingi appropriate.

Thepolic recommend o cer informpeoplethe are eingrecorded,andarerequiredtoinformarre tee the


are eingrecording, utdoe notrequireo cer receivecon enttodo o.(2-8-5. .2-3)

2.Iti recommendedthato cer informindividual the are eingrecordedduringtheirinitialcontact;however,the arenotmandatedtodo


o.
3.Departmentper onnel hallinformarre tee thatthe will erecorded,unle informingthemwould eun afe,impractical,orimpo i le.

Thepolic allow individual toreque tthato cer toprecording, utgive o cer di cretiontocontinueifthe
deemitnece ar .(2-8-5. .11)

11.Individual ma reque tthatano cer toprecordingthem.Departmentper onnel hallnot toprecordinginre pon etoanindividual
reque tiftherecordingi required thi polic oriftheDepartmentper onneldeemthatcontinuedrecordingi nece ar .Ifthe
recordingi notmandator ,theDepartmentper onnelma evaluatethe ituationand,whenappropriate,ma honortheindividual
reque t.

Thepolic doe not peci call protectcategorie ofvulnera leindividual (e.g.,victim of excrime )from eing
recordedwithouttheirinformedcon ent.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Al uquerquePDallow o er toreviewtheirownfootagetoa i tqualit andaccurac intheirreport .(2-8-


5.D.2)

2.Departmentper onnelma reviewtheirownO RDrecording toa i tqualit andaccurac intheirreport andforinve tigator
interview .For peci cprocedure involvingano cer-involved hooting, eetheguideline in OP7-3ForceInve tigationTeam(FIT).

Inu e-of-forceincident ,thepolic refer toadi erent ectionofthedepartment generalorder ;thi ection
al odoe notappeartore trictinvolvedo cer fromviewingfootagepriortowritingreport ormaking
tatement .

Limit RetentionofFootage

Al uquerquePD peci e aminimumretentionperiod,andrefer toavideocategor called120Da Delete, ut


doe nototherwi eappeartorequirefootagedeletion.(2-8-5. .5;G.5)

.5.Departmentper onnel halladdthe120Da Deletecategor tonon-evidentiar recording thatareuploadedorimportedintothe


Department digital torageapplication.
...
G.5.TheDepartment hallretainandpre ervenon-evidentiar recording for120calendarda .Deletingnon-evidentiar video after120
calendarda doe notimpl thattheDepartmentper onneldidnotrecordtheincident,a iti re ectedintheaudittrail.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Al uquerquePDallow footageacce onl forauthorizedpurpo e .(2-8-5.D.3-4;G.4)

D.Viewing,Acce ing,and haringO RDRecording


...
3.Departmentper onnelma view,download,redact,and hareO RDrecording onl forlegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e andfor
authorizedadmini trativereviewpurpo e
4.Departmentper onnelwillnotdeleteO RDrecording unle deletioni con i tentwiththi polic and OP2-73- u mi ionof
vidence,Con catedPropert ,andFoundItem .
...
G.Redaction,Retention,andRelea eofRecording
...
4.ViewinganddownloadingO RDrecording i forcriminalinve tigationandpro ecution,admini trativeinve tigation ,orauthorized
admini trativepurpo e onl .

Thepolic indicate the temretain audittrail ;however,thepolic doe notappeartoexplicitl prohi it


tampering.(2-8-5.G.3.d)

d.Ifrecordingcontain evidentiar content,onl theportionthatmeet Paragraph (9) hall eredactedofaudio,video,or oth the
lieutenantorequivalent.Adetailedde cription tatingtherea onforedit hall enotedinthe temforeach egmentoftherecording
thati redacted.Redaction willautomaticall ere ectedintheaudittrail.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Al uquerquePDdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant


footage;itmakereferencetoa eparatepolic governingrecord andpu licdi clo ure.(2-8-5.G.1)

1.APDpolicie hallcompl withallexi tinglaw andregulation ,includingtho egoverningevidencecollectionandretention,pu lic


di clo ureofinformation,andcon ent. ee OP2-16Record andAdmini trativeIn truction1-7.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Al uquerquePDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
ArlingtonPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

ArlingtonPDha a ectionoftheirwe ite peci call dedicatedtoit od cameraprogram,althoughiti nt


ea il acce i leonthehomepageoftheirwe ite.Thedepartment WCpolic i em eddedwithinali tof
Commonl A kedQue tion ,dated eptem er20,2015.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

ArlingtonPDprovide o cer withaclearli tof ituation thatmu t erecordedandclearl tate thatthe


o cer halldocumentwh arecordingwa notmade,wa interrupted,orwa terminatedinin tance wherethe
o cerfailedtoactivatethe WC,recordtheentirecontact,orinterrupt therecording.(C.2)

2.WhenandHowtoU ethe WC(A41.3.8 )


a.When afetodo oo cer hallactivatethe WCduringallcall for erviceandlawenforcement-relatedactivitie toinclude utnot
limitedto:
An enforcement top,pede trianorvehicle
Inve tigation andinterview ofcriminalact
Arre t
earche
U eofforce
CriticalIncident
Pur uit
An encounterwiththepu licthat ecome confrontationalafterinitialContact.
...
c.The WC hallremainactivateduntiltheeventi completedinordertoen uretheintegrit oftherecordingunle deactivationi
authorized thi polic ora upervi or.
d.Ifano cerfail toactivatethe WC,fail torecordtheentirecontact,orinterrupt therecording,theo cer halldocumentwh a
recordingwa notmade,wa interrupted,orwa terminated.
e.Iftheo cer top recording,therea oningandcircum tance will emade othoncamera eforerecordingcea e andlaterinthe
writtenreport.Thenameoftheapproving upervi or houldal o erecordedifapplica le.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Ingeneral,ArlingtonPDprohi it recordinginplace whereindividual havearea ona leexpectationofprivac ,


ucha are idence uto er vagueevidenceonwhennottorecordvulnera leindividual .(C.2. )

O cer houldinformindividual thatthe are eingrecorded,wheniti afetodo o.Inlocation whereindividual havearea ona le
expectationofprivac , ucha are idence,recording houldnot emadeunle therecordingi eingmadea partofanongoing
inve tigationorpoliceactionre ultingfromacallfor ervice,o en eo erved theo cer,orduringtheexecutionofanarre tor earch
warrant.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Thepolic allow o cer toviewtherecordingpriortomakingan tatement.(C.3.f )

Ano cerma acce an recordingofanincidentinvolvingtheo cer efore eingrequiredtomakean tatementa outtheincidenta


required tatelaw.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic tate thatnon-evidentiar videoandaudiorecording areretainedfor90da .However,thepolic


doe notappeartoexpre l requirethatfootage edeleted.(C.5.c)

File hould e ecurel toredinaccordancewith taterecord retentionlaw andnolongerthanu efulforpurpo e oftrainingorforu ein
anadmini trativeorcriminalinve tigationorpro ecution.Non-evidentiar videoandaudiorecording will emaintainedfor90da .All
videoandaudiorecording markeda evidence hall emaintainedthroughtheconclu ionofcourtproceeding andincompliancewiththe
evidenceretentionpolic ofthi agenc .Incapitalpuni hmentpro ecution ,recording hall ekeptuntiltheo enderi nolongerunder
controlofacriminalju ticeagenc .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

ArlingtonPDprohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce withoutpriorapproval.However,the


polic doe notindicatethatallacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.(C.3.d,C.4. , ,C.6.f.5)

C.3.d.O cer hallnotedit,alter,era e,duplicate,cop , hare,orotherwi edi tri uteinan manner WCrecording withoutpriorapproval
ofthePoliceChieforhi orherDe ignee.
C.4. .Acce ing,cop ing,editingorrelea ingrecording ordepiction ofrecording withoutproperapprovali prohi ited.Thi re triction
doe notappl torecording thatarerelea eda arequirementthroughthePu licInformationActreque tproce ora requiredthrough
theevidentiar haringproce forcriminalinve tigationorpro ecution.
. upervi or willconductrandomaudit of WCfootagetoen urecompliancewithdepartmentalpolic andtraining.
C.6.f.5)Ano ceroran otheremplo eeofthePoliceDepartmentwillnotu etheirpo itiontoo tain,attempttoo tain,orconvertfortheir
per onalu eorfortheunauthorizedu eofanotherper on/entit ,an WCvideoorinformationfromDepartmentvideo le .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingcomplaint toviewrelevantfootage.In tead,


upervi or areallowedtoreview WCrecording tore olvecomplaint .(C.7.c,C.5.a)

C.7.c. upervi or ma havethea ilit tore olvecitizencomplaint reviewingvideocaptured ano cer WC.Intho ecircum tance
whereacomplainti re olvedwithnofurtheractionneeded,the upervi or halldocumenttheirinve tigationand hallincludeacop of
thevideoreviewed.
C.5.a.Pu licInformationActreque t forvideowill ehandledinaccordancewithChapter552oftheTexa GovernmentCodeand
departmentalprocedure .

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

DPDPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


AtlantaPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er3,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

AtlantaPDpu li he it WCpolic onit we itea partofit tandardOperatingProcedure.Itcan ereached


earching od worncamera fromthedepartmenthomepage.Thecurrentpolic wa madee ectiveJanuar
15,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

AtlantaPDrequire o cer torecordallcall for erviceandlawenforcementinteraction withthepu lic,among


otherevent .(2;4.3.1-5,4.3.8)

2....The WC hall eu edduringthecour eofregularandextrajo dutie ,forthepurpo eofpotentialevidenceinthepro ecutionof


criminalandtra co en e ,departmentalinternalinve tigation ,andan other ituation whichtheDepartment halldeemnece ar ...
.
...
4.3.2 mplo ee hallplacethe WCinevent(recording)modeuponarrivingon ceneofacallfor ervicerequiringrecordingofanincident,
orwheninteractingwiththepu licinalawenforcementcapacit whichtheo cerand/orhi orher upervi ordeem nece ar torecord
anddocument.
4.3.3 upervi or hallplacethe WCinevent(recording)modeuponarrivingon ceneofall upervi orreque t initiated acitizenoran
emplo eeregardingacallfor erviceorincident.
4.3.4TheAtlantaPoliceDepartmentrecognize thatemplo ee afet i paramountandunder tand thatevent cantakeplacewithout
notice. mplo ee hallplacetheir WCintoevent(recording)modeforthefollowingcircum tance li tedtoinclude, utnotlimitedto:
a.VehicleorPede trian top ;
.Departmentapprovedvehicle afet checkpoint ;
c.FieldInterview ;
d.VehicleorFootPur uit ;
e. mergenc Driver(eithercode2orcode3);
f.Whenreque ted acitizenduringanencounterwithlawenforcement;
g.Whileenroutetocrime inprogre where eeing u pect orvehicle ma ecapturedonvideoleavingthecrime cene;
h. tatement made u pect ,victim orwitne e whileinterviewing;and
i. xecutionofa earchwarrant.
4.3.5 mplo ee ma activatethe WCan timethe elieveit u ewould eappropriateand/orvalua letodocumentanincident,ora
in tructed their upervi or.The WC hall eplacedinevent(recording)modea oona iti practicall po i leforemplo ee todo o
inordertocaptureanevent.
...
4.3.8 mplo ee halldeactivatetheir WCwhentheincidentha tran itionedtoacontrolledorderl manner,whentheinteractionha een
completed theemplo ee,ora in tructed their upervi or.(CAL A5thed. tandard41.3.8( )

Thepolic al orequire o cer toju tif non-activationorinterruptionofrecording .(4.3.6)


4.3.6Iftherei anon-activationorinterruptionofrecording emplo ee arrivingon ceneofanincidentrequiringactivationofthe WC,or
ifanemplo eedoe notplacethe WCinevent(recording)modewhileinteractingwiththepu licinalawenforcementcapacit deemed
nece ar theemplo eeand/orhi orher upervi or,theemplo ee hall eginrecordingtheeventa oona practicall po i leand
documentthecircum tance inawrittenreportexplainingthedela inactivationorinterruptionintherecordingoftheincidentin
accordancewithAPD. OP.3060ReportWriting.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Atlantamention rea ona leexpectation ofprivac , utthen trangel note thato cer tillma recordin
tho eevent incethe occurinthepre enceofthelawenforcemento cer.However,thepolic doe goonto
prohi itrecording indre ingroom ,lockerroom andre troom ,andtoavoidrecordingexpo edgenital or
other exuall en itivearea .(4.3.1;4.4.1)

4.3.1Lawenforcemento cer ma u etheir WCorothercameradevice duringthelawfulperformanceoftheirdutie too erve,


photograph,videotape,orrecordtheactivitie thatoccurinplace wheretherei area ona leexpectationofprivac ifthe occurinthe
pre enceofthelawenforcemento cer.( enate ill94,O.C.G.A ection16-11-62Unlawful ave droppingor urveillance)
...
4.4.1Thepurpo eofthe WCi to eu edduringlawenforcementinteraction withthepu lic.The WC hallnot eu edforthefollowing
rea on toinclude, utnotlimitedto:
a.The WC hallnot eactivatedinarea ucha utnotlimitedto:dre ingroom ,lockerroom andre troom unle performinga
legitimatelawenforcementaction;
.Whenpo i le,emplo ee hallrefrainfromrecordingexpo edgenital orother exuall en itivearea ,unle doing owould e
unavoida le;

Thepolic doe attempttoprotecttheprivac ofrecordedindividual exemptingrecording fromTheGeorgia


OpenRecord Actwhenrea ona leexpectationofprivac i met.(4.9.1)

4.9.1TheGeorgiaOpenRecord Act hallexemptaudioandvideorecording u ed lawenforcementinplace wheretherei area ona le


expectationofprivac fromdi clo ureundercertaincircum tance peci edinaccordancewithO.C.G.A. ection50-18-72(a)(26.2).

Thepolic doe not peci call protectvulnera leindividual orvictim ,orallow u ject toopt-outofrecording
reque t.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

O cer ma reviewfootage eforewritingtheirreport forallincident ,exceptintheca e ofu eofforce.Inu e


offorceincident ,emplo ee areexplicitl requiredtocompleteareportpriortoreviewingfootageoraudio,and
includea tatementtothate ect.(4.3.9;4.9.2-4)

4.3.9 mplo ee arepermittedtoacce andrevieweithervideo toredontheir WCortheemplo ee videouploadedtotheAtlantaPolice


Department(APD)approved toragenetworkwiththeexceptionofallu eofforceincident ( ee ection4.9.3).
...
4.9.2An u eofforceincidentcaptured the WCmu t euploaded a upervi or eforetheendoftheemplo ee hift/tourofdut .
upervi or andemplo ee halladheretoguideline andprocedure inaccordancewithAPD. OP.3010U eofForce.
4.9.3An emplo eeinvolvedinau eofforceincident, hallcompleteanincidentreportoftheeventpriortoviewingthe WCfootage.Onl
afteranemplo eeha completedanincidentreportfollowingau eofforceevent, halltheemplo ee epermittedtoview WCfootageif
the de iretodo o.
4.9.4Uponcompletionoftheincidentreport,theemplo ee hallincludethefollowing tatement:
Ihavecompletedthi reportpriortoreviewingan video/audiopertainingtothi incidenttothe e tofm knowledge.

Limit RetentionofFootage

AtlantaPDnote thattheretentionperiodforcitizencontactfootage(whichwea umeto enon-evidentiar )i


180da .However,iti notclearwhetherthi i aminimumormaximumretentionperiod,andthepolic doe not
appeartoexpre l requirethatfootage edeleted.(4.8.1)

4.8.1 WCrecordeddata hallremain toredona ecuredAPDapproved toragenetwork,inaccordancewithGeorgiaArchive ( tateGovt.


chedule13-002)andTheGeorgiaRecord ActO.C.G.A.50-18-90et eq.Theretentionguideline area follow :
a.Tra c top180Da
.Citation180Da
c.CitizenContact180Da
d.CriminalInve tigation30month
e.U eofforcew/noarre t30month
f.Arre t5Year
g.HomicideInde nite

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e


AtlantaPDprohi it tamperingwith othcamera andfootage,a wella de tro ingan evidentiar recording
produced.(4.5)

4.5Tamperingwiththe WC
4.5.1The WCandrecording arethepropert oftheAtlantaPoliceDepartment.U eofthe WCforan purpo enota ociatedwithan
emplo ee dutie ,ora peci call pre cri edinthi tandardOperatingProcedure,i trictl prohi ited.(CAL A5thed. tandard
41.3.8(c)
4.5.2 mplo ee are trictl prohi itedfromdi a lingorde tro inga WC.Thi include changingorattemptingtochange etting and/or
permi ionlevel withina WC.
4.5.3 mplo ee hallnotinterfereorintentionall lockthea ilit ofthe WCtorecordanencounter.
4.5.4Theintentionalde tro ingoralteringofan evidentiar recordingproducedfromthe WC an emplo ee hall etreateda a
violationofO.C.G.A16-10-94tamperingwithevidence,O.C.G.A16-10-94interferencewithgovernmentpropert ,APD. OP.2010
Truthfulne ection4.1.3,and u jecttodi ciplinar and/orcriminalpro ecution.

Acce appear to elimitedtou er givenpermi ion the WCComplianceAdmini trator,andemplo ee who


viewfootagemu tplaceanoteonthe leju tif ingtheirrea oningforacce ingit.(4.9.5-6;4.11.1)

4.9.5Wheneveranemplo eeor upervi orreview arecording,the hallplaceanoteinthevideodetailingtheirrea oningforacce ingthe


video.
4.9.6 mplo eere pon i ilitie include, utarenotlimitedto:
a.Videotagging;
.Reviewing;
c.Notallowingunauthorizedpeopletoviewthe WCfootage;
d.Noto tainingcopie ofvideowithoutauthorization;and
e.Prohi itingtherelea eoffootagewithoutpermi ion.
...
4.11.1The WCComplianceAdmini trator hall ere pon i leforthefollowing:
a.Maintaininganaccurateli tingofall WCu er ;
.Managementofthedigitaldata toragemanagement tem;
c.A igningpermi ion androle tou er inthe WC tema directedand/orapproved theChiefofPoliceorhi orherde ignee;
...

Thepolic al oprovide thatfootagewill eaudited.Whilethelanguagedoe notmakeclearwhetherthe eaudit


al oreviewacce orchangelog ,therelevantclau e ,whenreadtogetherwiththeclau erequiringemplo ee to
documentandju tif viewingoffootage,impl thatacce i indeedaudited.(4.10.2;4.10.4;4.11.2)

4.10.2The WCComplianceAdmini trator hall ere pon i leforconductingaudit of WCfootage,and hallen ureaccounta ilit and
complianceinaccordancewiththeguideline andprocedure inthi directive.
...
4.10.4TheComplianceAdmini trator hallconductarandomauditof WCdataona emi-annual a i andgenerateareportdocumenting
the nding .
...
4.11.2TheComplianceAdmini trator hall ere pon i leforconductingaudit of WCfootage,generateareportdocumentingthe nding ,
and hallen ureaccounta ilit andcomplianceinaccordancewiththeguideline andprocedure inthi directive.Thereport hall e
u mittedtotheDeput Chiefof trateg and pecialProject Divi ion( P)forreview.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

AtlantaPDdoe notexpre l allowrecordedindividual toviewfootage.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

AtlantaPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
AuroraPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage

La tupdated:Octo er6,2017.I thi polic nowpu licl availa le?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

AuroraPDpu li he it WCpolic onit we itea apartofit Directive ManualinthechaptertitledPolice


Technical tem .Themo trecentpolic wa madee ectiveonOcto er3,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

AuroraPDrequire o cer toactivatecamera a oona practicalduringcitizencontactoratthedi cretionof


theo cerwhenthedeterminefootage hould ecapturedforevidentiar purpo e .(16.4.3)

16.4.3 od -WornCameraOperation
...
. od -worncameraactivation:
...
Ondut o cer hallactivatethecamera recordingcapa ilitie a oona practicalwhen;
(1)Contactingacitizenorconfrontinganincidentunle uchactivationi notfea i le;
(2)An timetheo cerdetermine thatavideooraudio leneed to ecapturedforevidentiar purpo e ucha a
mem er-involvedcriticalevent;
(3)Whenactivel involvedinapur uit.
Uniformedo dut / econdar emplo mento cer willactivatethecamerawhenthe areincontactwithacitizenregarding
o cial u ine orwhenconfrontinga ituationthatwouldmeritcameraactivation.

Thepolic al ode cri e wheno cer ma turno camera .Wheno cer deactivaterecordingpriortothe
completionofanevent,the mu tju tif itver all oncamera eforedeactivation.(16.4.5)

16.4.5 od -worncamerade-activation
od -worncamerama ede-activatedwhen:
Thecontacti completed.
Anarticula lerea onexi t priortothecompletionofthecontactorincident.Thewearer houldrecordtherea onver all ,ju tprior
tode-activatingtheequipment.
Acitizenreque t thattherecording top.Deactivatingthecamerai atthedi cretionofthemem eroperatingthecamera.Ifthe
mem ercho e [ IC]todeactivatethe od -worncamera,thereque tfromthecitizenmu t erecorded.Ifthecamerai
deactivated,thecamera hould ereactivatedtorecordtheconclu ionofthecitizencontact.

Whileo cer mu tdocumentwhether od worncamera wereu edandfailure torecordaretracked,AuroraPD


doe notrequireo cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation whenthe failtorecordrequiredevent .(16.4.9,12)

16.4.9Mem erRe pon i ilit


...
Mem er halldocumenttheu eofthe od worncameraoran otherrecordingdeviceinallreport .
16.4.9Failuretoproperl utilizethe od worncamera tem
Ifthe od -worncamerawa notutilizeda required thi polic ,anentr intotheAIM temwill edoneundertheincidentt peof
od -WornCameraViolation( WCV).

Proce

upervi or willdocumenttheincidentina od -WornCameraViolation( WCV)entr inAIMwhenthemem er:
Failedtoactivatethecamera.
Activatedthecameralate.
Activatedcameralateanddidnotrecordau eofforce.
Turnedo thecameraearl .
Turnedo thecamerauponreque t, utfailedtore-activatethecameraatconclu ionofcontact.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Whilevague,AuroraPD polic doe mentionprivac concern ,prohi itingrecordinginpu licplace wherea


rea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t exceptforo ciallawenforcementactivit .Thepolic al oencourage
o cer to ecautiou inhealthcarefacilitie ,andprovide additionalguidanceforrecordingwithinprivate
propert .(16.4.4)

16.4.4 pecialcon ideration :


...
The od -worncamerawillnot eactivatedinpu licplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha lockerroom ,
changingroom ,orre troom unle theactivationi forthepurpo eofo ciallawenforcementactivit .
...
Mem er willonl u ethe od -worncamera inpatientcarearea ofahealthcarefacilit whentherecordingi foro cialpurpo e
andcaution hould eu edtorecordonl thepartie involvedintheevent einginve tigated.
Mem er havetheauthorit torecordin ideaprivatepropert a longa themem erha legalauthorit to ethere.Ifamem er
enter privatepropert inre pon etoacallfor ervice,pur uanttoavalid earchwarrant,lawfull withoutawarrant,orwithcon ent
ofare identorper onwithlawfulauthorit ,mem er houldactivatetheir od -worncamera .

Citizen ma reque tthatcamera edeactivated,ando cer havedi cretiona towhethertodo o.Thepolic


doe notprovide trongerprotection forvulnera leindividual likevictim of excrime .(16.4.5)

16.4.5 od -worncamerade-activation od -worncamerama ede-activatedwhen:


...
Acitizenreque t thattherecording top.Deactivatingthecamerai atthedi cretionofthemem eroperatingthecamera.Ifthe
mem ercho e [ ic]todeactivatethe od -worncamera,thereque tfromthecitizenmu t erecorded.Ifthecamerai
deactivated,thecamera hould ereactivatedtorecordtheconclu ionofthecitizencontact.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Thepolic encourage o certoviewfootagewhenpreparingreport .(16.4.9)

16.4.9Mem erRe pon i ilit


...
Mem er areencouragedtoreviewrecording whenpreparingreport toen ureaccurac andcon i tenc .

Followingcriticalincident ,thepolic dictate that upervi or ordetective houldtakecu tod ofcamera , ut


doe notre tricto cer fromviewingfootagepriortomakinga tatement.(16.4.6)

16.4.6VideoDownload
...
a edonthenatureoftheMem er-involvedcriticalevent,a upervi ororadetectivea ignedtoMajorCrime Unitoramem erof
theCrimeLa ectionwilltakecu tod ofthe od -worncameraofan mem erinvolvedinacriticalevent.The upervi ororCrime
La ectionmem erwilldownloadallvideocontainedonthe od -worncamera.

Limit RetentionofFootage

AuroraPD peci e aminimumretentionperiodof90da ,andmention , utdoe notappeartorequire,footage


deletion.(16.4.10)

16.4.10Retention, torageandDuplication
od -worncameravideo,otherthante tvideo,i con ideredaCriminalJu ticeRecordandwill eretainedforaminimumof60da .
Theretentionperiodi a eduponthedi po itioncodecategor . upervi or ma markvideoforextendedretention.An video
markedforretentionwill eretainedaccordingtoCrimeLa ection tandardOperatingProcedure .
...De tructionofan recordedmediawill einaccordancewiththeDepartmentretention chedule a edon tatute oflimitationa
outlinedintheCrimeLa ection tandardOperatingProcedure.
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

AuroraPDexpre l prohi it emplo ee fromera ingoraltering WCrecording ,and tate thatemplo ee ma


notu erecording forper onalu eordi tri utefootage.(16.4.9-10)

16.4.9Mem erRe pon i ilit


Mem er willnotera eorattempttoera e,alter,reu e,modif ,cop ortamperwithan recording.Allaudioandvi ualrecording will
etreateda evidenceandtheappropriatechainofcu tod will emaintained.
Mem er willnotmodif orattempttomodif the od -worncamera.Modi cation includecoveringthelen ,microphone,orL D
light withan o jectormaterial.
Mem er willnotlogintothe temutilizinganothermem er' login
...
16.4.10Retention, torageandDuplication
...
Allrecorded le a ociatedwith od -worncamera ,oran otherrecordingdevicearethepropert oftheAuroraPoliceDepartment.
Di eminationout idetheagenc i trictl prohi itedwithout peci cauthorizationfromtheMediaRelation DetailortheChiefof
Police.Mem er cannotu ean partofrecorded le forper onalu e.
TheAuroraPoliceDepartmentCrimeLa ectionLieutenanti theadmini tratorofthe torageandduplicationofallrecordedmedia.
Mem er willnotcop ,alter,modif ortamperwithoriginalrecording withoutpermi ionoftheCrimeLa ectionLieutenantor
hi /herde ignee.De tructionofan recordedmediawill einaccordancewiththeDepartmentretention chedule a edon tatute
oflimitationa outlinedintheCrimeLa ection tandardOperatingProcedure.

Whilethepolic allude tounauthorizedacce prohi itingo cer fromlogginginu ing omeoneel e


credential ,itdoe notappeartootherwi ere trictunauthorizedacce tofootage,anddoe notindicatethat
acce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

AuroraPDdoe notexpre l allowrecordedindividual toviewfootage.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

AuroraPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Au tinPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$750,000DOJgrantfor WC in2016
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Au tinPDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onit we iteundera ectiondedicatedto od


worncamera .Thelate tavaila lever ioni notdated,althoughthepolic i includedinthefullAu tinPolice
Departmentpolic manuali uedonAugu t21,2017.The WCpolic i Polic 303, tartingonpage130ofthefull
manual.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Au tinPDrequire o cer torecordinawiderangeoflawenforcement ituation ,whichitla outinthepolic .


Thepolic al ogive o cer di cretiontoactivatecamera an timethe elieveit u ewould eappropriate
and/orvalua letodocumentanincident.(303.2.1)

Thi ectioni notintendedtode cri eever po i le ituationwherethe temma eu ed.In omecircum tance itma notpo i le
tocaptureimage ofanincidentduetocondition orlocationofthecamera,howevertheaudioportioncan evalua leevidenceandi
u jecttothe ameactivationrequirement .The WC houldonl eactivatedforlawenforcementpurpo e .
(a)Allunit re pondingtoa cene hallactivatetheirdepartmenti ued WCequipmentwhenthe :
1.Arriveon- cenetoan callfor ervice;or
2.Havedetainedorarre tedaper on;or
3.Areattemptingtodetainorarre taper on;or
4. thenatureofthecallfor ervice,arelikel todetainorarre taper on;or
5.An con en ualcontactinwhichtheo ceroracitizen elieve activationofthe WCwould einthe e tintere tofthe
communit .
( ) xample ofwhenthedepartmenti ued WC temmu t eactivatedinclude, utarenotlimitedto:
1.Tra c top
2.Footpur uit ,untilcompletionofenforcementaction
3.DWIinve tigation including eld o riet te t
4.Warrant ervice
5.Inve tigator top
6.An contactthat ecome adver arialinanincidentthatwouldnototherwi erequirerecording.
(c)O cer thatarei ueda WCwill erequiredtoutilizethe WCwhenengaginginO -Dut L R Overtime.
(d)Inadditiontotherequired ituation ,emplo ee ma activatethe teman timethe elieveit u ewould eappropriateand/or
valua letodocumentanincident.

Au tinPDal oprovide detailedrequirement too cer a towhen WCdeactivationi authorizedandwhen WC


temu ei notrequired.(303.2.3.a-c;303.2.5)

303.2.3WH ND PARTM NTI U D WC Y T MD ACTIVATIONI AUTHORIZ D


Oncethe WC temi activatedit hallremainonuntiltheincidentha concluded.
(a)Forpurpo e ofthi ection,conclu ionofanincidentha occurredwhen:
1.Allarre t have eenmadeandarre tee have eentran ported,and
2.Nofurtherlawenforcementactioni likel tooccur(e.g.,waitingforatowtruckorafamil mem ertoarrive.
( ) mplo ee ma choo etodi continuearecordingcurrentl inprogre foran non-confrontationalencounterwithaper on,includingan
interviewofawitne orvictim.
</li>
303.2.5WH ND PARTM NTI U D WC Y T MU I NOTR QUIR D
Activationofthe WC temi notrequired:
(a)During reakandlunchperiod
( )Whennotin erviceandnotonacall
(c)Whenin ervice, utnotonacall.
(d) mplo ee willnotutilizethe od worncamerainthefollowingcircum tance :
1.Apotentialwitne whoreque t to peaktoano cercon dentiall orde ire anon mit .
2.Avictimorwitne whoreque t thatheor henot erecordeda aconditionofcooperationandtheintere t ofju ticerequire
uchcooperation.
3.Duringtactical rie ng ,orthedi cu ionof afet and ecurit procedure .
4.Pu licorprivatelockerroom ,changingroom ,re troom ,unle takingpoliceaction.
5.Doctor orlaw er o ce ,unle takingpoliceaction.
6.Medicalorho pitalfacilitie ,unle takingpoliceaction.
7.Ata chool,whereminorchildrenarepre ent,unle takingpoliceaction.
8.Tomonitorper on a ed olel upontheper on politicalorreligiou elief orupontheexerci eoftheper on con titutional
right tofreedomof peechandreligiou expre ion,petition,anda em l undertheUnited tate Con titution,or ecau eof
thecontentorviewpointoftheper on protected peech.

O cer mu tarticulatetherea oningfordi continuingrecordingforprivac rea on orfordela edactivationof


their WCduringrequired ituation , ucha theneedtotakeimmediateactionwhichma notallowtimeto
activatetheir WC.(303.2.1;303.2.2. )

303.2.2. ....O cer choo ingtodi continuearecordingforprivac mu t ea letoarticulatetheirrea oning


303.2.1.eTherema ein tance inwhichano ceri requiredtotakeimmediateactiontoaneventthatoccur directl infrontofthem
whichma notallowtimetoactivatetheir WC.Intho e ituation ,itma eimpracticalorunrea ona leforemplo ee toactivatetheir
WC tem eforetakingpoliceaction.Iti expectedthatoncetheimmediac ofthe ituationi over,emplo ee willactivatetheir WC
temtorecordtheremainderoftheincident.O cer willneedtoarticulatetherea oningforthedela edactivationoftheir WC.

Thepolic doe notappeartorequireju ti cationforfailuretorecord.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic rie mention theneedto alanceevidencecollectionwithprivac con ideration andallow o cer


tochoo etodi continuerecordingwheninterviewingwitne e orvictim .(303.2.4)

303.2.4VictimandWitne tatement
(a)Whenconductinganinve tigation,theo cer hallattempttorecordthecrimevictimorwitne tatementwiththe od worn
camera.Therecordingma evalua leevidencethatcontri ute toorcompliment aninve tigation.Whileevidencecollectioni
important,theDepartmental orecognize iti importantforo cer tomaintaincredi ilit withpeoplewantingto hareinformation
withlawenforcement.Onocca ion,ano cerma encounterareluctantcrimevictimorwitne whodoe notwi htomakea
tatementoncamera.Inthe e ituation ,theo cer houldcontinuetodeveloprapportwiththeindividualwhile alancingtheneed
forevidencecollectionwiththeindividual reque tforprivac .
( ) houldtheo ceru edi cretionandnotrecordthecrimevictimorwitne tatementwiththe od worncamera,theo cer hould
documenttherea onfornotfull recordingthe tatementwiththe od worncamera.Inthe ein tance ,o cer ma tillrecord
withanaudiorecorder.O cer houldworkwithvictim ervice whenpo i leindeterminingwhatt peof tatementwill etaken.
(c)Ifacitizen,otherthanavictimorwitne a de cri edinthi ectionreque t thatano certurno the WC,theo cerwillexplain
thatAPDPolic require thecamerato eactivatedandrecordinguntiltheconclu ionoftheincidentoruntiltherei nofurtherlaw
enforcementactionnece ar .

Thepolic expre l protect victim .(303.2.5(d)2)

303.2.5WH ND PARTM NTI U D WC Y T MU I NOTR QUIR D


...
(d) mplo ee willnotutilizethe od worncamerainthefollowingcircum tance :
1.Apotentialwitne whoreque t to peaktoano cercon dentiall orde ire anon mit .
2.Avictimorwitne whoreque t thatheor henot erecordeda aconditionofcooperationandtheintere t ofju ticerequire
uchcooperation.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Au tinPDallow o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwrittenreport .(303.4.a. )

Recording ma ereviewed:
...
2. anemplo eetoa i twiththewritingofareport, upplement,memorandum,orpriortomakinga tatementa outtheincident.
Limit RetentionofFootage

Au tinPDmandate thatrecording hould ekeptforaminimumof181da , utdoe not pecif amaximum


retentionperiodorrequirethedepartmenttodeletefootage.(303.3.4)

Video hall eretainedforalongerperiodoftimecon i tentwiththeCit ofAu tin' Record ManagementOrdinance,Chapter2-11,and


an applica leCit Record Control chedule and/orthe tateLocalGovernmentRetention chedule .Ataminimumall WCrecording
hall eretainedfor181da .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Au tinPDexpre l prohi it emplo ee fromera ingoraltering WCrecording .(303.2)

mplo ee hallnot:
(a) pa orattempttooverridetheequipment.
( ) ra e,alter,ordeletean recordingproduced the WC.

Au tinPDmention theexi tenceofunauthorizedacce tofootageorcopie ofrecording andnote that


authorizedper on ma reviewrecording , utdoe notexpre l prohi itunauthorizedacce tofootage.
(303.3.3;303.5)

303.3.3.Copie ofa WCmediarecordingwill eu edforo cialAPD u ine onl .Thi ma includepu licinformationreque t afterthe
recordingha eenreviewed theDepartmentofLegalAdvi orandapprovedforrelea e thedepartment.Copie of WC tem
Recording willnotnormall emadeunle theper onreque tingthecop i authorizedtoviewtherecordinganddoe nototherwi e
haveacce toviewtherecordingu ingthe WC tem.Whenacop i made,iti there pon i ilit oftheper onreceivingthecop to
compl withrecord retentiona outlinedinpolic [ ic].
303.5.a.Recording ma ereviewed:
...
3. authorizedper on forthepurpo eofreviewingevidence.
...
5. authorizedDepartmentper onnelparticipatinginano cialinve tigation, ucha aper onnelcomplaint,admini trativeinquir ,or
acriminalinve tigation.
...
(d) mplo ee hallnoto tain,attempttoo tain,orconvertfortheirper onalu eorfortheunauthorizedu eofanotherper on,
an informationo tained a WC tem.
(e) mplo ee hallnotmakeper onalcopie orattempttouploadrecording to ocialnetworking ite (e.g.,You-Tu e,Face ook).

Thepolic doe notindicatethatacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Au tinPDdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage,and


refer toapplica lelaw togoverntherelea eofrecording .(303.5.6)

TheDepartmentwillcompl withallapplica lelaw pertainingtotherelea eof WCrecording .Openrecord reque t will eproce ed
throughthedepartmentcoordinatorincentralrecord .Mediareque t will eproce edthroughthePu licInformationO ce(PIO).

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Au tinPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


altimorePoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er10,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

altimorePDpu li he it WCpolic onit we ite,andal oha apagededicatedtothedepartment WC


program.Thecurrentpolic wa pu li hedon eptem er13,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

altimorePDrequire o cer torecordactivitie thatareinve tigativeorenforcementinnature.(Mandator


Recording 1-8; ndingaRecording1-2)

Mandator Recording
Unle un afe,impo i le,orimpracticaltodo o,allmem er (notju ttheprimar unit)pre ent,di patched,orotherwi eparticipatingin
an ofthe elowli tedactivitie mu tactivatetheir WC:
1.Attheinitiationofacallfor erviceorotheractivit thati inve tigativeorenforcementinnature.
1.1.The WCmu t eactivatedimmediatel uponreceiptoforre pon etoan in-progre call,oractivit likel torequireimmediate
enforcementaction(e.g.,inprogre orju toccurredarmedro er ,armedper on,aggravateda ault,narcotic ,gam ling,etc.).
1.2.The WC hall eactivateduponarrivalforroutine,non-emergenc call for ervice(e.g.,larcen fromautoreport,de tructionof
propert report, ignal30,etc.).
2.Duringan encounterthat ecome confrontational.
3.Whenoperatingavehiclein mergenc Re pon eMode(emergenc light and irenactivated)a de nedinPolic 1503,_ mergenc
VehicleOperationandPur uitPolic _.
4.Whenattemptingtoconducta top(tra c top, ic cle top,orper on),the WC hall eactivatedimmediatel upono tainingpro a le
cau eorrea ona le u picionfortheattempted top,orre pondingtoprovide ack-upforanothero cer.
5.Whenpre entonthe cenewithpri oner ,arre tee , u pect oran otherindividual whoare topped police,whetherprimar unitor
not,the WC hall eactivated.
6.Whentran portingadetainee,regardle ifthetran portvehiclei equippedwithaTran portVehicleCamera(TVC) tem.
7.Whenfollowingamedic,towtruck,orothervehiclea partofacontinuationforaninve tigationorcallfor ervice.
8.Whena earchforevidence,orinventor ofavehiclei eingconducted.Thi applie to oththemem er( ) earching,andtho eon
cene.( ee trip earche onpg.6).
...

ndingaRecording
Oncerecordingwitha WCha eeninitiated,mem er hallnotendtherecordinguntil:
1.Theeventorencounterha full concluded;or
2.Themem erleave the ceneandanticipate nofurtherinvolvementintheevent...
O cer whofailtoactivatetheircamera orinterrupt orterminate arecordinginprogre arerequiredto
documenttherea onforthefailure.( xception toRecording4,6)

xception toRecording
...
4.Amem erwhodoe notactivatethe WCa directed thi u ection halldocumenttherea onthatthe WCwa notactivatedinan
Admini trativeReport,Form95,a oona po i leaftertheincidentconclude ,and u mitthereporttothemem er r t-line
upervi or theendofthemem er tourofdut .Uponreview,the r t-line upervi or hall can/emailtheAdmini trativeReport,Form
95to: WC@ altimorepolice.org.
6.[ ic]Amem erwhointerrupt orterminate a WCrecordinginprogre halldocumenttherea onthatthe WCwa interruptedor
terminatedinanAdmini trativeReport,Form95,a oona po i leaftertheincidentconclude ,and u mitthereporttothemem er
r t-line upervi or theendofthemem er tourofdut .Uponreview,the r t-line upervi or hall can/emailtheAdmini trative
Report,Form95to: WC@ altimorepolice.org.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

altimorePDexpre l protect victim andwitne e from eingrecordedwithouttheircon ent.(Polic 2;


xception toRecording2, ndingaRecording2)

Polic
...
2.Privac Protection. WC mightrecordextremel en itiveandprivatedata.A reachin WCdata ecurit ,carele handlingof WCdata
and/orintentionalrelea eof WCdatatonon-authorizedindividual couldjeopardizerelation hip withvictim ,witne e ,andthe
generalpu lic,a wella u jecttho epeopletoinva ion ofprivac ,endangertheir afet ,and/orjeopardizepro ecution .Accordingl ,
theutmo tcareandcaution hall etakentoen urethatthi datai notmi handledormi u ed.Privatere idence houldnot etreated
di erentl thanotherlocation forpurpo e ofrecording.
...
xception toRecording
...
2.Whenvictim ,witne e orotherindividual wi htomakea tatementor hareinformationduringavoluntar interactionwithpolice, ut
refu etodo owhile eingrecorded,mem er ma deactivatethe WCinordertoo tainthe tatementorinformation.Iftheencounter
egin whenthe WCi notactivel recording,themem erma , uti notrequiredto,temporaril activatethe WCforthe olepurpo e
ofdocumentingtheper on reque tthe not erecorded.
...
ndingaRecording
...
2.Deactivationofa WCi permittedwhenavictim,witne ,orotherper onwhowi he tomakea tatementor hareinformationandwho
i freetoterminatetheencounter,reque t oncamerathatthecamera eturnedo .Mem er hallinformindividual inthe ecategorie
attheearlie topportunit thatthe canreque ttodeactivatethe WC.

Thepolic al oaddre e patientprivac andthewi he ofindividual eing trip earched,and omeotherca e .


(HealthCareFacilitie :PatientPrivac ; trip earche ;ReviewofRecording )

HealthCareFacilitie :PatientPrivac
1.In ideamedicalfacilit ,mem er hallnotactivatethe WCuntilju tpriortomeetingwiththecomplainant/victimonacallfor erviceor
whenencounteringanon-viewincidentwhichwouldrequire WCactivationunderthi polic .
1.1.Mem er hall eawareofpatient right toprivac wheninho pital etting .Mem er hallnotrecordpatient duringmedicalor
p chologicalevaluation ortreatment .Whenrecordinginho pital andothermedicalfacilitie ,mem er hallavoidrecording
per on otherthantheper onofintere t,orrecordingmedicaldocument .
1.2.However,a inan etting,ifconfrontingaviolentora aultive u pect,orinananticipatedu eofforcein tance,themem er hall
activatethe WCinadvanceoftheencounterora oona rea ona l practica le.
trip earche
1.Whenconductinga trip earch,mem er i ueda WC halladvi etheper on eing earched,whilethe WCi activated,thatthe WC
i recording.Themem er hallthena ktheindividualto e earchedifhe/ hewant the earchto erecordedonthe WC,orifthe
individualwi he the WCto edeactivatedduringthe earchtore pectprivac .
2.Compl withthewi he oftheindividual.
2.1.Iftheindividuala k forthe WCto edeactivated,memorializethi reque tonthe WC,andconductthe earch.
2.2.Oncethe earchofthereque tedareai complete,activatethe WCimmediatel torecordthere toftheencounter.
...
ReviewofRecording
...
8. WCrecording ofcon titutionall protectedactivit ma not eu edtoidentif per on pre entattheactivit whoarenototherwi e
u pectedof eingengagedinillegalactivit .

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Forcertain eriou incident , altimorePDonl allow o cer toreviewthe WCrecordingifcertaincondition are


met, ucha ifano cerha eencompelledtomakea tatement.Forotherroutinematter andadmini trative
inve tigation ,o cer canviewfootage eforewritingtheirreport .O cer mu tdocumentintheirwritten
report whether WCdatafortheincidentwa reviewed.(ReviewofRecording 5-6)

ReviewofRecording
...
5.Wherenototherwi eprohi ited thi polic ,mem er ma view WCdatafromtheirowna ignedcamera,orthecameraofanother
involvedmem ertoa i tincompleteandaccuratereportwritingforroutinematter .Amem ermu tdocumentintheirwrittenreport
whether WCdatafortheincidentwa reviewed.
6.Mem er whoareinvolvedinaLevel3Reporta leu eofforce( eePolic 1115,U eofForce),incu tod death,orarethe u jectofa
criminalinve tigationma notviewtheir WCrecording relatedtotheincidentpriortocompletingand u mittingan requiredreport
and/or einginterviewed theappropriateinve tigativeunitunle :
6.1.Themem eri inreceiptofadeclinationletterfromthepro ecutingauthorit ,orthemem erha eencompelledtomakea
tatementandtheappropriateGarrit warningha eeni ued;and
6.2.Therecordingi viewedatOPRoratalocationapproved anOPRo cial.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Althoughthepolic contain a ectiontitled ecurit ,Retention,andDi clo ureof WCData, altimorePDdoe


notaddre ,andthu doe notrequire,theregulardeletionofan footage.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

altimorePDexpre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce ,andlog allacce tofootage.


( ecurit ,RetentionandDi clo ureof WCData)

ecurit ,RetentionandDi clo ureof WCData


1.Mem er are trictl prohi itedfrom haringan WClog-incredential withan otherper on.
2.Acce ing,cop ingorrelea ing WCdatafornon-lawenforcementpurpo e are trictl prohi ited,unle directed thePolice
Commi ioner,orde ignee.
3.Acce ing,cop ing,relea ingor haring WCdataonan computerordevicenotcontrolledorprovided the PDi trictl prohi ited.
4.The PD hallretainanon-edita leoriginalver ionof WCfootage,and halllogan timethedatai viewed,forwhatlengthoftimeand
whom,and halllogan cop ingoreditingof WCdata. PDper onnelare trictl prohi itedfromtamperingwithoreditingthi original
ver ion.
5.Acce to WCdata hall econtrolledthrougha ecurelocation.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

altimorePDrelie onMar land pu licrecord lawtomakefootageavaila le,anddoe notexpre l allow


complainant toviewrelevantfootage.(ReviewofRecording 4)

ReviewofRecording
...
4.Thefollowingmem er canviewand/orcop WCdatauponreque tandapprovalfromthe WCCoordinator:
...
4.5.Mem er ofthepu lic,afterapprovalofaproperl u mittedMar landPu licInformationAct(MPIA)reque t.
Mar landPu licInformationAct(MPIA)Reque t
Mem er ofthepu licma reque ttoo tain WCfootage completinga altimorePoliceDepartmentMPIAReque tFormandemailing
ameto:DCU@ altimorepolice.org.Reque t for WCfootage hall egrantedordenied a edupontheMar landPu licInformationAct
(MPIA).

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

altimorePDlimit theu eoffacialrecognitiontechnologie toperform road earche ofrecordedfootage.A


narrowexceptioni madeforanal zingparticularincident u ing uchtechnologie .(ReviewofRecording 9)

ReviewofRecording
...
9. WCdata hallnot:
9.1. eu edtocreateadata a eorpoolofmug hot ;
9.2. eu eda ller inphotoarra ;or
9.3. e earchedu ingfacialrecognition oftware.
XC PTION:Thi u ectiondoe notprohi itthe PDfromu ingarecognition oftwaretoanal zetherecordingofa peci cincident
whena upervi or mem erha rea onto elievethata peci c u pect,witne ,orper oninneedofa i tancewa recorded.
altimoreCount PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er10,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

altimoreCount PDha adedicatedpu licwe itethatprovide anoverviewofit od cameraprogram.The


iteinclude othaninformationalvideo,a wella alinktothelate tpolic .Themo trecentpu licl availa le
polic i datedJanuar 9,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

altimoreCount PDrequire it o cer torecordallenforcementorinve tigativeactivitie ,amongothert pe


of ituation .(General;Required WCActivation;Di cretionar WCU e )

General
...
WC hould eactivateda oona po i letoen urea muchoftheincidenta po i lei captured.
Note:Iftherei immediatedangertothemem erorother ,the WC hould eactivatedoncethatimmediatedangerha een
addre edanditha eendeemed afe,practicalandpo i letoactivatethedevice.
...
Required WCActivation
Mem er wearinga WCwillactivatethedevicea oona po i leunle iti un afe,impractical,orimpo i le.
Thedevicewill eactivatedinthefollowingcircum tance whetherornotthe areengagedinacallfor ervice:
1. nforcementorinve tigativeactivit (e.g.,tra c top , earche ,pur uit ,arre t , eldinterview , topandfri k ituation ,
etc.).
2.Otheractivitie ofapotentiall confrontationalnature.
3. mergenc vehicleoperation .
4.Cu todialtran port .
...
Di cretionar WCU e
Mem er wearinga WChavethedi cretiontoactivatethedeviceduringan legitimatelawenforcementcontactifthemem er
elieve arecordingofanincidentwould eappropriate(e.g.,tran port ofpeopleoftheoppo ite ex,advi ingofMirandaright ,
etc.).

However,thepolic doe notrequireo cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation forfailingtorecordrequiredevent .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

altimoreCount PDprohi it o cer fromrecordingindepthinterview with exuala aultvictim , ut


otherwi eallow o cer todeterminewhentherei aheightenedexpectationofprivac .(Prohi itedU e of
WC ;Di cretionar WCU e ; WCDeactivation)
Prohi itedU e of WC
...
Duringindepthinterview with exuala aultvictim e ondtheinitialcallfor ervicea e ment.
...
Di cretionar WCU e
...
Inordertopre ervethedignit ofourcitizen ,mem er willexerci egoodjudgementpriortothedi cretionar u eofthe WCduring
ituation whereaheightenedexpectationofprivac exi t (e.g.,re troom ,lockerroom ,etc.).
...
WCDeactivation
...
Oncerecordingha eenactivated,mem er hallnotendtherecordinguntiloneofthefollowingoccur :
...
6.Requiredactivationcircum tance nolongerexi t ,ordidnotexi t,andthemem erha determinedthat:
a.Aheightenedexpectationofprivac exi t anddeactivationi nece ar inordertopre ervethedignit ofourcitizen
(e.g.,lockerroom ,re troom ,etc.).
...
7.Avictim,witne ,orotherindividualwi he tomakea tatementor hareinformation, utreque t notto erecordedor
refu e to erecorded.
Note:Duringthe e ituation mem er ma deactivatetheir WCinordertoo tainthe tatementorinformation.

Thepolic require o cer tonotif individual thatthe are eingrecorded.(Pu licNoti cation)

Pu licNoti cation
Mem er hallnotif individual( )the are eingrecordeda oona po i le,unle iti un afe,impractical,orimpo i letodo o.
xception:Unle otherwi eexempted law.
Whennoti cationi dela ed,itwill egivenonceiti afe,practical,andpo i le.
Note:The eprovi ion are ati edevenifanotherindividual ecome apart tothecommunicationaftertheinitialnoticeha een
provided.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

altimoreCount PDpermit o cer toreviewfootagewhencompletingtheirwrittenreport .(Acce to


Recording ;InternalA air ection(IA ))

Acce toRecording
Mem er haveacce totheirownrecording ,andrecording hared othermem er .
Mem er ma acce recording forthefollowingpurpo e :
1.Reportwritingorpreparationofothero cialdocument .
2.Courtpreparation.
3.Reviewofpro ecutionevidence.
4.Reviewofvictim/witne / u pect tatement .
5.Crime ceneo ervation .
6. tatementofcharge preparation.
7.Clarif ingo ervation atthe ceneofanincident.
Mem er will haretheirrecording withothermem er uponreque ttofurtheraninve tigationorforothero cialpurpo e .
...
InternalA air ection(IA )
n ure thatmem er andtheirrepre entative aregiventheopportunit toreviewallrelatedrecording priortoprovidinga
tatementduringanadmini trativeinve tigation.

Limit RetentionofFootage

altimoreCount PDkeep un aggedfootagefor18month .(Categorie andRetention)

Categorie andRetention
...
TheDepartment categorie andretentionperiod are:
1.Mi cellaneou andNon-Criminal
Retention:18month .
U e:Fieldinterview ,non-criminalcall ,andaccidentalrecording .

2.RoutineTra c
Retention:18month .
U e:Non-jaila leandnon-arre ta letra c.
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

altimoreCount PDprohi it o cer fromunauthorizedfootagedi tri utionanddeletion,andprohi it footage


tampering.( temRecording )

temRecording
Arethepropert oftheDepartment.
Willnot ealteredortamperedwithinan manner.
...
Willnot ecopied,reproduced, hared,po ted,downloaded,ordi eminatedinan mannerunle forano ciallawenforcement
purpo e.
Willonl ecopied,reproduced, hared,po ted,downloaded,ordi eminatedinan mannera entano ciallawenforcement
purpo ewhenauthorized theChiefofPoliceortheTC VideoManager.
Willnot edeletedwithoutauthorizationfromtheTC VideoManager.

Thepolic indicate that altimoreCount PDmaintain auditlog forfootageacce .(Technolog and


Communication ection(TC ))

Technolog andCommunication ection(TC )


...
n ure theD M i con guredto:
...
2.Automaticall createandtrackauditandacce log ,includingallviewing,cop ing,andediting.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

altimoreCount PD et outacategor ofrecording thatare[r]elea a letoaPer oninIntere t,de nedin


Mar landcodea aper onorgovernmentalunitthati the u jectofapu licrecordorade igneeoftheper on
orgovernmentalunit(Mar landGP4-101)(, utdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolice
mi conductcomplaint toviewrelevantfootageAllotherpu licfootagereque t arehandledinaccordancewith
Mar land pu licrecord law.(De nition ;RecordingRedactionandReproduction;TC VideoManager)

De nition
...
Per onInIntere t-aper onhavingagreaterrightofacce toarecordingthanthegeneralpu lica de ned GP4-101.
...
RecordingRedactionandReproduction
Allreque t forproductionofrecording will e enttotheTC VideoManager.
WCrecordingreque t will eful lledandredactedinaccordancewithapplica lelaw .
WCrecording reque ted thepu licwill ecategorizeda :
1.Pu licl Relea a le-Relea edtoan mem erofthepu lic u jecttopu licredactionrequirement .
2.Per onInIntere tRelea a le-Relea a letoaPer oninIntere t u jecttoindividualredactionrequirement .
3.Non-Relea a le-Recording thatcannot erelea edatthetimeofthereque tinaccordancewithlegalrequirement .
Recording ofthefollowingnaturewill eautomaticall categorizeda non-relea a le:
1. u pectedneglect,a u eandorexploitationofavulnera leadultorchild.
2.Covertper onnelandoractivitie .
3.Anongoinginve tigation.
4.Intelligenceinformationor ecurit procedure .
xception torelea eandredaction tandard ma onl eauthorized theChiefofPolice.
...
TC VideoManager
...
Receive ,review ,andproce e pu licreque t forcopie of WCrecording inaccordancewiththeMar landPu licInformationAct
(MPIA),MD.CodeAnn.Gen.Provi .4-401to601.
timate ,collect ,andproce e fee a ociatedwithreque tful llmentinaccordancewiththeMPIA.
Relea e authorizedandredactedrecording con i tentwiththi polic andapplica lelaw.
end adenialletter,explicitl tatingtherea on,iftherelea eofarecordinginnotauthorized.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

altimoreCount PDlimit theu eoffacialrecognitiontechnologie toperform road earche ofrecorded


footage.Anarrowexceptioni madeforanal zingparticularincident u ing uchtechnologie .( tem
Recording )

temRecording
...
Ma not e:
1.U edtocreateadata a eorpoolofmug hot .
2.U eda ller inphotoarra .
3. earchedu ingfacialrecognition oftware.
xception:Recognition oftwarema eu edtoanal zetherecordingofaparticularincidentwhena upervi orha rea onto elieve
thata peci c u pectorper oninneedofa i tancema ethe u jectofaparticularrecording.

However,weareconcernedthatthepolic limit there trictionto temrecording ,whichleave roomforthe


incorporationoffacialrecognitiontechnolog intolivevideocaptureand ituationalawarene technolog .
atonRougePoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thi polic nowpu licl availa le?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Weinclude atonRougePDinour corecardduetothenationalattentionthedepartmentreceivedfollowingthe


Alton terlingonJul 5,2016.N CNew reportedthatduringthe hooting,the od camera worn two
o cer involvedallegedl fello duringthealtercation,anddidntcapturefootage.Atthetimeofthe hooting,
theo cer werewearing od camera a partofapilotprogramtote tvariou vendor efore nal
implementationoftheprogram.OnJune28,2017, a t atonRougeMetroCouncilmem er votedunanimou l to
enterintoa ve- earcontractwithAxon(formerl TA R)toout ttheentirepolicedepartmentwith od
camera .

Whileweknowthato cer arewearing od camera inthe treet of atonRouge,wehavent eena letolocate


apu licver ionofthedepartment polic .
o tonPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

o tonPDdoe notmakeit WCpolic availa leonit we ite,pre uma l ecau etheprogrami tillinapilot
tage.However,acop ofthemo trecentpolic wa hared the o tonGlo e(em eddedatthe ottomofthe
article).

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

o tonPD polic clearl de cri e wheno cer mu trecordcontactwithcivilian .(2.2)

WCActivationandIncident ofU e:O cer willactivatethe WConl inconjunctionwitho ciallawenforcementdutie ,where uchu e
i appropriatetotheproperperformanceofdutie ,andwheretherecording arecon i tentwiththi polic andthelaw.Iftherei an
immediatethreattotheo cer lifeor afet ,making WCactivationimpo i leordangerou ,theo cer hallactivatethe WCatthe r t
rea ona leopportunit todo o.The WC hallnot edeactivateduntiltheencounterha full concludedand/ortheo cerleave the
cene( ee ection2.8, WCDeactivation).O cer hallrecordallcontactwithcivilian inthefollowingoccurrence :
1.Vehicle top ;
2.Inve tigativeper on top :con en ual,orarticula lerea ona le u picion top pur uanttoRule323(FIO Report),or top
upported pro a lecau e;
3.Alldi patchedcall for erviceinvolvingcontactwithcivilian ;
4.Initialre pon e patrolo cer ,includingon- itedetention ,inve tigation pur uanttoanarre t,arre t ,andinitial u pect
interview on- cene;
5.Patfri k and earche ofper on incidenttoarre t(ifnotalread activated);
6.K9 earche ;
7.Incident of mergenc Driving(primar and econdar re pondingo cer );
8.Incident ofPur uitDriving(primar and econdar re pondingo cer );
9.Whenano cerrea ona l elieve acrowdcontrolincidentma re ultinunlawfulactivit ;
10.An contactthat ecome adver arial,includingaU eofForceincident,whenthe WChadnot eenactivated;or
11.An otherciviliancontactoro cialdut circum tancethattheo cerrea ona l elieve hould erecordedinordertoenhance
policingtran parenc ,increa epu lictru tandpolice-communit relation ,orpre ervefactualrepre entation ofo cer-civilian
interaction ,providedthatrecordingi con i tentwith ection 2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6,2.7,7.1and7.2ofthi polic .

Thepolic al ode cri e whencamera hould edeactivated.O cer areencouragedtoju tif theirdeci ionto
di continuerecording, utarenotrequiredtodo o.(2.8)

Totheextentpo i le,priortodeactivatinga WC,theo cer hall tatetherea onfordoing o.Generall ,oncethe WCi activated,
recordingwillcontinueuntilorunle theeventha concluded. elowareexample ofwhenanevent hall econ ideredconcluded:
1.Victimand/orwitne contactha concluded;
2.Allper on toppedhave eenrelea edorleftthe ceneoranarre teeha arrivedatthedi trict tationfor ooking.Ifatran porting
o cerha a WC,recording hallcontinueuntilthetran portingo cerarrive in idethe tationatthe ookingde k;
3.Theeventi ofa en itivenatureandthe WCo cerha weighedthe WCDi cretionar RecordingCon ideration peci edin ection
2.4anddecidedtodeactivatethe WC;
4.Theincidentha concludedpriortothearrivaloftheo cer;
5.Theincidentoreventi of uchdurationthatdeactivatingthe WCi nece ar tocon erveavaila lerecordingtime;or
6.Theo ceri orderedtoturnthecamerao a upervi or.

Wheno cer failtorecordarequiredincident,thepolic doe notappeartorequirethato cer providea


concreteju ti cation.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic highlight theimportanceofprivac andprohi it recordingcivilian con titutionall protectedright ,


andal oallow o cer to toprecordinginarea witharea ona leexpectationofprivac ,whicharede cri ed.
O cer can, utarenotrequiredto,deactivatetheircamera incircum tance ofa en itiveorprivatenatureor
whenminor arepre ent.(1;2.4)

1.Iti thepolic oftheDepartmenttore pectthelegitimateprivac intere t ofallper on in o ton,whileen uringprofe ionali minit
workforce.Therecordingofcivilian a ed olel uponthecivilian politicalorreligiou elief orupontheexerci eofthecivilian
con titutionalright tofreedomof peechandreligiou expre ion,con titutionalpetitionanda em l i prohi ited. WCfootage hall
not ereviewedtoidentif thepre enceofindividualparticipant at uchevent whoarenotengagedinunlawfulconduct...

2.4.RecordinginArea WhereThereMa eaRea ona le xpectationofPrivac : WCo cer hould emindfuloflocation where
recordingma econ ideredin en itive,inappropriate,orma eprohi ited privac policie . uchlocation ma includelockerroom ,
place ofwor hip,religiou ceremonie ,certainlocation inho pital orclinic ,lawo ce ,da carefacilitie ,etc.At uchlocation ,atthe
o cer di cretionand a edonthecircum tance , WC ma eturnedo .Theo cerma con idertheoptiontodivertthe WCawa
froman u ject andrecordonl audio,ifappropriate.Whenexerci ingdi cretionin uch ituation ,thedeci ionwhetherto top
recording,divertthe WC,orrecordonl audio houldgenerall e a edonthefollowing WCDi cretionar RecordingCon ideration :
theextenttowhichtheo cero erve activitie orcircum tance ofa en itiveorprivatenature;thepre enceofindividual whoarenot
the u jectoftheo cer-civilianinteraction;thepre enceofpeoplewhoappearto eminor ;an reque t acivilianto toprecording;
andtheextenttowhicha enceof WCrecordingwilla ecttheinve tigation.

Thepolic al oallow u ject tooptoutofrecordinginaprivatere idence.(2.3)

RecordingwithinaRe idence: eforeenteringaprivatere idencewithoutawarrantorinnon-exigentcircum tance ,the WCo cer hall


eektheoccupant con enttocontinuetorecordinthere idence.Iftheciviliandecline togivecon ent,the WCo cer hallnotrecordin
there idence.O cer recordinginare idence hall emindfulnottorecord e ondwhati nece ar totheciviliancontact,andnottou e
the WCwithexplorator intentinane orttocreateaninventor ofitem inthere idence.

O cer arerequiredtonotif u ject the are eingrecorded, utarenotrequiredtoo taincon enttocontinue


recordingout ideofprivatere idence .(2.5-6)

2.5.NoticeofRecording:Unle therei animmediatethreattotheo cer lifeor afet ,making WCnoti cationimpo i leordangerou ,
WCo cer hallinformcivilian thatthe are eingrecorded. WCo cer hallnotif civilian withlanguage ucha Maam/ ir,Iam
advi ing outhatourinteractioni eingrecorded m od WornCamera. WCo cer hallnotrecordcivilian urreptitiou l .
2.6.Con enttoRecord:A idefromthere trictionin ection2.3(RecordingwithinaRe idence), WCo cer arenotrequiredtoo tain
con enttorecord.Ifacivilianha reque tedthe WCo certo toprecording,o cer havenoo ligationto toprecordingiftherecording
i pur uanttothecircum tance identi edin ection2.2.Whenevaluatingwhetherornottocontinuerecording, WCo cer houldweigh
the WCDi cretionar RecordingCon ideration peci edin ection2.4.Thereque ttoturnthe WCo hould erecorded,a wella the
o cer re pon e.

O cer arenotrequiredtodeactivaterecordingvictim orwitne e , utaregivendi cretiontoturno their


camera ifreque ted.(2.7)

RecordingofVictim /Witne e :Ifa WCo ceri inrangeofvi ualoraudiorecordingofavictimorwitne whoi givingtheir r t


accountofacrime,theo cerma recordtheencounter ut houldweighthe WCDi cretionar RecordingCon ideration peci edin
ection2.4indeterminingwhethertoactivateordi continuerecording.Ifthedeci iontoactivateand/orcontinuerecordingi made,
noti cation hall emadea peci edin ection2.5.Ifthevictimi inan wa un ureoftheneedfortherecordingto emadeori
uncomforta lewiththethoughtof eingrecorded,theo cer hallinformthecivilianthatthe canreque ttohavethe WCturnedo .If
thecamerai alread activated,thereque ttoturnthe WCo hould erecorded,a wella theo cer re pon e.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

o tonPDencourage o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwrittenreport .(4.1)

WCO cerAcce toFootage: WCo cer ma reviewtheirown WCrecordinga itrelate to:


1.Theirinvolvementinanincidentforthepurpo e ofcompletinganinve tigationandpreparingo cialreport .Tohelpen ureaccurac
andcon i tenc ,o cer areencouragedtoreviewthe WCrecordingpriortopreparingreport ;
2.Providingte timon incourttorefre hrecollection.O cer willen urethatthepro ecutingattorne i awarethe WCrecordingwa
reviewed;and
3.Providinga tatementpur uanttoaninternalinve tigation,includingo cerinvolved hootinginve tigation andothercritical
incident a outlinedin ec.4.2. elow.

o tonPDprohi it o cer fromviewingfootageimmediatel followingo cer-involved hooting oru eofdeadl


force, uto cer areallowedtoviewthe erecording priortomakinga tatementa outthe ituation.(4.2)

WCO cerAcce toFootageFollowinganO cerInvolved hooting:Followingano cerinvolved hooting,orotheru eofdeadl force,


involvedo cer ,including upervi or , hallnotviewthe WCrecordingonan deviceorcomputerpriortotheFirearmDi charge
Inve tigationTeam(FDIT)viewingthefootageanduploadingitintothe tem,exceptifexigentcircum tance exi t, ucha ano cer
einginjured,inordertoo tainidentif ing u pectinformationorotherpertinentinformationfromthe WCrecording . WCo cer
involvedinano cerinvolved hootingand WCo cer whowitne ano cerinvolved hootingorotheru eofdeadl force hall e
allowedtoviewtheirown WCrecordingpriortoawalkthroughand/or tatement.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic doe notlimitretentionoffootageduringthedepartment pilotprogram.(6)

R T NTION:Duringthepilotprogram,norecordingorfootage hall edeleted.Footagerecordedduringthepilotprogramwill eretained


fornolongerthanone earafterthepilotprogramconclude ;however,footagerecordedduringthepilotprogramthatrelate toan
criminalorcivilproceeding,an criminaloradmini trativeinve tigation,oran u eofforcewill eretainedduringthependenc ofan
relevantproceeding,inve tigation,or tatuteoflimitation period.Theretentionperiodforfootagerecordedpur uanttothepilotprogram
ma e uper eded an future WCpolic implemented.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

o tonPDprohi it o cer whodonotwearcamera fromacce ingfootagewithout upervi orpermi ion, ut


doe not eemtoappl the amere trictiontoo cer withcamera .(4.4)

Non- WCO cerAcce toFootage:Non- WCo cer hallonl acce footagewithpermi ionofa upervi or.

Thepolic prohi it improperu eoffootage, utdoe notexpre l prohi itemplo ee fromera ingoraltering
recording .(7.2)

ImproperU eof WCFootage: WCrecording/footage hallnot e:


1.U edforthepurpo e ofridiculingorem arra ingan emplo eeorper ondepictedontherecording;
2.Randoml reviewed theInternalA air Divi ionfordi ciplinar purpo e ;
3.Di eminated an emplo eeunle approved thePoliceCommi ionerorhi de ignee,ordi eminatedinthecour eoftheir
o cialdutie ;or
4.Copied an emplo ee(i.e.u etheiriPhone,iPad,oran otherelectronicdevicetocop ).

Thepolic indicate thatacce tofootagewill eaudited, uttheactuallanguageoftherelevantclau eappear


toappl to WCu eratherthanfootageacce .(4.6)

AuditandReviewAcce toFootage:AuditandReview hallconductperiodiccheck toen ure WC are eingu edappropriatel .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevantfootage.It


mention victimandwitne reque t , utrefer themtotheO ceroftheLegalAdvi oranddoe notexplainthe
proce whichcomplainant wouldacce footage.(5)

WCrecording relatedtoanongoinginve tigationorin upportofapro ecutionma eprovided therecordingo certotheapplica le


lawenforcemententit . houldano cerreceivea u poenafor WCfootage,theo cer halldirectthe u poenaa oona practica leto
thecommanderoftheInformation ervice Groupforre pon e,withacop totheO ceoftheLegalAdvi or. WCrecording ma e
reque ted thepu licpur uanttoapu licrecord reque t(M.G.L.c.6610).Ifano cerreceive areque tfor WCfootagefromthe
Media,thereque t hall edirectedtotheCommander,O ceofMediaRelation .Allotherreque t for WCrecording ,includingvictimor
witne reque t , hall edirectedtotheO ceoftheLegalAdvi or.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

o tonPDlimit theu eoffacialrecognitiontechnologie togetherwithcamera ,mandatingthatcamera willnot


includean technologicalenhancement .Thi polic i uniqueamongthemajordepartmentpolicie weve
reviewed.(1)

... WC willnotincludetechnologicalenhancement including, utnotlimitedto,facialrecognitionornight-vi ioncapa ilitie .


Wehadoriginall coredthi polic a green.However,itwa pointedouttou thatthelanguagema onl appl to
thecamera them elve ,andcould tillallow road iometric earche of tored od camerafootage.Untilweget
clarit fromthe o tonPDa outthi ,wevedowngradedtheir coreto ellow.
rowardCount heri O ce

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$999,564DOJgrantfor WC in2016
La tupdated:Octo er13,2017.I thi polic nowpu licl availa le?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

rowardCount heri O ce( O)implementedit r t od -worncamera( WC)programin2016.That ame


ear,theUnited tate DepartmentofJu ticeawarded Oapproximatel $1millionto tartit od -worncamera
program.Accordingto O,morethan700deputie arenowequippedwith WC. theendof2017,iti expected
thatalldeputie will ewearing WC .

Whileweknowthatdeputie arewearing od camera intheneigh orhood of rowardCount ,wehavent een


a letolocateapu licver ionofthedepartment polic .
u aloPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thi polic nowpu licl availa le?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

The u aloPoliceDepartment( PD)intend to tarta90-da pilotprogramfor od -worncamera todetermine


whetherallpatrolo cer houldwear uchcamera .Ifthedepartmentdeem theprogramto e ucce ful,itwill
providecamera forallofthe500o cer a ignedtothePatroldivi ion.

Colla oratingwiththe u aloPolice enevolentA ociation, PDcreatedadraftpolic fortheu eof od -worn


camera .However,theo cialdraftpolic i notavaila leonthe PDwe iteorel ewhereontheinternet.The
onl pu licl availa leinformationregardingthedraftpolic i availa lethroughanew articlede cri ingthedraft
polic .Thedepartmentexpect thepolic to eamendeda thecamera areputtoactualu e.
Charlotte-Mecklen urgPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Charlotte-Mecklen urgPDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onit we itethroughthe


InteractiveDirective Guide.Themo trecentpolic i DepartmentalDirective400-006,whichwa i uedonJune
8,2016andi currenta ofMa 8,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Thepolic provide aclearli tofcitizencontact thatmu t erecorded.(IV.F.16)

16. WC hall eturnedonandactivatedtorecordwhena wornemplo eei a ignedtoan callfor ervice,crimerelatedinteraction with


citizen whileondut orworking econdar emplo ment.Recording halloccurpriortoorinanticipationofthefollowingcircum tance .
The ecircum tance include utarenotlimitedto:
a.Tra c top :The toppingofamotorvehicleforlawenforcementpurpo e ,includingthefollowingofavehicle ouintendto topor
ha failedto top;
. u piciou vehicle orper on ;
c.Voluntar Inve tigativeContact:Themere u picionof omet peofcriminalactivit aper on;
d.Arre t ;
e.U eofforce;
f.Whenoperatingavehicleinanemergenc orpur uit;
g.Call for ervice(CF ):
A WCrecording hall eactivateduponre pon ea ignmenttoallcall forpolice ervice,onoro -dut ;
h.K-9track and uilding earche .
i.Whenreque ted acitizenduringaninteractionwitha wornemplo ee.
j.Tra cChecking tation:
Thepreplanned tematic toppingofvehicle tocheckmotori t forcompliancewithlicen erequirement andothermotorvehicle
law includingdrivingwhileimpaired.
(1)Onceano cerdetermine therei rea ona le u picionorpro a lecau etodetainthedriver,theo cer hall eginrecording
withtheir WC.
(2) xcepta li teda ove,o cer arenotrequiredtorecordduringtheentiredurationofthecheckpoint.
k.Duringtheentiredurationofthetran portationofan pri onerwho:
(1)Ha eeninvolvedinau eofforce;
(2)I argumentativeand/orcom ative;
(3)I ver all a u ive
(4)I u ingan otherinappropriateand/or ugge tiveor exuallanguage;
(5)I injuredorclaim to einjured;
(6)An ituationthattheo cerdeem nece ar .
(7) wornemplo ee hallpo itiontheirDMVRcamera,ifavaila le,toal orecordtheaction ofthepri oner.
l. earchwarrant orexigentcircum tance earche ofvehicle , uilding ,andotherplace .
(1) wornemplo ee hallnotrecordthepreparation fororthetactical erviceofan earchorarre twarrant.
(2)All wornemplo ee i ueda WCwhoareparticipatingintheexecutionofa earchonanentr team hall eginarecording
priortomakingentr andcontinuetherecordinguntilthepremi e have een ecured.
(3)All wornemplo ee i ueda WCwhoareparticipatingina earchauthorized a earchwarrantorwithexigent
circum tance hallrecorduntilthe earchha eenconcludedandallevidenceha eenlocatedandproperl con cated.
m.Con ent earche
(1)Duringacon ent earcho cer hallrecordhimorher elfa kingforcon entandthecitizen re pon etothatreque t.
(2)Ifduringacon ent earchinanon-pu licplacethecitizennolongerwant the earchrecorded,theo cer hall toprecording
andcontinuea normalwithoutrecording.
n.O cer hallrecord how-up eitherwiththe WCorDMVR;whicheveri mo tprudent.

However,onl inlimitedcircum tance doe theCharlotte-Mecklen urgPDrequirethato cer provideconcrete


ju ti cation forfailingtorecordrequiredevent .(IV. .3,IV.F.29)

3. ergeant hallen ure:


...
Propertrou le hooting tep arefolloweduponnoti cationofan damageormalfunctionofa WC.
...
The ergeant hallnotif theo certodocumentinhi /herdepartmentalreport therea onforlackof WCrecording .
...
29.Priortoconductinga trip earch,theo cer hallrecorda360-degreevideoofthelocationwherethe earchwill econducted;however,
eforean partoftheactual trip earch egin ,the wornemplo ee hallver all recordtherea onthe WCi eingturnedo .Oncethe
rea oni recordedthe wornemplo ee( ) hallproperl powero the WC.A oona the earchi complete,the WC hallimmediatel
epowered ackon.

Thepolic require o cer tocontinuerecordinguntiltheincident adver arialactionend oruntiltheincident


ecome afollowupinve tigation.(IV.F.18,IV.F.36)

18.A WCrecording hall e toppedduringnon-enforcementactivitie ucha tra ccontrol,criminalinve tigation ,orwhenno


adver arialevent areongoing.Anexampleofthi would ethetimeinwhichaCF [Callfor ervice]orotherde nedrecordingevent
change fromadver arialorafact ndingcontacttoafollowupinve tigation.Forexample,ano certhatha arrivedon ceneandthe
u pectha leftandtheo ceri nowtakingwritten tatement ,identif ingwitne e ,andproce ingthecrime cene.
...
36.Oncea WCi tarted,o cer hallcontinuetorecorduntiltheincidentevolve intoacriminalinve tigationortheadver arialactionha
topped.However;tra c top hall erecordedintheirentiret ,whichi untilthevehicleha leftthe toporaper oni placedunder
arre tandi eingtran portedtotheintakecenter.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic doe notrequireo cer too taininformedcon entpriortorecording,anddoe notrequireo cer


eithertoalertindividual thatthecamerai recordingortoinformindividual thatthe ma refu eto erecorded.

Thepolic doe prohi ito cer fromactivatingtheircamera torecordcertain en itiveconver ation orwithin
certain en itiveplace ,anditprohi it o cer fromrecordingpeopleordi cu ion unrelatedtoacallfor
erviceorevent.(IV.F.30)

30.Toaidintheprotectionoftherighttoprivac , wornemplo ee hallnotrecordwhile:


a.Inapatientcareareaofahealthcarefacilit ,unle thepatient ecome adver arialwiththeo cerorother .
...
d.Inthepre enceofaCon dentialInformant(CI);
e.IntheIntakeCenterorJail;
f.Inthemagi trate o ceoran tateorfederalcourt;
g.Havingdi cu ion withattorne ,peer upportcoun elor ,doctor ,etc;
h.Involvedinadepartment, upervi or ,orpu licmeeting;
i.Inacla roomand/orwheninate tingenvironment;
j.An per onorconver ationthati notinvolvedinacallfor erviceoreventa outlinedinthi directive.

Thepolic prohi it o cer fromrecordinginplace wheretherei anexpectationofprivac utmake an


exceptionforo cer pre entinano cialcapacit ,whichitdoe notfurtherde ne.(IV.F.28)

28.Unle pre entinano cialcapacit ,the WC hallnot eu edin athroom ,lockerroom ,orotherplace wheretherei anexpectation
ofprivac .

Thepolic prohi it o cer fromrecording trip earche ofindividual .(IV.F.29)

29.Priortoconductinga trip earch,theo cer hallrecorda360-degreevideoofthelocationwherethe earchwill econducted;however,


eforean partoftheactual trip earch egin ,the wornemplo ee hallver all recordtherea onthe WCi eingturnedo .Oncethe
rea oni recordedthe wornemplo ee( ) hallproperl powero the WC.A oona the earchi complete,the WC hallimmediatel
epowered ackon.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Thepolic permit o cer toreviewfootagewhencompletingtheirwrittenreport inmo tca e , utrequire


o cer toprovidea tatement r tafter igni cantO cerInvolvedincident .(V.H.2.d-e)

d. wornemplo ee ma reviewtheir WCvideotoaidincompletingincidentreport ,preparingforcourtte timon ,orcompleting


tatement forinternalinve tigation excepta outlinedine elow.
e. worn mplo ee ma reviewtheir WCvideoin igni cantO cerInvolvedincident ucha o cerinvolved hooting afterprovidinga
tatementtodetective or ergeant withtheCriminalInve tigation ureauand/or ergeant withtheInternalA air ureau.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Charlotte-Mecklen urgPD polic require footagethati notrelatedtoacriminalchargeorinve tigationto e


deletedwithin45da .Thepolic require footagecla i eda Non-CitizenInvolvement(videothatdoe not
containaninteractionwithacitizen, u pectora ociatedwithan othercategor . x:Pre hiftte tvideo, lue
lightandTA R parkte t,accidentalactivation)andNon-CriminalO en e (interactionwithacitizenthati
notrelatedtoacriminalchargeorinve tigation)to eretainedfor45da and peci e thatthe WC torage
temautomaticall delete footageattheendofthea ignedretentionperiod.(IV.F.19,21,V. -F)

19.Whenanincidentha ended,theo cer hall topthe WCrecordingandentertheappropriatecategor andwhennece ar the


incidentcomplaintnum er.
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21. worn mplo ee hallcompletean correction tothecategorizationoradditionofacomplaintnum erwithin48hour of eingnoti ed
oftheerror.

Categor i thetermu edtoidentif the election anauthorizedu ercancla if aneventthatha eenrecorded.

Categor RetentionPeriod
Non-CitizenInvolvement 45Da
Tra c topWarning 45Da
Tra c topInfraction 45Da
Tra c topMi demeanor 3Year
Tra c topFelon 20Year
Non-CriminalO en e 45Da
IACM 4Year
CriminalInve tigationNonFelon 3Year
CriminalInve tigationFelon 20Year
Te t 45Da
Accidental 45Da

RetentionCategor De nition :
a.Non-CitizenInvolvement:Videothatdoe notcontainaninteractionwithacitizen, u pectora ociatedwithan othercategor . x:
Pre hiftte tvideo, luelightandTA R parkte t,accidentalactivation.
.Tra c topWarning:Ver alorwrittenwarning,withnocitationorarre t,regardle ofrea onfor top.
c.Tra c topMi demeanor,Felon :Outcomeofthetra c topi ami demeanororfelon inve tigationorcharge.
d.Non-CriminalO en e :Interactionwithacitizenthati notrelatedtoacriminalchargeorinve tigation.
...
...
.The WC temautomaticall delete recording fromthe erverwhentheretentionperiodforthecategorizedrecordingha elap ed.
Theretentionperiodi et the temaccordingto peci ccategorie a ignedtothevideo theo cer, upervi ororauthorized
u er.
F.Digital le a ociatedwithaninve tigation hall edi po edofordeletedinaccordancewithcurrentCMPDpolic and tateandfederal
law .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic doe notexplicitl prohi itunauthorizedacce , utdoe prohi ittheviewingoffootageforan thing


otherthanapproveddepartmentalpurpo e and,withcertainlimitedexception ,prohi it thecop ingand
di eminationof WCfootage.However,thepolic doe notfurtherde neapproveddepartmentalpurpo e .
(IV.F.31,34,V.A,C)

31.Theviewingofan recordingforan thingotherthanapproveddepartmentalpurpo e i prohi ited. x. wornemplo ee hallnotu e


the WCa amean toconducta eld howupofa u pect.
...
34. wornemplo ee areprohi itedfromu ingan devicetocop ,photographorrecordthepla ackofan video/audiorecorded a WC.
...
V.R CORDINGCONTROLANDMANAG M NT
A.Allvideo/audiorecording arethepropert ofCMPDandwillnot eduplicatedexcepta de cri edin( ectionV.G.).
...
C. mplo ee areprohi itedfromu ingan devicetocop ,photographorrecordthepla ackofan video/audiorecorded a WC,
unle authorized thi directive.

Thepolic doe notexpre l prohi ito cer fromtamperingwithormodif ing WCfootage;thepolic onl
tate thatrecording areincapa leof eingalteredordeleted o cer and upervi or ,without pecif ing
howthi i enforced.(V. )

. WCrecording areincapa leof eingalteredordeleted u er .

Thepolic tate thateachrecordingmaintain anauditlogofallacce torecordedfootage.(V. ,D)

.... achrecordingha anaudittrailthattrack thedateandtimeofeachper onthatacce e allvideowithinthe tem.


...
D. achvideorecordingha aChainofCu tod AuditTrailwhichdocument allevent a ociatedwiththe le.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic provide thatCharlotte-Mecklen urgPDma ratherthanmu tallowindividual whoare u ject


ofrecording (ortheirrepre entative )toview WCfootage.(V.H.3.e)

e.Thefollowingindividual ma receivedi clo ureofavideo/audiorecording:


(1)Aper onwho eimageorvoicei intherecording.
(2)Aper onalrepre entativeofanadultper onwho eimageorvoicei intherecording,iftheadultper onha con entedtothe
di clo ure.
(3)Aper onalrepre entativeofaminororofanadultper onunderlawfulguardian hipwho eimageorvoicei intherecording.
(4)Aper onalrepre entativeofadecea edper onwho eimageorvoicei intherecording.
(5)Aper onalrepre entativeofanadultper onwhoi incapacitatedanduna letoprovidecon enttodi clo ure.

However,di clo uretoindividual lingcomplaint ma edeniedin everal ituation .(V.H.3.h)

h.Di clo urema edeniedif;


(1)Theper onreque tingdi clo ureoftherecordingi notaper onauthorizedtoreceivedi clo ure.
(2)Therecordingcontain informationthati otherwi econ dentialorexemptfromdi clo ureorrelea eunder tateorfederallaw.
(3)Di clo urewouldrevealinformationregardingaper onthati ofahighl en itiveper onalnature.
(4)Di clo urema harmthereputationorjeopardizethe afet ofaper on.
(5)Di clo urewouldcreatea eriou threattothefair,impartial,andorderl admini trationofju tice
(6)Con dentialit i nece ar toprotecteitheranactiveorinactiveinternalorcriminalinve tigationorpotentialinternalorcriminal
inve tigation.

Thepolic require Charlotte-Mecklen urgPD ChiefofPolicetorelea e WCfootagetothepu licwhendoing o


complie with tateandfederallawandi inthe e tintere tofpu lic afet .(IV.A.2)

A.CHI FOFPOLIC
...
2.Reviewanddeterminewhetherto eektherelea eofan WCrecording thati inthe e tintere tofpu lic afet andinaccordancewith
tateandfederallaw.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Thepolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
ChicagoPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

ChicagoPDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onlineonit DepartmentDirective tem.


Themo trecentpolic i pecialOrder 03-14,whichwa i uedonJune9,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

ChicagoPDprovide o cer withaclearli tof ituation thatmu t erecorded.(II.A)

II.INITIATING,CONCLUDING,ANDJU TIFYINGR CORDING


A.InitiationofaRecording
1.Thedeci iontoelectronicall recordalaw-enforcement-relatedencounteri mandator ,notdi cretionar ,exceptwhere peci call
indicated.
2.TheDepartmentmem erwillactivatethe temtoeventmodeatthe eginningofanincidentandwillrecordtheentireincidentforall
law-enforcement-relatedactivitie .Ifcircum tance preventactivatingthe WCatthe eginningofanincident,themem erwill
activatethe WCa oona practical.Law-enforcement-relatedactivitie include utarenotlimitedto:
a.call for ervice;
.inve tigator top ;
c.tra c top ;
d.tra ccontrol;
e.footandvehiclepur uit ;
f.arre t ;
g.u eofforceincident ;
h. eizureofevidence;
i.interrogation ;
j. earche ,including earche ofpeople,item ,vehicle , uilding ,andplace ;
k. tatement made individual inthecour eofaninve tigation;
l.reque t forcon entto earch;
m.emergenc driving ituation ;
n.emergenc vehiclere pon e where eeing u pect orvehicle ma ecapturedonvideoleavingthecrime cene;
o.high-ri k ituation ;
p.an encounterwiththepu licthat ecome adver arialaftertheinitialcontact;
q.arre teetran port ;
r.an otherin tancewhenenforcingthelaw.

O cer mu t tatetherea onfordeactivationoncamera eforeturningito .Ifano cerfail torecordarequired


event,theo cermu tju tif thi failureoncameraafterthefact.(II. )

.DeactivationofaRecording
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3.Ju ti cationforDeactivatingaRecording
TheDepartmentmem erwillver all ju tif onthe WCwhendeactivatingitpriortotheconclu ionofanincident.Whenamem er
fail torecordanincidentorcircum tance warrantthever alju ti cationofadeactivationa eingimpracticalorimpo i le,the
mem erwilldocumenttherea on activatingthe WCand tatingthet peofincident,eventnum er,andtherea onfor
deactivatingtherecording.
NOT :Departmentmem er willnotif theirimmediate upervi orwhenthe WCi deactivatedpriortotheconclu ionofanentire
incident.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

ChicagoPDprohi it o cer fromrecordingin idemedicalfacilitie andwithexpo edindividual .(III)

III.PROHI IT DCONDUCT
A.The WCwillnot eactivatedtorecord:
1.individual inre idence orotherprivatearea notopentothepu licunle therei acrimeinprogre orothercircum tance
thatwouldallowtheo certo elawfull pre entwithoutawarrant.
2.in idemedicalfacilitie ,exceptwhendirectl relevantandnece ar toalawenforcementinve tigationandapproved the
mem er immediate upervi or.
3.appearance atcourtorhearing .Mem er willturno their WC othatiti notin u eringmodeafternotif ingthedi patcher
andver all announcingtherea onforturningo the WC.
4.inconnectionwith trip earche .
NOT :Departmentmem er willnotactivatethe WCtorecord trip earche .

Inaddition,o cer mu tnotif allindividual thatthe are eingrecorded.(II.A.4)

4.Uponinitiationofarecording,Departmentmem er willannouncetotheper on( )the intendtorecordthattheir WCha een


activatedtorecord.

ChicagoPDexpre l permit victim toopt-outofrecording. utifexigentcircum tance exi texi t,orifthe


o cerha rea ona learticula le u picionofacrime,theo cerma continuetorecord,de pitethereque tto
opt-out,afterannouncingtherea ononcamera.(II. .1)

.DeactivationofaRecording
1.TheDepartmentmem erwillnotdeactivateeventmodeunle
...
.reque ted avictimofacrime;
c.reque ted awitne ofacrimeoracommunit mem erwhowi he toreportacrime;or
d.theo ceri interactingwithacon dentialinformant.
XC PTION:Departmentmem er ma continueorre umerecordingavictimorwitne ifexigentcircum tance exi torifthe
o cerha rea ona learticula le u picionthatavictim,witne ,orcon dentialinformantha committedori intheproce of
committingacrime.
2.TheDepartmentmem erwillen urethatan reque t avictimorwitne todeactivatethecamera,unle impracticalor
impo i le,i madeontherecording.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

ChicagoPDallow o cer toreview WCrecording priortowritingan reportrelatedtotheincident.(IV.4.


NOT )

NOT :Departmentmem er ma reviewthe WCrecordingofanincidentpriortowritingan reportrelatedtotheincident.Themem er


willdocumentthi factinthenarrativeportionofthereport.Thi include uti notlimitedtoca ereport ,arre treport ,andinve tigator
topreport .

upervi or mu ten urethato cer documentthefactthatthe vieweda WCrecordingpriortowritingan


arre treport.(V.A.1.e)

C.All upervi or a ignedtoover eeDepartmentmem er utilizingDepartment-i ued WC :


1.Willen ure
...
e.mem er whorevieweda WCrecordingpriortowritingan reportdocumentthi factinthenarrativeportionofthereportprior
tothe upervi or approvalofthereport.

Limit RetentionofFootage

ChicagoPDincorporate referencepolicie fromit department-widedataretentionpolic ,a wellthe tate


recentO cer-Worn od CameraAct.(IX.A)

IX.R T NTION
Alldigitall recordeddatacreated the WCwill eretainedinaccordancewiththeDepartment' Form Retention chedule(CPD11.717)
andtheIllinoi O cer-Worn od CameraAct(50ILC 706/10).
A.Recording madeon WC mu t eretainedforaperiodof90da unle an encountercapturedontherecordingha een agged.

TheDepartment Form Retention cheduledoe notprovidea peci c chedulefor WCrecording .However,


theIllinoi O cer-Worn od CameraActrequire un aggedrecording to eretainedfor90da .Afterthi 90-
da torageperiodelap e ,un aggedrecording mu t ede tro ed.(50ILC 706/10-20(a)(7))

(7)Recording madeono cer-worncamera mu t eretained thelawenforcementagenc or thecameravendoru ed theagenc ,


onarecordingmediumforaperiodof90da .
(A)Undernocircum tance hallan recordingmadewithano cer-worn od camera ealtered,era ed,orde tro edpriortothe
expirationofthe90-da torageperiod.
( )Followingthe90-da torageperiod,an andallrecording madewithano cer-worn od cameramu t ede tro ed,unle an
encountercapturedontherecordingha een agged.Anencounteri deemedto e aggedwhen:
(i)aformalorinformalcomplaintha een led;
(ii)theo cerdi chargedhi orher rearmoru edforceduringtheencounter;
(iii)deathorgreat odil harmoccurredtoan per onintherecording;
(iv)theencounterre ultedinadetentionoranarre t,excludingtra c top whichre ultedinonl aminortra co en eor
u ine o en e;
(v)theo ceri the u jectofaninternalinve tigationorotherwi e einginve tigatedforpo i lemi conduct;
(vi)the upervi oroftheo cer,pro ecutor,defendant,orcourtdetermine thattheencounterha evidentiar valueinacriminal
pro ecution;or
(vii)therecordingo cerreque t thatthevideo e aggedforo cialpurpo e relatedtohi orhero cialdutie .
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Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

ChicagoPDexpre l prohi it footagetampering(i.e.,modi cationanddeletion).(VIII.A)

VIII.VI WINGDIGITALLYR CORD DDATA


...
C.Departmentmem er authorizedtoviewrecording on vidence.comwillu etheiruniqueu eracce credential fromaDepartment
computerataDepartmentfacilit .
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NOT :Alldigitall recordeddatacreatedwith WC arethepropert oftheDepartment.Di eminationout idetheDepartmentofan
WC-recordeddatai trictl prohi itedwithout peci cauthorization the uperintendentoranappointedde ignee.Unauthorized
duplicating,deleting,altering,capturing,ordi eminatingofan audioorvideofrom WCfootagei trictl prohi ited</ >

TheInformation ervice Divi ioni re pon i leforen uringthatauthorizedCPDmem er andauthorized


out ide-agenc per onnelhaveacce torecording thatrelatetotheiro cialdutie .(VI.A)

A.TheInformation ervice Divi ion(I D):


1.willen ureallauthorizedDepartmentmem er andan authorizedout ide-agenc per onnelhaveacce toviewrecording onthe
vidence.comdata a ethatrelatetotheiro cialdutie .
NOT : upervi or ,mem er ofthe ureauofInternalA air , electmem er oftheIn pection Divi ion,andtheCivilianO ceof
PoliceAccounta ilit (COPA)inve tigator ma viewthedigitall recordedfootagefrom WC on vidence.coma determined their
clearancelevelanda authorized theInformation ervice Divi ion.

However,thepolic doe notnotethatacce tothe temi loggedoraudited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

TheChicagoPDpolic doe expre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.


Itincorporate referencethe tate Law nforcementO cer-Worn od CameraAct(50ILC 706),which
require aggedrecordingto edi clo edtofootage u ject inaccordancewiththeFreedomofInformation
Act.(IX)

IX.R T NTION
Alldigitall recordeddatacreated the WCwill eretainedinaccordancewiththeDepartment' Form Retention chedule(CPD-11.717)
andtheIllinoi O cer-Worn od CameraAct(50ILC 706/10).
...
.3.The ureauofInternalA air will agrecording thatrelatetoacomplaintagain taDepartmentmem erorano cerwhoi the u ject
ofaninternalinve tigation.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

ChicagoPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
CincinnatiPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$600,000DOJgrantfor WC in2016
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Cincinnatipu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic init onlinePoliceDepartmentProcedure


Manual.Themo trecentpolic i Procedure12.540,datedApril27,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

CincinnatiPDrequire o cer torecordalllawenforcement-relatedencounter andactivitie a de nedinthe


procedure.(Polic ;A.2,4)

Polic :
...O cer arerequiredtoactivatetheir WC temduringalllawenforcement-relatedencounter andactivitie a de nedinthi
procedure....

Procedure:
A.OperatingandUtilizing WC tem
...
2.O cer willu e WCequipmenttorecordallcall for erviceand elf-initiatedactivitie .The WCmu t eactivatedwhentheo cer
arrive on- cene.Thi include :
a.Whilere pondingforcall for erviceinemergenc mode.
.Tra c top ,includingtheinve tigationofavehicleandoccupant alread toppedorparked.
1)O cer equippedwiththe WC(primar or ackupo cer )willcontinuetorecorduntilthe toppedvehicledepart or
o cer leavethe cene.
c.Duringtheentiret oftra corfootpur uit .
1)Activatethe WC eforeinitiatingatra corfootpur uit.
2)Deactivatethe WCwhenavehicleor u jectcannot elocated.
d.Whena i tingothero cer onan callfor erviceor elf-initiatedactivit .
1)O cer mu ten urethe areaddedtotheCADincidentwhena i tingothero cer .
e.Allreque t forcon entto earchwithoutawarrant,including earche ofper on , uilding ,orvehicle ,will erecorded. oth
audioandvideorecording will emadeofthereque tandcon entwhenpractical.
1)Recordingi intendedtoenhanceadocumentedcon ent;itdoe notreplacea ignedForm601,Con entto earchWithout
aWarrant.
f.Reque t for earche anddeplo ment ofdrug-detectioncanine involvingvehicle ,whenpractical.
g.Recording ofallper on ph icall arre tedand eingtran portedinan Departmentvehicletoan location.
h.O cer havethedi cretiontoactivatethe WCwhenthe elieveaneventma haveevidentiar value.
...

4.The WCma edeactivatedafter:
a.Clearingthecallfor ervice/ elf-initiatedactivit ,or
.TheDVRi activatedandrecordinga u ject eingtran portedinthepolicevehicle.

Wheno cer failtorecordarequiredevent,the mu treporttheincidenttotheir upervi or,whomu tthen


inve tigateanddocumentthefailure.(Polic ;A.1. ;F.1.d)

Polic :
...O cer afet andpu lic afet takeprecedenceoverrecordingevent .Underextenuatingcircum tance ,utilizationofthe WC tem
ma not epo i le(e.g.,am u h/a aultonapoliceo cer,compromi ingthetacticaladvantageofpolice).Whenthi occur ,o cer will
reporttheincidenttotheir upervi or.The upervi orwillinve tigateanddocumenttheincidentonaForm17 WC....

Procedure:
A.OperatingandUtilizing WC tem
1. quipmenti there pon i ilit oftheo cera ignedandwill eoperatedaccordingtothemanufacturer recommendation .
...
.Ifano cerfail toactivateordeactivatetheir WCaccordingtopolic ,orfail touploadtheir WCinatimel manner,whether
intentionall oraccidentall ,the willreporttheincidenttotheir upervi or.
1)The upervi orwillinve tigateanddocumenttheincidentonaForm17 WC,includingan di ciplinar recommendation.
...
F. upervi or Re pon i ilitie
1.All upervi or will:
...
d.Inve tigateanddocumentonaForm17 WCallincident involvingano cerwhofail toactivateordeactivatethe WCin
accordancewithprocedure,includingan di ciplinar recommendation.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

CincinnatiPDprohi it o cer fromrecordingwheretherei area ona leexpectationofprivac .(A.5.c-d)

A.OperatingandUtilizing WC tem
...
5.O cer willnotu ethe WCtorecordthefollowing:
...
c.Inan placewheretherei area ona leexpectationofprivac (e.g.,re troom,lockerroom)exceptduringanactiveincident(e.g.,
footpur uitthatlead intoalockerroom).
d.Inan detentionfacilit orho pitalfacilit (whencon dentialpatientinformationma erecorded)exceptduringanactive
incident(e.g.,di orderl per on).

O cer arenotrequiredtoinformcitizen thatthe are eingrecorded.(Information)

...O cer arenotrequiredtoinformcitizen the are eingrecordedwiththe WC.

Noindividual andinparticular,novictim canoptoutofrecording.(A.2.i)

i.O cer arenotrequiredtoinitiateorcea erecordinganevent olel atthereque tofacitizen.

Inaddition,o cer ma recordinprivatehome undercertaincircum tance .(Polic )

...O cer havetherighttou ethe WC tem(e.g.in ideaprivatehome/facilit ,pu lic/private chool)a longa the havealegalright
to ethere(e.g.,callfor ervice,valid earchwarrant,con entofowner)....

Thepolic al orequire theredactionof en itiveand/orprivate ituation ,ifandwhenfootagei relea ed.


( .5)

5.Per onalPrivac Redaction


a. WCfootagecontaining en itiveand/orprivate ituation (e.g.,interviewofavictimof exuala ault;individualwhoi partiall or
completel unclothed)will eredactedaccordingtothePR OPpriorto eingrelea ed.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

CincinnatiPDdoe notexpre l prohi ito cer fromviewingrelevantfootage efore linganinitialwritten


reportor tatement.Forpolice-involved hooting ,theHomicide upervi ordecide when WCfootagema e
reviewed.( .5)

.Viewing,Alteringand/or haring WCRecording


...
5.Whenano ceri involvedinapoliceintervention hooting,their WCwill e u jecttotheproce outlinedinProcedure12.550,
Di chargingofFirearm PolicePer onnel.
a.Reviewofthe WCfootageatCriminalInve tigation ection(CI )will emadeaccordingtotheinve tigativeproce andatthe
di cretionofaHomicide upervi or.

Limit RetentionofFootage

CincinnatiPDautomaticall delete un aggedfootageafter90da .(Polic )

TheDepartmentwillpre ervevideoforatlea t90da afterthela trecordedevent.Afterthe90da retentionperiod,recording not


categorizedforretentionwill eautomaticall deleted TA R....

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

CincinnatiPDexpre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce .(Information; .2; .6)

Information:
...Video le arethepropert oftheCPDandarenotto eduplicatedand/oru edwithoutauthorizationfromthePoliceChiefortheir
de ignee....

Procedure:
.Viewing,Alteringand/or haring WCRecording
...
2.O cer hallnotedit,alter,era e,duplicate,cop , hareorotherwi edi tri uteinan manner WCrecording withoutpriorapproval.
a.Reque t todeleteportion ofa WCrecording(e.g.,intheeventofaper onalrecording)mu t e u mittedforapprovalona
Form17tothepolicechief,whowillreviewinaccordancewith taterecordretentionlaw .Allreque tand naldeci ion hall e
kepton le.
...
6.O cer hallnotu enon-agenc equipmentordevice torecordordownloadvideofrom WC .

Thepolic al orequire allacce torecordedfootageto elogged.( .1)

.Viewing,Alteringand/or haring WCRecording


1.Allacce to WCfootagei automaticall loggedtocreateanelectronicaudittrail.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

CincinnatiPDexpre l allow arecordedindividualtoviewfootageduringacitizencomplaintinve tigation.Thi i


apromi ingpolic ,althoughthepolic lack detailonhowtheviewingprocedurework ,includingwhetherthe
recordedindividualma eaccompanied hi orherattorne .(F.2.d)

F. upervi or Re pon i ilitie


...
2. upervi or willen ure WCfootagearemadeandaccompan departmentreport forallincident involving:
...
d.CitizenComplaint
1)Form648CitizenComplaint
a)Whenapplica le,an mem erofthepu lic,parentorlegalguardianofaminor,oradecea ed u ject nextofkinor
legall authorizedde igneewhoi u jectofvideofootage, hall epermittedtoreviewthat peci cvideofootage
duringacitizencomplaintinve tigation.

Forreque ter whoarenotrecorded u ject ,thepolic relie onexi tingpu licrecord lawtomakefootage
availa le.Oddl ,thepolic contain anexceptionforOVI(OperatingaVehicleUndertheIn uence)incident ,which
allow thepro ecutortowithholdfootage.( .3-4)

.Record Reque t
...
Out idereque t forvideo le mu t e u mittedtoPR onaForm29,PoliceRecord Pu licRecord Reque t.Thereque tcan e
completedonline emailingtheForm29tocpdrecord @cincinnati-oh.govor llingoutanonlineformathttp://cincinnati-
oh.gov/noncm /police/record /.OhioPu licRecord Lawdoe notrequirereque tor to u mitreque t inwriting.An oralreque t
will ecompletedonaForm29 PoliceRecord ordi trictper onnel,a outlinedinProcedure18.120,Pu licRecord Reque t .
a.PoliceRecord willfollowtheir OPfortheful llmentofrecordreque t ,includingcompletingredaction required law.
.OVIrecordedevent willonl erelea edwiththeapprovalofthepro ecutor.
c.Whenareque tforavideo lei madefromout idetheDepartment,a econddi ccop ofthevideo lewill emade Police
Record andmaintainedina leforone ear.
4.Mediareque t forvideo le will ereferredtoandhandled thePu licInformationO ce(PIO).PoliceRecord willrelea eadi c
cop ofvideo le toPIOuponreque t.
Limit iometric earchingofFootage

CincinnatiPD harpl limit theu eoffacialrecognitiontechnologie toperform road earche ofrecorded


footage.(Anarrowexceptioni madeforanal zingparticularincident u ing uchtechnologie .)(G)

G. iometric earche
1. toredvideoandaudiofroma WC hallnot:
a. eu edtocreateadata a eorpoolofmug hot
. eu eda ller inphotoarra ,or
c. e earchedu ingfacialrecognition oftware
1)Thi doe notprohi itCPDfromu ingrecognition oftwaretoanal zetherecordingofaparticularincidentwhenrea ona le
u picionexi t thata peci c u jectorper oninneedofa i tancema ea u jectofaparticularrecording.

However,weareconcernedthatthepolic limit there trictionto toredvideoandaudio,whichleave roomfor


theincorporationoffacialrecognitiontechnolog intolivevideocaptureand ituationalawarene technolog .
ClevelandDivi ionofPolice

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

ClevelandPolicedoe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite.However,aver ionofit polic wa foundonthe


ClevelandPoliceMonitoringTeamwe ite.Thi polic ,revi edonDecem er16,2016,wa u mittedtothe
NorthernDi trictCourtofOhioonDecem er19,2016,pur uanttoacon entdecree etweentheClevelandPolice
andtheDepartmentofJu tice.OnJanuar 17,2017,thepolic wa approved thecourt,withtheexceptionof
ectionI-Gregardingo ceracce to WCfootage, ectionVII-Gregardingpu licacce to WCfootage,and
ectionVregardingtheu eof WC whileworkingforaprivateemplo er.A of eptem er25,2017,onl one
othercourtdocumenthad een ledrelatingtothedepartment WCpolic anditconcernedonl ectionV. o
pre uma l , ectionI-GandVII-Gare tillintheproce of eingupdated.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

ClevelandPoliceclearl de cri ewheno cer mu trecord.(I.A- ;)

I.GeneralGuideline
A.Allo cer a ignedaWC [Weara leCamera tem],whileinthe eld, hallactivatetheircameraimmediatel uponinitiatinga
re pon etoacallfor ervice,duringallinve tigativeorenforcementcontact withthepu lic,orothercontactwiththepu licthat
ma ordoe ecomeadver arialaftertheinitialcontact.O cer hallunder tandthereareexception andprohi itedtime torecord
etforthin ection IVandV.
.IfplacingtheWC ineventmodei notfea i leduetoanimmediateri ktothe afet oftheo cerorother ,theo cer hallplace
theWC ineventmodea oona theimmediatethreatha eenaddre ed.
...
II.CameraDeplo ment
...
.DuringTheirTourofDut Requirement forRecording
1.O cer hall:
a.Immediatel uponinitiatingare pon etoacallfor erviceandduringallinve tigativeorenforcementcontact withthe
pu lic,placetheirWC intoeventmode,including utnotlimitedto:
i.Call for ervice
ii.Tra c top
iii.Arre t
iv. earche
v.Interview
vi.Pur uit
vii.Pri oner/Citizentran port
viii.An ituationano cer elieve capturedmediama eofu e.
.PlacetheirWC intoeventmodeduringothercontact withthepu licthatma ordoe ecomeadver arial.
c.Recordevent inaccordancewiththi GPO.
...
...
D. ventMode:Prohi itedRecording
1.O cer hallnotrecordineventmodeinthefollowingcircum tance / ituation :
a.Internalnon-inve tigative ta meeting ,hearing ,andencounter withothero cer , upervi or ,command ta ,orCit -
emplo edcivilian a i tingtheDivi ion.
.Conver ation offellowo cer orcivilianemplo ee withouttheirknowledgeduringroutine,non-enforcementrelated
activitie .
c.An placewheretherei area ona leexpectationofper onalprivac (e.g.,dre ingroom ,re troom )unle nece ar to
ful llalawenforcemento jective.
d.Conver ation of/withcitizen and/oro cer unrelatedtoinve tigativeorenforcementcontact (e.g.,admini trativedutie ,
court,communit meeting ).

O cer mu trecordtheentirecontactandmu talwa announcetherea onwh thecamerai eingturnedo


eforedoing o.(II. .1.e-h)

e.KeeptheWC ineventmodeuntilthecontactha concludedorwhenordered aClevelandDivi ionofPolice upervi or.


...
h.Documenttherea onthataWC unitha eenreturnedto u eringmode.Documentation halltaketheformofmakingarecorded
announcementontheWC . xample include;
i.Contactcomplete
ii.Incidentcomplete
iii.Ordered upervi or(name)toendrecording
1) xception torecording(II.C.1.a-j)
2)Prohi itedrecording(II.D.1.a-d)

O cer mu tnotif a upervi orifthe failtorecord, utthepolic doe notindicatewhethero cer mu t


provideaconcreteju ti cationforfailingtorecordrequiredevent .(II. .2)

Notif a upervi orwhenaWC wa notplacedintoeventmodeincompliancewiththi ordera oona practical

However,thepolic doe ugge to cer will e u jecttodi ciplineforrepeatedl failingtoactivatetheir


camera accordingtothepolic (I.I)

O cer hall e u jecttothedi ciplinar proce forintentional,repeatedorotherwi eunju ti edfailuretoactivatetheirWC inviolation


oftheDivi ionpolic .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

ClevelandPoliceprohi it o cer fromrecordingin[a]n placewheretherei area ona leexpectationof


privac .(II.D)

D. ventMode:Prohi itedRecording
1.O cer hallnotrecordineventmodeinthefollowingcircum tance / ituation :
...
c.An placewheretherei area ona leexpectationofper onalprivac (e.g.,dre ingroom ,re troom )unle nece ar toful ll
alawenforcemento jective.

O cer ma turno camera ifreque ted victim orwitne e ,orparent ofjuvenilevictim orwitne e .
(II.C)

ventMode: xception toRecording


1.TheWC ma ereturnedto u eringmodeforthefollowingcircum tance ,aftero tainingapprovalfromtheirimmediate upervi or
orthe ector/unit upervi or:
a. nteringaprivatehomeor uildingwherecon entoftheownerorper onwithauthorit tocon enttotheentrancei requiredand
thatper onexpre l decline topermitvideoand/oraudiorecordingin idethehomeor uilding.Thi willnotappl toanentrance
wherecon enti notrequiredornolongerrequiredoncein idethehome/ uilding,includingentrance relatedtoa earchwarrant,
arre twarrant,dome ticviolencecall ,andemergenc orexigentcircum tance .Ifpo i le,o cer hallreque tthatthecitizen
tepout ideor,dependingonthecircum tance andwith upervi or approval,returntheWC to u eringmode.
.Wheninteractingwithavictimorwitne whorefu e tocooperateiftheWC i ineventmode.Ifpractica leandrea ona le,
recordthevictimorwitne reque tingtheWC eturnedo .
c.Wheninteractingwithajuvenilevictimorwitne ,aparentorlegalguardianma refu etoallowthejuveniletocooperatewhilethe
WC i ineventmode.Ifpracticalandrea ona le,recordtheparentorguardianreque tingtheWC eturnedo .
d.Whenreque ted avictimofdome ticviolenceor exuala ault,ifpractica leandrea ona le,recordthevictim reque tthat
theWC eturnedo .

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

ClevelandPoliceallow o cer toviewrelevantfootagewhilecompletingtheirreport (notethatthecourtrejected


clau eI.G;pre uma l thi u ectioni underreview).(I.D,G)

I.GeneralGuideline
...
D.Theexi tenceofcapturedmedia hallnotreplaceathorough,accurate,andcompleteincidentreportorForm-1.
...
G.TheDivi ionre erve therighttolimitorre trictano cer a ilit toviewcapturedmedia a edonthecircum tance urrounding
theincident.
1.O cer areauthorizedtoacce theirownWC recordingforalegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e,including utnotlimitedto
completionofreport .
a.O cer hallonl viewtheirWC recordingafterau eofforcethatrequire aFIT[ForceInve tigationTeam]re pon ewhen
authorized theFITOIC.
.O cer ma viewtheirownoranothero cer WC recording,ifaFITre pon ei notrequired,a nece ar tocomplete
requiredreport orcompletea upervi or inve tigative/admini trativefunction.

upervi or arere pon i leforidentif ingdi crepancie etweenfootageandreport .(III.6)

III. upervi orRe pon i ilitie


A. upervi or hall:
...
6.Referencetheexi tenceofcapturedmediainadi tinctand eparateheadingina upervi or inve tigation,including:
a.Allcapturedmediareviewed.
.An di crepancie etweenthecapturedmediaandreport .

Limit RetentionofFootage

ClevelandPolice peci e aretentionperiodof2 ear da forcitizenencounter and90da forAlarm


withoutcitizencontact. utnodeletionrequirementexi t .(VII. .4)

.O cer hallu ethefollowingcategorie toa i tinmaintainingand lingcapturedWC media:


...
3.Mi demeanor ,Tra c top ,Citation ,andCitizen ncounter (retentionof2 ear ).
a.Mi demeanor withidenti ed u pect
.Citation i uedwithoutanarre t(UTT&MMC).
c.Citizenencounter wherenoneoftheothercategor criteriaappl .
d.Tra c top wherenocitationi i ued.
e.Capturedmediathatdoe notfallintoan ofthea ovecategorie .
f.Alarm withcitizencontact
4.Admini trativeandAlarm (retentionof90da ).
a. tartoftourvehiclein pectionrecording .
. ndoftourvehiclein pectionrecording .
c.Alarm withoutcitizencontact

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

ClevelandPoliceexpre l prohi it footagetamperingandacce forunauthorizedu e. achtimeano cer


acce e recordedfootage,theo cermu tnotetherea oninthe tem.ClevelandPoliceal olog allacce to
footage.(I.C;VI. -C;VII.A)

I.C.O cer hallnotedit,delete,oraltercapturedmedia.The ecurit feature of vidence.comen urecomplianceandtrackallacce to


capturedmedia.
VI. .O cer hallnotu ean recordingdevicetorecordcapturedmedia( tillpicture ,audio,and/orvideo)from vidence.comor vidence
nc.
VI.C.O cer halladdnote tocapturedmedia tatingtherea onforeachviewofcapturedmedia(e.g.,completingreport,courtprep,
randomreview,u eofforce).
VII.A.Allcapturedmediai ano cialrecordoftheClevelandDivi ionofPolice.O cer acce ing,cop ing,orrelea ingan capturedmedia
foran purpo eotherthanlawenforcementrelatedi trictl prohi itedand hall u jecttheo certodi cipline.Allreque t toexhi it,
di pla ,ordemon tratetheWC toout idepartie hall edirectedtotheChief O ce.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

ClevelandPolicedoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage


(notethatthecourtrejectedclau eVII.G;pre uma l thi u ectioni underreview).(VII)

VII.Acce andPu licRecord Reque t


A.Allcapturedmediai ano cialrecordoftheClevelandDivi ionofPolice.O cer acce ing,cop ing,orrelea ingan capturedmedia
foran purpo eotherthanlawenforcementrelatedi trictl prohi itedand hall u jecttheo certodi cipline.Allreque t to
exhi it,di pla ,ordemon tratetheWC toout idepartie hall edirectedtotheChief O ce.
...
D.Unu ualorexceptionalincident relatedtolawenforcementactivitie areoftenthe u jectofheightenedpu liccurio it and
intere t.However,o cer are trictl prohi itedfromallowingper on out ideoflawenforcementtovieworli tentoan media
captured theWC oran otherDivi ionalevidencecapture temwithoutpriorauthorizationfromtheChief.
.Unle otherwi edirected theChief,allvideoand/oraudiorecording recordedondut hallnot edi eminatedout ideoflaw
enforcement.O cer hallreferallnon-Divi ionalreque t forcapturedmediato leapu licrecord reque t.
F.TheO ceofProfe ional tandard (OP ) hall eprovidedacce toreque tedvideowithouthavingto leapu licrecordreque t.
Reque t fromOP hall eforwardedtotheMo ile upportUnit
G.Thepu licma reque tcapturedmediathroughapu licrecord reque t.Relea eofan capturedmediawill einaccordancewiththe
OhioPu licRecord Law.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

ClevelandPolicedoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Colorado pring PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er13,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

TheColorado pring PoliceDepartment(C PD)po t everaldepartmentpolicie onlineforpu licreviewonline,


howevernoneofthe epolicie peci call addre theu eof od worncamera .A od Camera ectionunder
Pu licInformationonthewe iteha two rokenlink :onefora od WornCamera urve andoneforan
informationalvideo.

Whilethepolic governing WCu ei notavaila leontheC PD we ite,wewerea letolocateadraftcop of


thepolic online.Thi draftwa relea edtopu licinMarch2016a partofthepu liccommentproce thattook
placepriortothedepartmentdeplo ingthecamera .However,iti notclearwhetherthepolic ha eenupdated
ince.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

C PD draftpolic doe notclearl de cri ewhenano cermu trecordorlimitano cer di cretiononwhento


record.Thi polic o er guidancerecommendation onwhentorecord,andla outclear ituation onwhenan
o cerma notrecord,however,itdoe notclearl tatewhenano cermu trecord.(.04;.20)

.04Iti thepolic ofthi departmentthato cer hallactivatethe WCwhen uchu ei appropriatetotheproperperformanceofhi or


hero cialdutie ,wheretherecording arecon i tentwiththi polic andlaw.
.20Ifano ceri indou ta towhetherornotthe WC hould eactivated,the WC hould eactivatedifpractical.
xample include utarenotlimitedto:
Contact withthepu licwherelawenforcementactionwillpotentiall etaken;
Pur uit vehicleandonfoot;
xecutionofcon ent earche ;
Per on ehavinginanerraticmanner;
Ongoinginve tigation thatma leadtoanarre tor earch;
An otherencounterwiththepu licthat ecome adver arialaftertheinitialcontactina ituationthatwouldnototherwi e
requirerecording.
a edonthecircum tance ofthecall-for- ervice,o cer houldcon ideractivatingthe WCimmediatel upon eingdi patchedto
acall-for- erviceinordertominimizethechanceofanaccidentalnon-activation.

However,thedraftpolic require o cer to tatewh the turnedo thecameraorwh the failedtoactivatethe


camera.(.20)

.20...Otherwi e,the WC hallremainactivateduntiltheeventi completedand hallnot eturnedo untiltheinitialincidentthatcau ed


theactivationha concludedinordertoen uretheintegrit oftherecording,unle thecontactmove intoanareare tricted thi polic
orwhenthegatheringofevidenceorexchangeofcommunicationrelatedtopoliceenforcementactivitie areconcluded.O cer hall
ver all tatewh the arechoo ingtodeactivatethedigitalrecordingdevicepriortodoing o.

Additionall ,ifano cerfail toactivatethe WCwithintheguideline dictated thi polic ,fail torecordtheentirecontact,interrupt the
recording,orfail torecordduetoanequipmentmalfunctiontheo cer halldocumentintheo cer incident/criminalreportwh a
recordingwa notmade,wa interrupted,orwa terminated.

Thepolic al orequire thato cer giveaclear,articula lerea onforwh the didnotrecordordi continued
recording.Thi rea onmu t e tatedeitheronthevideopriortoturningo thecamera,ontheCAD report,orin
thereport u mitted theo cer.(ProcedureC.5,ProcedureD.3)

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

C PD draftpolic o er clearguidanceonwheno cer houldnotrecordand peci call prohi it recordingin


an locationwhereindividual havearea ona leexpectationofprivac .(.24;.22)

.24 WC hall eu edonl inconjunctionwitho ciallawenforcementdutie ando cer hallnotu eper onall owneddigitalrecording
device whileondut .

The WC hallnot eu edtorecord:
Communication withotherpoliceper onnelwithouttheirknowledge,withoutthepermi ionoftheChiefofPoliceorauthorized
de ignee;
ncounter withundercovero cer orcon dentialinformant ;
Whenon reakorotherwi eengagedinper onalactivitie ;or
Inan locationwhereindividual havearea ona leexpectationofprivac ; ucha ,are troomorlockerroom.
Recording inpatientcarearea ofmedicalfacilitie unle therecordingi foro cialpolice u ine ucha acriminalinve tigation,
d ingdeclaration,HorizontalGazeN tagmu (HGN)oninjureddriver ,a peci ccallforpolice ervice,orwhendealingwithan
uncooperative u ject( ).
.22O cer hallnotactivatea WCwhileontheground ofan pu lic,privateorparochialelementar ,middle,highor econdar chool
exceptwhenre pondingtoanimminentthreattolifeorhealth,orwheretherei apotentialforenforcementand/orcriminalinve tigation,
orduringanencounterwiththepu licthat ecome adver arialaftertheinitialcontactina ituationthatwouldnototherwi erequire
recording.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

C PD draftpolic allow o cer toviewtheirownrecordingpriortodocumentinganeventanddoe notrequire


thatano cermakeawrittenrecordor tatementofanevent eforeviewingfootage.Inlimitedcircum tance ,an
o ceri prohi itedfromacce ingtheirownrecordingandmu tgainapprovaltoviewtherecording.(.40)

.40O cer areauthorized, utnotrequired,toreviewtheirown WCrecordingwhenpreparingo cialwrittendocumentationofa peci c


event.O cer ma viewthevideoofanothero certhatwa onthe amecall-for- ervicewith upervi orapproval.Theviewingma e
utilizeda atoolwhencompletingwrittenreport toen uretheaccurac andcon i tenc ofevent . mplo ee aregrantedacce to
Departmentrecord tem olel toaidthemincarr ingouttheira igneddutie .

Thefollowingareexception tothea ove:
Uponadvi ementthattheo ceri the u jectof(orwitne to)aninternalorcriminalinve tigationorcomplaint,theo cercanno
longerviewthe WCvideooftheeventinque tionunle expre l authorized InternalA air orthe hiftLieutenantorde ignee
iftheinve tigationorinquir i eingconductedinthechainofcommand.Unle thenatureoftheinve tigationdictate otherwi e,
the u jecto cer andthe upervi or( )conductingtheinve tigationwillt picall viewthe WCvideotogetherpriortotheo cer
makinga tatement.
Iftheo ceri involvedin(orwitne to)acriticalincident ucha apolice hooting,anin-cu tod injur re ultingindeathorother
criticalincident,theo ceri authorizedtoviewtheir WCrecordingonl aftertheapprovalofthecommanderoftheInve tigation
Divi ionorhi /herde ignee.

Limit RetentionofFootage

C PD draftpolic di tingui he recording ofevidentiar valueorwhereaca ereportnum eri generated,


recording dealingwithtra cviolation ,andotherrecording ofanuncla i ednature.Recording ofan
uncla i ednatureare toredfor30da .Whilethe eretentionperiod arewithinourrecommendation ,iti
unclearfromthelanguageofthepolic whetherthe earemaximumorminimumretentionperiod .(.14)

.14File hould e ecurel toredinaccordancewith taterecord retentionlaw and hall edi po edofa oona practicalonce
appropriateauthorizationi givenandthe lei nolongerofu einaninve tigationorpro ecution.
WCrecording ofevidentiar valueorwhereaca ereportnum eri generated hall e toredinaccordancewiththeColorado pring
PoliceDepartment GO833 ection8: videnceO ceProcedure /Inve tigation and vidence.
TRAFFICTra c top involvingacitizen,vehicle, ic cle,pede trian,etc.wheretheo ceri ue acitationintoMunicipalCourtor
Count Courtfortra crelatedo en e .Retentioni onehundredeight (180)da .
Allotherrecording ofanuncla i ednature hall e toredforaperiodofthirt (30)da .Thi include tra c top wherea ummon
wa noti uedandmotori ta i t .
Intheeventthatano ceror upervi or elieve the WCrecording hould eretainedformorethanthede ignatedretentionperiod
li teda oveduetoextenuatingcircum tance (eg.Pu lic crutin ,potentialforcivilaction,etc),authorization hall eo tainedfrom
the hiftor ectionlieutenantfor uchexten ionandthevideowill eretaineduntilfurthernotice.
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

C PD draftpolic indicate thatacce to WCfootagei automaticall audited.Thedraftpolic prohi it


o cer fromtamperingwithfootage.Thepolic al omandate thatreque t fordeletionarekeptonrecordand
require approval eforecontenti era ed.(.14,.30)

.14The temal oha aninternalaudit temthat how when WCvideoha eenviewed, hared,orredacted.Thi audittrailma aidin
determiningthechain-of-cu tod ...

...

Allacce i auditedtoen urethatonl authorizedu er areacce ingthedataforlegitimateandauthorizedpurpo e .
.30O cer hallnotedit,alter,era e,duplicate,cop , hare,orotherwi edi tri uteinan manner WCrecording withoutpriorwritten
authorizationandapprovaloftheChiefofPoliceorauthorizedde ignee.

...
Reque t fordeletionofportion oftherecording (e.g.,intheeventofaper onalrecording)mu t e u mittedinwritingandapproved
theChiefofPoliceorauthorizedde igneeinaccordancewith taterecordretentionlaw .Allreque t and naldeci ion hall ekepton
lefortheperiodoutlinedforrecord retentionfortheidenti edincident.

Whilethi partofthepolic i quitero u t,thepolic doe notexplicitl prohi itunauthorizedacce owe


cannotgiveitahigher core.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

C PD draftpolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toview


relevantfootageandprohi it u ject oftherecordingwhoarenotlawenforcementfromviewingtherecording
onthe cene.Accordingtothedraftpolic ,reque t forfootagewill e u jecttotheC PD internalpolicie ,the
ColoradoOpenRecord Act(CORA),andtheColoradoCriminalJu ticeRecord Act(CCJRA).C PD internal
policie arenotavaila leonthedepartment we ite.(.14;.24)

.14Allimage and ound recorded the WCaretheexclu ivepropert oftheColorado pring PoliceDepartment.Acce ing,cop ing,or
relea ing le fornon-lawenforcementpurpo e i trictl prohi ited.

An reque tfor WCmediamadefromout idetheColorado pring PoliceDepartmentwillcompl with oththerecord di clo ureand
record managementpolicie oftheDepartmentreferenceda ove,a wella theColoradoOpenRecord Act(CORA)andtheColorado
CriminalJu ticeRecord Act(CCJRA).Criminalju tice tempartner ucha theDi trictAttorne O ceandCit Attorne O cewill
havelimitedacce tothe WC temtodownloadandviewvideoevidencethatpertain to peci cca e .
.24Nonlawenforcementper onnel hallnot eallowedtoreviewtherecording atthe cene.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

TheC PDdraftpolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to


earchfootage.
Colum u PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er12,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Colum u PDdoe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite.However,aver ionofit polic wa foundonthe
ureauofJu ticeA i tance od WornCameraToolkit.Thi polic wa e ectiveFe ruar 3,2015.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

TheColum u PDpolic provide aclearli tofcontact thatmu t erecorded.Thepolic require thatthe WC


eactivateda oona po i lewithoutendangeringthelifeoftheo cerandmandate thatrecordingcontinue
untilthecompletionoftheevent,or[theo cer ]haveleftthe cene.(III.C- ;V.A)

III.AxonFlex VR U e
...
C.O cer hallplacethe VR in ventModea oona practicalattheon etofagiven ituation.
D.Oncein ventMode,o cer hallcontinuetorecorduntilthecompletionoftheevent,orthe haveleftthe cene.
.Additionalunit arrivingtoa cene hallplacetheir VR intheeventmodea oona practical,andcontinuetorecorduntilthe
completionoftheevent,orthe haveleftthe cene.
V.Required VR U e vent
A.The VR hall eactivatedduringthefollowingevent a oona po i lewithoutendangeringthelifeoftheo cer:
i.Re pondingtocall for erviceinanemergenc ituation;
ii.Alltra candfootpur uit;
iii.Alltra c top ,includingtheinve tigationofavehicleandoccupant alread toppedorparked;
iv.All earche including, utnotlimitedto,people,vehicle, uilding ,andplace ;
v.Allreque t forcon entto earchwithoutawarrant.Thi i intendedtoenhancecon entdocumentationnotreplacecurrent
con entform ;
vi.Allreque t for earche anddeplo ment ofdrug-detectioncanine ,whenpractical;
vii.Allarre t and/orcitation ;
viii.An incidentinwhichano ceri actingundercoloroflawanditma ecomenece ar fortheo certoinvokehi /her
authorit a alawenforcemento cer;
ix.An incidentupondirectionfroma upervi or,atthereque tofanothero ceroran timeano cerdeem itappropriateto
activea VR unit;and
x.Alldome ticviolencecall including u pect/victiminterview .

Thepolic appear torequireo cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation forfailingtorecordevent .(V)

...Iti under toodthat ituation couldari e pontaneou l andwithoutwarning.Intheeventthatthi occur anexplanationwill e


u mittedinwriting/t peddetailingtheevent.Thi documentationwill e u mittedtotheo cer upervi orpriortotheendof hiftor
workda .Intheeventthat VR wa notu edandtherei noju ti a lerea on,the upervi orwill u mittheemplo eecoun elingreport
upported OP1.13Di ciplineaccounta ilit .TheChiefwillthendeterminewhatdi ciplinemight erequired a eduponthefact and
circum tance andpa tcomplianceornon-compliancewiththi OP theo cerinque tion.
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic mention theimportanceofper onalprivac , uto er vagueguidanceonwhennottorecord.The


polic prohi it recordinginplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t andonl provide a
example lockerroom ,dre ingroom ,orre troom .(VII)

A. xcepta authorizedorrequired thi OP VR unit hallnot eactivatedinplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t ,
ucha lockerroom ,dre ingroom ,orre troom .
. VR unit hallnot eactivatedtorecordconver ation offellowemplo ee withouttheirknowledgeduringroutine,non-enforcement
relatedactivitie .

Thepolic allow o cer toturno camera inplace wheretherei rea ona leexpectationofprivac ucha in
medicalfacilitie orwheninterviewing exuala aultvictim , utdoe notrequirethemtodo oatthereque tof
vulnera leindividual .(VI.A)

A.Otherthanattheconclu ionofthecontactorinve tigationorwhen earchingpur uanttoa earchorarre twarrantorwithpro a le


cau eto earchunderexigentcircum tance ,per onnelma deactivateinplace wheretherei rea ona leexpectationofprivac orin
circum tance where VR ma preventthemfromo taininginformationinrelationtoaninve tigation.In tance whereper onnelma
deactivateinclude, utarenotlimitedto:
i.Duringinterview involving exuala aultvictim ;
ii.Re pectingthedignit ofother (individual whoarenudeorwhen en itivehumanarea areexpo ed);
...
iv.In ideho pitalemergenc room andothermedicalfacilitie

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Colum u PDallow o cer toviewrelevantfootagewhilecompletingtheirreport .(IV.G-H)

G.O cer ma u ecapturedmediatoa i twithinve tigation orcompletereport .


H.O cer involvedinan igni cantu eofforceincidentoraccidentcau inginjur will epermitted, utnotrequired,toreviewtheirown
VR datarelatedtotheincident,priortoprovidingarecorded tatementorcompletingreport .

Limit RetentionofFootage

Colum u PDdoe notaddre ,andthu doe notrequire,thedeletionofan footage.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

WhileColum u PDmention thefactthatacce i controlled a edon ecurit clearance,thepolic doe not


prohi itunauthorizedacce orindicatethatacce i loggedoraudited.Thepolic appear toprohi it
permanentfootagetampering.(De nition ;IV.A,F;VIII.A- )

D FINITION
...
vidence.com:OnlineWe - a eddigitalmedia toragefacilit .Thevirtualwarehou e tore digitall encr pteddatainahighl ecure
environmentacce i letoper onnel a edon ecurit clearance.
IV.ATheAxonFlex VR willallowano certorecordaudio/videodatawithoutthea ilit toalterordeletethedata.Oncethe ventModei
tarted,re ultantdatai permanentl recordedwithinthedeviceandunaltera le theo cer.
IV.F.O cer ma viewmediacapturedthroughevidence.com utwillnot ea letopermanentl alterordeletean data.
VIII.A.Onl the VR temAdmini trator, hift upervi or ,Divi ionCommander ,A i tanceChief ,andtheChiefofPolicehavethe
a ilit to"login"andvieworcop adata le.Nopermanentalterationordeletioni allowedtotheoriginaldata le.An oftheindividual
li tedinthi ParagraphVIII(A)ma createacop ofthevideo leforcourtorotherDepartmentpurpo e , u jecttothefollowing
requirement :
i.Thi hould edoneatthereque toftheinve tigatingo cer;
ii.Allcopie of uch le will eplacedonaCDandgiventotheo cerontheda ofhi /hercourtdate;
iii.Uponcompletionofthecourtappearancetheo cerwillreturntheCDtohi /her upervi or(iftheCDwa notappropriated the
court)
iv.The upervi orwillde tro theCDuponreceipt.
VIII. .Onl the VR temAdmini tratorha thea ilit todeletea leandcanonl do othroughwrittenauthorization theChiefof
Police.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual lingacomplainttoreviewfootage.(IX.A)

Productionofcopie ofa VR recordingmu t edoneunderthefollowingcondition ;


i.Mu t edonethroughacourtorderor u poena;
ii.Ifnocourtorderor u poena,mu t e u mittedinwritingandapprovedthroughthepro ecutingattorne ;and
iii.Relea edvideo/audiofootagewillnotcontainan con dentialinformation ucha ocial ecurit num er ,per onalinformation
a outpoliceo cer ,etc.unle expre l reque tedandapproved theChiefofPoliceandthepro ecutingattorne .

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Colum u PDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Dalla PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Dalla PDdoe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite.However,thepolic wa foundwithinapre entationmade


totheCit ofDalla Pu lic afet CommitteeonJanuar 9,2017.Thepolic i datedAugu t31,2015.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Dalla PDrequire o cer torecordallcontact thatareconductedwithinthe copeofano ciallawenforcement


capacit .Attheendofeachrecording,o cer mu tver all announcewh thecamerai eingturnedo .
(332.04.A.1-3, )

A.O cer willutilizethe WCinthefollowingcircum tance :


1.O cer willactivatetheir od worncameratorecordallcontact thatareconductedwithinthe copeofano ciallawenforcement
capacit including utnotlimitedto:
a. eforean enforcement top,pede trianorvehicle,o cer willactivatethe od camerauponexitingthepolicevehicle.An
o cerma activatethecameraan timepriortoexitingthevehicle.Ifthe WCcannot eactivateduponexitingthepolice
vehicle,itwill eactivateda oona practicaland afetodo o.
.Uponarrivalwhenonan callfor ervice.O cer ma activatethecamerawhileenroutetoacallde tinationifthe deemit
nece ar .
c.Duringnon-vehiclepur uit (foot, ike,T3,etc.)a oona theo cercando o afel .
d.Duringvehiclepur uit ,invehicle withoutin-carDVR tem ,a oona theo cercando o afel .
e.Uponarrivingtoallcrimeinprogre call a oona theo cercando o afel .
f.Duringtheexecutionofawarrantorknockandtalkoperation.
g.Whenreque tingandconductingacon en ual earch.
h. eforean plannedoranticipatedarre t.
i.Duringtheinventor ingof eizednarcotic ,mone oran highvaluepropert .
j.Whenconductingthe tandardField o riet Te t( F T)orDrugRecognition xpert(DR )te t.
k.An ituationwheretheo cer' trainingandexperiencecau e him/herto elievetheincidentneed to erecordedtoenhance
report ,pre ervationofevidence,andaidin u equentcourtte timon .
l.An timeano cerdeem nece ar
...
n.CriticalIncidentTeam(CIT)call .
o.An incidentorcontactthatma re ultinanenforcementaction eingtakenoro cialreport einggenerated
2.The WCma edeactivatedduringnon-enforcementactivitie ucha whenprotectingatra ccra h cene,orotherincidentthat
provide noevidentiar value.
3.O cer hallhavethelatitudetoterminatearecordingwhentherei nolikelihoodofan thingel eofevidentiar orlawenforcement
valueoccurring.It hall edeemedaviolationofthi polic forano certofailtoactivatethe od worncameraorintentionall
terminatearecordinginordertocommitaviolationofdepartmentpolic orlaw....

.Priortodeactivatingthe WC,o cer willmakearecordedannouncementa totherea onthedevicei eingdeactivated ucha
1.Contactcompleted
2.Incidentconcluded
3.In tructed upervi or(name)toendrecording
4.O ceror upervi ordi cu ioninthe eld
Wheno cer failtorecordarequiredincident,the mu tdocumentthefailureintheirreport.(332.04.C-D)

C.Ifthe WCfail toactivatetheo cerwilldocumentthefailureinaMIRoro en e upplementreport.Theo cerwillal onotif their


upervi oroftheequipmentfailure.
D.Ifano cerfail toactivatethe WCorfail torecordtheentirecontact,theo cer halldocumenttherea on inaMIRoro en e
upplementreport.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Dalla PDprohi it o cer fromrecordingwhereindividual haveanexpectationofprivac .Thepolic doe not


peci call protectvulnera lecla e ofindividual ,andeveninho pital anddoctor o ce ,onl limited
re triction onrecordingexi t.(332.05.A, , )

332.05Prohi itedu eof WC quipment


A.Inan ituationwhereindividual haveanexpectationofprivac ucha athroom andlockerroom ,unle iti requiredtocapture
evidenceforacriminalinve tigation.
.Theu eof WC inaho pitalordoctor o ce ettingwill elimitedtoinve tigativeu eonl .O cer willnotrecordapatient'
medicalinteractionandprocedure withho pitalormedicalper onnelunle allpartie areawarethatarecordingintakingplaceand
iti neededa evidence.
...
.Image ofundercovero cer orcon dentialinformant willnot erecorded,unle reque ted theundercovero cerortheir
upervi orinthefurtheranceofaninve tigation.

O cer donotneedtoo tainthecon entof u ject torecord,norarethe requiredtoproactivel notif


u ject thatthecamerai recording.(332.04.A.4-6)

4.O cer arenotrequiredtoo taincon entfromaprivateper onwheninapu licplaceorinalocationwheretherei norea ona le


expectationofprivac .Iti atthedi cretionoftheo certodetermineifthe wanttoannouncearecordingi occurring.
5.Whileinpu licarea ,o cer arenotrequiredtoadvi ea u jectthatthe arerecordingtheirinteractionunle the u ject peci call
a k ifthe are eingrecorded,atwhichpointtheo cerwillinformthe u jectthatthe are eingrecorded.
6.Wheninaprivatere idenceinano cialcapacit ,o cer arenotrequiredtoadvi ethere identthe arerecording.Theo ceri not
prohi itedfrom utencouragedtoadvi ethecitizenoftherecordingifdoing oifitwould etter ervethehandlingoftheincident.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Dalla PDencourage o cer toviewincidentrecording eforewritingtheirreport ,andthepolic indicate that


Texa tatelawentitle o cer todo o.(332.04.A.1.m;332.06.F)

332.04.A.1.m.O cer areencouragedtoreviewvideorecording ofincident priortowritingan o en e,arre t,orincidentreporttoen ure


theaccurac andcon i tenc ofthereport....

332.06.F.PerTexa tatelaw,ano ceri entitledtoacce recording ofanincidentinvolvingtheo cer eforetheo ceri requiredto
makea tatementa outtheincident.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Dalla PDautomaticall delete un aggedfootageafter90da .(332.06. )

.Allvideowill emaintainedforaminimumof90da .Ifthevideoha not eencategorizeda onewhichi to eretaineditwill


automaticall edeletedafter90da .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Dalla PDexpre l prohi it tamperingwithcamera andfootage,a wella unauthorizeddi tri utionoffootage.


However,thepolic doe notindicatethatacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.(332.03.A.5-8)

4.Per onnelwillnotremove,di mantleortamperwithan hardwareand/or oftwarecomponentorpartofa od worncamera.


5.O cer willnotedit,alter,era e,duplicate,cop ,orotherwi edi tri uteinan manner od worncamerarecording withoutproper
authorization.
6.Per onnelwillnotmakecopie ofan od worncamera leor creen hotfortheirper onalu eandareprohi itedfromu ingarecording
device ucha aphonecameraor econdar videocameratorecord uch.
7.Undernocircum tance willaudio/videoevidence econvertedforper onalu e.Acce ing,cop ing,editingorrelea ingrecording or
depiction ofrecording withoutproperapprovali trictl prohi ited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint


Dalla PDrelie onTexa pu licrecord lawtomakefootageavaila le,anddoe notexpre l allowindividual who
are lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.(332.03.A;332.06.A,D, )

332.03.A.Allaudio/videocapturedduringthe copeofano cer' dutie arethepropert oftheDalla PoliceDepartmentandare u jectto


Departmentalpolicie andapplica lelaw regardingviewing,relea e,retention,andde truction....
...
332.06.Retention, torageandHandlingofVideo
A.Pu licInformationActreque t forvideo will ehandledinaccordancewithChapter552oftheTexa GovernmentCodeand
departmentalprocedure .
...
D. WCrecording willnot eprovidedtoan oneout ideoftheDalla PoliceDepartmentunle therecordingi reque tedthroughthe
properPu licInformationActreque tproce orthroughaCriminalJu ticereque treceivedonacompletedandapprovedreque t
form.
.TheOpenRecord /Record ManagementUnitwill etcharge forduplication ofvideo forPu licInformationActreque t .

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Dalla PDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


DenverPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er10,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

DenverPDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onit we ite.Thewe - a edmanualmake the


polic ver ea to nd.Thepolic i Title119.04,dated eptem er15,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Denver polic include adetailedli tof ituation thatmu t erecordedandin truct o cer toexerci egood
judgmentwhenactivatinganddeactivatingthe WC.(3)

...O cer areexpectedtofollowdepartmentalpolic andprocedure,utilizingethicalandlegaldi cretiona wella goodjudgmentwhen


activatinganddeactivatingthe WC....
a.RequiredActivation
1.Allo cer willplacethe WCinto V NTmodeafter eingdi patchedandpriortoarrivingtothefollowingcall for erviceand
priortoan o cerinitiatedcontact involvingactualorpotentialviolation ofthelawincluding:
a.Tra c top
.Pede trian,citizenand/orvehiclecontact
c.Allcall requiringthepre enceofaCri i InterventionTeam(CIT)o cer
d.Reportedweapon call
e.Allcall involving uicidalindividual
f.Whenengaginginafootcha e(ifthe WCwa notplacedin V NTmodepriortothefootcha e,o cer arerequiredto
placethe WCinto V NTmodea oona the ituationha ta ilizedanditi afetodo o)
g.An encounterthat ecome adver arial
h.Whenengaginginaforcedentr
i.Toa i tindocumentingwarrantle orcon en ual earche ofindividual ,vehicle , uilding andotherplace
The WCwill eutilizedtorecordthereque tandcon ent.Thi recordingi intendedtoenhanceadocumented
con ent;iti notintendedtoreplacetheu eoftheCon entto earchform(DPD272).
Theexi tenceoftherecordedreque twill edocumentedintheo cer tatement.
The WCcan eu edtorecordthe earchit elf.
j.Toa i tindocumentinganindividual MirandaAdvi ement
The WCwill eutilizedtorecordtheadvi ementandthe u ject re pon e whenpractical.Thi recordingi intended
toenhanceadocumentedcon ent.Iti notintendedtoreplacetheu eofJuvenileAdvi ement/WaiverForm(DPD102)
ortheAdvi ementform(DPD369).
Theexi tenceofarecordedadvi ementwill edocumentedintheo cer tatement.
k.Allarre t and/orcitation
l.Toa i tindocumentingthehandlingandinventor ofcurrenc ,whether eing u mittedtothePropert Management
ectionorreturnedtoacitizen.
m.An ituationthattheo cer elieve theu eofthe WCwould eappropriateorwouldprovidevalua ledocumentationif
notalread activatedperpolic
Thepolic doe provideo cer di cretiontonotactivatetheircamerain ituation whereimmediateactivation
ofthe WCi notfea i leduetoanimmediateri ktothe afet oftheo cerorother .However,thepolic then
require o cer toactivaterecordingatthe r tavaila leopportunit aftertheimmediatethreatha een
addre ed.(3)

TheDenverPoliceDepartmentrecognize therearecertaincircum tance whereo cer inaproactive(non-di patched)capacit ma


ecomeinvolvedina ituationrequiringimmediateactiontopreventinjur ,makeanarre tand/orpreventthede tructionofevidenceor
e cape.Whenthe e ituation occur,o cer mu tactivatethe WC,unle doing oplace themorother injeopard .Iftheimmediate
activationofthe WCi notfea i leduetoanimmediateri ktothe afet oftheo cerorother ,theo cerwillactivatethe WCatthe
r tavaila leopportunit aftertheimmediatethreatha eenaddre ed.

Thepolic doe notrequireo cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation forfailingtorecordrequiredevent .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Whilethepolic prohi it o cer fromrecordinginplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t ,


includingpatientcarearea ofhealthcarefacilitie ,thepolic make anexceptionforcameraactivationforo cial
lawenforcementactivit .(3. .4)

The WCwillnot eactivatedinplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t ( ucha detox,medical,and/orhealthcarefacilitie ,


lockerroom orre troom ,etc.)unle theactivationi forthepurpo eofo ciallawenforcementactivit ucha acallfor erviceorpolic
require activation....
a.O cer willonl u ethe WCinpatientcarearea ofahealthcarefacilit and/oram ulance whentherecordingi foro cialpurpo e
andcaution hould eu edtorecordonl thepartie involvedintheevent einginve tigated.

Thepolic appear toallowo cer toturno camera whenavictimreque t thattheo cer toprecording.
(3.a.2;4.d.1-2)

3.a.2.Onceplacedin V NTmode,the WCwillremainonandnot eturnedo unle theinitialincidentthatcau edtheactivationha


ta ilized;uponreque tofthevictim;ora ordered a upervi or.
4.d.1.O cer houldnotif crimevictim andper on wantingtoanon mou l reportacrimethatthe are eingrecordeda oona iti
afetodo o.
4.d.2.Unle u eofthe WCi nece ar forano cer afet ,the afet ofother ,ortoen ureanaccurateaccountofanevent,whena
per onwant toanon mou l reportacrimeora i tinanongoinginve tigation,theo cerwilla ktheper onifthe wanttheo certo
di continueu eofthe WC.Iftheper on tate e ,theo cerwillimmediatel announcetherea onforthedeactivationandturno the
WC.

Thepolic allow o cer toturncamera to u eringmodeduringprivateconver ation withano cer,


upervi or,doctor,nur eorparamedic.(3.a.2.c)

c.Oncethe ituationha ta ilized,ifiti nece ar todi cu i ue orconcern withano cer, upervi or,doctor,nur eorparamedicin
private,oriftheinformationto econve edi notpartofaninve tigativeca e,the WCma e witchedto UFF RINGmode.A oona
theprivateconver ationi completed,the WCwill ereturnedto V NTmode olonga the ituation tillfall underthede nitionof
requiredu e.O cer areremindedthatwhenthe WCi placed ackto V NTmode,theprior30 econd ofvideo(noaudio)will e
aved.

Thepolic prohi it o cer fromtakingvideoofanindividual eing trip earched.(3. .7)

7.Priortoconductinga trip earch,theo cerwillrecorda360-degreevideoofthelocationwherethe trip earchwill econducted.During


theactual trip earch,the WCwill eutilizedtoonl captureaudiooftheevent po itioningthecameraawa fromtheindividualto e
earched( eeOM 104.01(8)forauthorization).

Thepolic encourage utdoe notrequireo cer tonotif thepu licthe WCi activatedandrecording.(4.d)

d.O cer areencouragedtonotif thepu licthatthe WCi activatedandrecording.Undermo tcircum tance ,noti cationha hownto
di u eincident .However,therema etime thatthi i impracticalorthatthenoti cationcoulddimini hline ofcommunication.
O cerdi cretion hould eutilizedandgenerall favornoti cationovernon-noti cation.

Likewi e,thepolic require o cer toturnonthecameraaudi lealert ignal, utprovide o cer di cretionto
mutethe ignalfortactical ituation .(4. .3)

3.Undernormaloperation,the WC audi lealert ignalmu tremainintheONpo ition.Theaudi lealert ignalma emutedfortactical


ituation ;howevertheaudi lealert ignalmu t eimmediatel reactivatedattheconclu ionofthetacticalportionoftheincident.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Thepolic allow o cer toreviewtheirowncamerafootage eforewritingreport andencourage o cer tou e
thefootagetoen ureaccurac whenwritingreport .

Thepolic require o cer toreceivepriorapprovaltoviewtheirownfootageincircum tance involvingu eof


forceandothercriticalincident .However,in othcircum tance ,thepolic doe notprohi ito cer from
viewingfootageonceapprovali granted,andthepolic i ilenta towhetherano cermu t leareportor
tatement eforeviewingthatfootage.(4.e)

e.O cer areauthorizedtoreviewtheirown WCrecordingwhenpreparingo cialwrittendocumentationofa peci cevent....Theviewing


will eutilizeda atoolwhencompletingwrittenreport toen ureaccurac .Thefollowingareexception tothea ove:
1.Iftheo ceri involvedin(orwitne to)au eofforceincidentthatperpolic require there pon eofanInternalA air Divi ion
inve tigator,theo cerma eauthorizedtoviewtheir WCrecordingaftertheInternalA air Divi ioninve tigatorha een
con ulted.Theviewingofan WCrecordingwillonl epermittedafterreceivingauthorizationfromtheInternalA air Divi ion
inve tigatoractingunderthedirectionofthecommanderoftheInternalA air Divi ion.
2.Iftheo ceri involvedin(orwitne to)acriticalincident ucha apolice hooting,anin-cu tod injur re ultingindeathorother
criticalincidenta de nedintheOperation Manual,theo ceri authorizedtoviewtheir WCrecordingonl aftertheapprovalofthe
commanderoftheMajorCrime Divi ion(orde ignee).

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic i notclearhowandwhen toredmediai purged.Thepolic note thatmediai to epurgedin


accordancewiththecurrentCit andCount ofDenverGeneralRecord Retention chedule,whichi notreadil
availa leonline.(9.a)

a.Allrecorded WCmediawill euploadedandretainedinevidence.cominaccordancewiththecurrentretention chedule.Theretentionof


all WCmediawillcompl withallapplica le tateofColorado tatutor requirement regardingcriminalju ticerecordmanagementand
evidenceretentionandwill e a eduponthecurrentCit andCount ofDenverGeneralRecord Retention chedule.All WCmediawill
epurgedfromthe teminaccordancewiththecurrentretention chedule.

Thecurrent tateofColoradoMunicipalRecord Retention chedule(100.080(AA))require videorecording


madefromo cerrecording tem to emaintainedfor30da , utdoe not pecif whenthemediamu t e
deleted.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic doe notexplicitl prohi itfootagetampering.Itdoe ,however,inlimitedcircum tance ,require


upervi or totakepo e ionofthe WCmediaforchainofcu tod purpo e andtoen urethatthe WCdata
remain uncompromi ed.(6. )

.Whenanincidentari e thatrequire theimmediateretrievalof WCmediaforchainofcu tod purpo e (including, utnotlimitedto


eriou crime cene ,o cerinvolved hooting ,criticalincident orotherincident a determined polic / upervi ion)a upervi orwill
re pondtothe ceneanden urethatthe WCremain a xedtotheo cerinthemanneritwa foundandthatthe WCdataremain
uncompromi ed.Throughdirectanduninterrupted upervi ion,the upervi ori re pon i leforthecareandcu tod ofthe WCuntilit
ha eenremovedand ecured theleadinve tigator.

Thepolic re trict acce to toredfootagetoauthorizedu er andre trict footageviewingtolegitimatelaw


enforcementoradmini trativepurpo e .(10. )

.Acce toall WC toredmediawill ere trictedtoauthorizedu er andtheviewingofan WCfootagewill ere trictedtolegitimatelaw


enforcementoradmini trativepurpo e .

Thepolic al o peci e thataudio,image andmedia hallnot ecopied,relea ed,ordi eminatedwithout


expre con entfromtheChiefofPolice.(3. .2)

2.Allaudio,image andmediaa ociatedwiththe WCarethepropert oftheDenverPoliceDepartmentandthe eitem arenotto e


copied,relea edordi eminatedinan formormannerout idetheparameter ofthi polic withouttheexpre edwrittencon entofthe
ChiefofPolice.Undernocircum tance willan emplo eeoftheDenverPoliceDepartmentmakeaper onalcop ofan recordedevent
withoutthewrittencon entoftheChiefofPolice(e.g.u ingacellulartelephoneorotherrecordingdevicetorecord WCmedia).Lead
inve tigator ma createa econdar cop ofa WCrecording u equenttoano cialinve tigationandwillen urethatthecop remain
attachedtotheca e le.

Thepolic tate thatthe torage oftwarecurrentl u ed theDPDdocument footageviewinginanonline


audittrail.(6.f )

f.Allo cer ,withtherankoflieutenantorhigher,willhaveacce toview WCmediainevidence.comfortheo cer a ignedtotheir


re pectivea ignment ,exceptforca e thathavere trictedacce .Allviewingof WCmediainevidence.comi documentedinan
onlineaudittrail.
Thepolic al oli t monthl u ageaudit ,video torageaudit ,viewingaudit ,andotheraudit undera a WC
temAdmini tratorRe pon i ilit .(8.e)

e.A i tingindatacollectionreporting.The ereport include, utarenotlimitedto,monthl u ageaudit ,video torageaudit ,viewing


audit andotheraudit a reque ted.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant


footage,andrefer tothedepartment exi tingpolic onpu licrecord reque t (OM 109.04and109.05)to
makefootageavaila le.Thedepartment pu licrecord polic doe notappeartotreat WCfootagedi erentl
fromotherrecord .(10.a- )

a.Acce toall WC toredmediawill ere trictedtoauthorizedu er andtheviewingofan WCfootagewill ere trictedtolegitimatelaw


enforcementoradmini trativepurpo e .
1. WCrecording willnot ereviewed an oneout ideoftheinvolvedo cer chainofcommandexcepta outlinedinthi polic .An
otherreview(videoand/oraudio)of WCrecording mu thavepriorapprovalfromtheChiefofPolice(orde ignee).
2.Allo cer areaccounta leforeach WCvideo/audioreviewandwill erequiredtoju tif therea onforacce ingtherecording.All
viewingof WCmediainevidence.comi documentedwithanonlineaudittrail.
3. WCrecording willnot eacce edforper onalgainorentertainment.
.An reque tfor WCmediamadefromout idetheDenverPoliceDepartment,includingotherlawenforcementagencie ,theDi trictor
Cit Attorne O ce,and/oran cit agenc willcompl with oththerecord di clo ureandrecord managementpolicie ofthe
department( eeOM 109.04and109.05).

Inaddition,thepolic expre l prohi it o cer frompla ing ack WCfootageforcitizenviewingand(3. .8)

8.O cer arenotauthorizedtopla ack WCrecordedmediaforcitizenviewing.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

TheDenverPDpolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to


earchfootage.
DetroitPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er10,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

TheDetroitPoliceDepartmentdoe notappeartopu li hit polic onit we ite, utwhatappear to eadraft


cop ofthepolic wa foundontheCit ofDetroitwe ite earchingonGoogle.Thepolic i dated2016 ut
documentmetadataindicate itwa mo trecentl updatedonApril13,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

DetroitPD polic de cri e wheno cer mu trecord,andrequire o cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation


othwheno cer failtorecordandwhenrecording areinterruptedorcamera aredeactivated(304.6-3.1-2)

304.6-3.1WhentoActivate od -WornCamera
The WC hall eactivatedpriortoinitiating,ora oona practicalafterinitiatingthefollowingpoliceaction :
1) xcepta otherwi eprovidedinthi polic ,o cer hallactivatehi /her od -worncamera torecordallcontact withcitizen inthe
performanceofhi /hero cialdutie (i.e.call for ervice,vehicle top ,o ervedevent ,andca ualencounter ).
2)Oncea od -worncamerai activated,thedevice hallremainonuntiltheeventi completedinordertoen uretheintegrit ofthe
recording.
3)Ifano cerfail toactivatehi /her od -worncamera,fail torecordtheentireevent,orinterrupt therecording,theo cer hall
documentonhi /herActivit Logwh therecordingwa notmade,interrupted,orterminated.
4)Ifano cerpurpo el de-activate hi /her od -worncamerawithoutju ti edca e,he/ hema e u jecttodi ciplinar action.
304.6-3.2Whento topRecording
...
6)An interruptionofa WCrecordingunderthi ectionmu t eproperl documenteda etforthin ection304.6-3.1(3)ofthi
Polic .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

DPD polic provide detail a outhowtoweighrequiredrecordingcircum tance withpeople rea ona le


expectation ofprivac .(304.6-3.2)

304.6-3.2Whento topRecording
Whetherano cermu tcompl withacitizen reque tto toprecordingwitha od -worncameradepend onthelocation,whetherthe
o ceri atthelocationpur uanttovalid earchwarrant,andwhetherornotexigentcircum tance exi t.Thefollowingrule appl :
1)Whenano ceri inanareaopentothepu lic,andacitizeno ject totherecording,theo cer i notrequiredto toprecording.
2)Whenano ceri inanareawhereanindividualha area ona leexpectationofprivac ( ucha aprivatehome),pur uanttoavalid
earchwarrant,andacitizeno ject totherecording,theo cer i notrequiredto toprecording.
3)Whenano cerenter anareawhereanindividualha area ona leexpectationofprivac ( ucha aprivatehome),withoutavalid
earchwarrant, utwhereexigentcircum tance exi t(hotpur uitof eeingfelon;imminentde tructionofevidence,needtoprevent
u pect e cape;orri kofdangertothepoliceorother )andacitizeno ject totherecording,theo cer i notrequiredto top
recording.
4)Whenano cerenter anareawhereanindividualha area ona leexpectationofprivac ( ucha aprivatehome),withoutavalid
earchwarrant,andwhereexigentcircum tance donotexi t,and utwiththecon entoftheowner,andacitizeno ject tothe
recording,thi hould eregardeda arevocationofthecon enttoenter,andtheo cer houldeitherturno thecamera(after
recordingtheo jection)andremain,orleavethepremi e .Revokingcon entfora earchdoe notcon titutepro a lecau etoarre t.

Thepolic require o cer toinformcitizen the are eingrecorded.Whileo cer havedi cretiontodeactivate
camera atthereque tofvictim , utallowingfordi cretionin uchca e doe notgofarenoughto peci call
protectvictim from eingrecordedwithouttheirinformedcon ent.(304.6-3-1.5;304.6-3.2.5)

304.6-3-1WhentoActivate od -WornCamera
...
5)Mem er hallinformcitizen immediatel
304.6-3.2Whento topRecording
...
5)Theo ceri takingawitne tatementfromavictimofanallegedrape,othervictimofaviolentcrime,oriftherei arational elief
thato certhattherecordingwouldplacethewitne indangerofharm.Thi di cretioni olel lefttothere pondingo cer...

Whilewerealizethedepartment polic u e thewordcitizen ,wewouldpreferatermlike u ject or


potential u ject incenotever onecaptured WC ma eacitizen(e.g.lawfulpermanentre ident or
other ).

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

DPDallow o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwrittenreport .(304.6-4;304.6-6.405)

304.6-4R PORTING
1)Theu eofthe WCwill erecordedinalldepartmentreport .Thi notationoftheu eofthe WCdoe notreplacetheo cer
re pon i ilit tofull completeDepartmentreport .
2)Wheneverano cerdocument arecordingofa tatement,theevent hall edocumentedinallDepartmentreport .Avideo tatementi
a upplementto,andnotareplacementfor,awritten tatement.
3)Ano cerma notexclu ivel u eplea e eevideooran imilarlanguageonan Departmentmandatedreport .
304.6-6M DIA TORAG
...
4)O cer ma u emediacapturedvia WCforo cialdutie includingcompletionofdepartment-mandatedreport .O cer hall e
allowedtoreviewtherecordingfromtheirown WC.Furthermore,thedeterminationofwhenamem erma viewanothermem er WC
footage hall edeterminedonaca e ca e a i atthedi cretionoftheo cerinchargeoftheca e.
5)Ifan materialdi crepanc i identi ed etweenmediacapturedvia WCandadepartmentreport,a upplementalreportwill e led.

Limit RetentionofFootage

DPD peci e aretentionperiodforun aggedof90da , utdoe notappeartorequirefootagedeletionafter


thatperiod.(304.6-8)

304.6-8R CORD R T NTION


1)All le from od -worncamera hall e ecurel toredontheDPD local torage erverforaperiodofninet (90)da .File agged
admini trativeorlegaldepartmentper onnel hall emaintainedafterninet (90)da .
2)An ledretainedlongerthanninet (90)da hall emaintained DPDontheagenc erver.
3)File aggedforextendedretentionunder u part1 hall eretaineduntiltheinve tigationi concluded,orallegation ofmi conductare
full inve tigatedandre olved,orlitigationi completed,orthe tatuteoflimitationforaclaimha expireda dictated the tateof
Michigan,DepartmentofTechnolog ,Managementand udget,General chedule#11,RetentionandDi po al.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic prohi it tamperingwithanddeletingfootage,and peci e that[a]llowingunauthorizedper onnelto


vieworli tentomediacaptured the WCi [i]nappropriateandunauthorizedu e.(304.6-6-7)

304.6-6M DIA TORAG


...
3)An andallmediacaptured the WC hallonl eu edforo cialdepartmentpurpo e .
...
6)unle authorized u part7 elow,DPDper onnel hallnotalter,edit,era e, hareorotherwi edi tri uteinan manneran WC
information,image , oundorcontentwithoutpriorwrittenapprovaloftheChiefofPoliceorhi /herde ignee.
7)Unle otherwi erequired law,DPDper onnel hallnotduplicate,cop , hareordi tri uteinan manner,an WCinformation,image ,
oundorcontentwithoutthepriorwrittenapprovaloftheChiefofPoliceorhi /herde ignee.
304.6-7INT GRITYCONTROL AF GUARD
...
2)Alldigitalmediacollectedu ing od -worncamera hall e u jecttothe ame ecurit andchainofcu tod re triction a evidenceand
hallnot erelea edtoan otheragenc orindividualwithouttheapprovaloftheChiefofPolice,hi /herde igneeandtheO ceof
Profe ional tandard .
3)Acce to toredrecording hall elimitedtodepartmentper onnelforadmini trativeorlawenforcementpurpo e onl
4)Afteradjudication, WCrecording ma eu edinconjunctionwithProfe ional ducationandTrainingtoaidintrainingDepartment
per onnel.
a. xample ofinappropriateandunauthorizedu eof od -worncamera include, utarenotlimitedto:
i.Pu li hingthedigitalmediaoninternet ource ucha Face ook,YouTu e,oran other ocialmedia,we ho tingorinternet
ite .
ii.U inga econdar recordingdevice ucha aphonetorecordmediafromthe od -worncamera oran other ourcewhere
capturedmediai tored.
iii.Allowingunauthorizedper onneltovieworli tentoan portionofthedigitalmediacaptured an o cer od -worncamera.

However,thepolicedoe notindicatethatacce tofootagei loggedoraudited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant


footage.Footagei cla i eda apu licrecordunderMichigan FOIAlaw.(304.6-9)

304.6-9R QU T( )FORCOPYOFVID OR CORDING( )


1)Uponreceiptofareque tforacop ofthevideorecording,thecu todianoftherecording hall:
...
.Recordthefollowinginformation:
i.T peofreque t(FOIA, u poena,etc.);
...
c.Immediatel locatethereque tedvideorecordingandduplicatetherecordingwithin5(5) u ine da ofthereceiptofthereque t.
2)Forpurpo e ofreque t( ) u mittedundertheMichiganFreedomofInformationAct(theActorFOIA),it hould enotedthattheimage
andaudiorecorded theo cer od -worncameraareapu licrecordwithinthemeaningoftheAct.
Therefore,theimage andaudio recorded the WCwhiletheo cerwa performinghi /hero cialdut arepu licrecordand
u jecttodi clo ure,unle otherwi eexemptfromdi clo ureundertheActorotherapplica le tatute.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

DPD polic place nolimit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.facialrecognition)toidentif individual in


footage.
FairfaxCount PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er10,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

TheFairfaxCount PoliceDepartment draftpolic on od worncamera i acce i leviathedepartment


we ite.Onemu t earch od worncamera onFCPD we iteinordertolocatethepolic .FCPD mo t
recent WCpolic i fromJanuar 2017.

A oflate eptem er2017,FairfaxCount wa preparingforapilotprogram,accordingtolocalmedia.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

FCPDrequire thatthe WC hould eu edinallin tance ofpoliceandlawenforcementre pon e.(IV.1)

Therecording prove ene cialinadmini trativeandcriminalinve tigation andprovideanun ia edaccountofevent .Forthi rea on,the
WC hould eu edinallin tance ofpolicecommunit mem ercontact andlawenforcementre pon e,excepta prohi ited thi
polic .

The ituation inwhicho cer arerequiredtoactivatetheir WCinclude , uti notlimitedto,thefollowing


circum tance :(V.A)

1.Priortoan o cerinitiatedper oncontactinvolvingactualorpotentialviolation oflaw,toincludetra c top , u ject top ,etc.,


providedthat uchactivationdoe notinterferewitho cer afet orthe afet ofother ;
2.Whenre pondingtoan callfor ervice,wherere pon edrivingi warranted;
3.Whenengagedinan footcha e,providedtheactivationdoe notinterferewitho cer afet ;
4.Onallcall for erviceinvolving motionall Di tur edPer on ;
5.Whileexecutingwarrantle earche ofindividual ,vehicle , uilding ,andotherplace ;whenpractical,the WC hould eu edto
documenttheo cer reque tandcon entgivenfor uch earche ;
6.Whentaking tatement fromvictim ,witne e , u pect ,ando ender ( eeIX elowforprivac concern );
7.Todocumentaccidentandcrime cene ,whereappropriate;
8.Duringan other ituationwheretheo cerrea ona l elieve thattheu eof WCi inthe e tintere tofpu lic afet .

Onceo cer activatetheir WC,the hall eleftactiveuntiltheeventha concluded.Iftheo cerdeactivate


the WCthe mu tver all ju tif therea onfordeactivation.(IV.C)

The WC,onceactivated, hall eleftactiveuntilthepolice/individualcontact,orevent,ha concluded.Anexceptioncan emadefor


event ofextendedduration,wherecontinuedrecordingdoe not ervealegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e....Priortodeactivatingthe
WCinthe ein tance ,o cer houldver all tatewh the are toppingtherecording.

FCPDmandate thato cer mu tprovideanexplanationforfailingtorecordinthenote oftheirreport.(IV. )

Intheeventthatthe WCi notu ed,ori di continuedpriortotheendofanevent,anexplanationforthelackofvideo hall e


documentedinthenote eldoftheappropriatereportmodule eingu ed.Ifnomodulei u ed,theo cer hallmakeanotationinthe
memo eldofthemo ilecomputeraideddi patchapplication,explainingthea enceofvideo.Thi documentation houldal oincludethe
nameofthe upervi orwhoauthorized uchdeactivationwhenapplica le.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

FCPD polic doe mentiontheimportanceofper onalprivac , uto er vagueguidanceandleave thedeci ion


torecordin en itive ituation uptoo cer di cretion.(VI.C,I.1-4)

C.The WC hallnot eu edtodocumentactivitie occurringinho pital ,orothermedicalfacilitie ,unle tho eactivitie arefor peci c
lawenforcementpurpo e .In uchin tance wherethe WCi u edinthe efacilitie ,care hould etakentolimitwhoandwhati eing
recorded.
...
I.Additionall , omeinteraction theirver natureare en itiveanddi cretion hould eu edwhendeterminingwhetherornotthe e
event hould erecorded.The et pe ofincident donotoccuroften,andinclude, utarenotlimitedto:
1.Interview withtho ewi hingtoprovidecon dentialinformation;
2.Complainant whodonotwi hto eidenti ed;
3.Victim andwitne e ofcrime ,whowi htoprotecttheiridentit ;
4.In tance involvingjuvenile .
Inthea ovein tance ,o cer hallarticulatethe peci crea onfornotutilizingthe WCinthenarrativeoftheirpolicereportorinthe
memo eldofthemo ilecomputeraideddi patchapplication.

Thepolic in truct o cer toinformindividual thatthe are eingrecordedwhenpractical.(IX.A)

Wheno cer arerecordingper on ,inlocation wheretheper on houldhavearea ona leexpectationofprivac (i.e.home, u ine
o cenotopentothepu lic,re troom,lockerroom,etc.),theo cer hould,whenpractical,inthea enceofrea ona le u picionor
pro a lecau eofcriminalactivit ,informtheper on( )thatthe are eingrecorded.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

FCPD polic appear toallowo cer toreviewfootagepriortomakinga tatement.(A worded,though,the


polic appear toindicatethi viewing houldhappenpriortothe upervi ormakinga tatement).(VII.D).

Duringanadmini trativeinve tigationorinquir ,andpriortomakinga tatement, upervi or houldallowemplo ee theopportunit to


review WCfootagefortheincidentinque tion. upervi or hall epre entforthi t peofreview.

Whilethepolic tate thatcommander ma re tricto cer fromviewingfootagein omecircum tance ,itdoe


notexplicitl prohi ito cer fromviewingtheirfootageinan ca e .(VIII.D)

Commander ma limitorre trictano cerfromviewing WCfootageforanincidentwheretheo ceri u pectedofmi conductor


u jectedtocriminalinve tigation.

Limit RetentionofFootage

FCPD newdraftpolic ha lank pace whereretentionperiod willpre uma l eadded.Untilthepolic i


completed,wecannot ecertainthatun aggedfootagewill edeletedwithinarea ona leamountoftime.(XII)

The ack-end temforthe WCprograminclude network torageforthedata.Tomeetthe a icprovi ion oftheLi rar ofVirginia,
Record RetentionandDi po al chedule,thefollowingi theDepartmentretention chedule:
{DRAFTPOLICYNOT allretention chedule will e nalizedpriortotheimplementationofapilotprojectand/orfullprogramincon ultation
withalllegal takeholder intheCount and tate.Thereforeallitem areto edeterminedforlegalcompliancetoda and ear }
A.Video/audiorecording notrequiredto upportknowninve tigation orlitigation houldnot eretained e ond[T D]da
...
C. WCfootage hall ecla i edforautomaticdeletion a edonthea overetentionperiod .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

FairfaxCount PDexpre l for id o cer frommanipulat[ing]ordelet[ing]an informationcollected the


WC.(IV.F)
O cer hallnotmanipulate,o truct,interrupt,ordeletethe WCdevice' videoand/oraudiorecordingduringmandator u e ituation ,
unle tatedotherwi eherein.

FCPDfail to pecif whoi authorizedtoacce theinformationfromthe WC.Thepolic mention thatfootage


hould eaudited, utdoe notindicatethatallacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.(VII. )

upervi or hallconductaminimumofoneauditpermonthofa ampleof WCfootagefromaminimumofthreeo cer undertheirdirect


upervi ion,anddocumentthere ult oftheauditu ingthe WC-Auditformlocatedonthe lueN T.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

FCPD polic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toreviewfootage.


(X.A,C-D)

A.Recording arerelea a leundera u poenaDuce Tecumorwhenordereda partofthedi cover rule ofevidence.Incertain


circum tance ,recording ma al o erelea a leundertheVirginiaFreedomofInformationAct.All WCfootagewill e u jecttoreview
theCommanderoftheInternalA air ureaupriortoan relea eout ideoftheDepartment.Furthermore,whenvideofootagei
copiedforthi purpo e,onl the egmentoftheincidentrequiredto eproducedi to erelea ed.
...
C.Incertaincircum tance ,recording ma erelea a leundertheVirginiaFreedomofInformationAct.The ereque t will ereferredto
thePu licA air ureauandall WCfootagewill e u jecttothereviewoftheDirectorofPu licA air ureau,orhi /herde ignee,prior
toan relea eout ideoftheDepartment.
D.Allotherexternalreque t for WCvideo hall ereferredtothePu licA air ureau.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

FCPD polic place nolimit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.facialrecognition)toidentif individual in


footage.
Fa ettevillePoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$530,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er10,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Fa ettevillePDpu li he it WCpolic onit we ite,linkedfromthedepartment WrittenDirective and


OperatingProcedure Guide.OperatingProcedure3.24,on od Camera tem cover thi .However,the
polic i quitedi cultto nd:onceone nd Policie andProcedure ,vi itor aretakentoapagewithhada
documenttitledWDandOPInteractiveDirective Guide,unu ualacron m withnoindicationthi documentwill
containthe od worncamerapolic .Theprocedurewa la tupdatedonJune26,2016andha eene ective
inceDecem er30,2016.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Fa ettevillePDprovide anexten iveli tofevent thato cer mu trecord.(3.24.5.A- ;3.24.5)

3.24.5ACTION R QUIRINGMANDATORYR CORDING


A.Thi operatingprocedurei notintendedtode cri eever po i le ituationinwhichthe WC hould eu ed,althoughthereare
man ituation whereit u ei appropriate.However,ano cer hallactivatethe WCduringthefollowingcircum tance ,unle
overwhelmingl extenuatingcircum tance preventtheactivationofa WC:
1.Tra c top ;
2.Priorit re pon e and/orre pon e requiring luelight and iren;
3.Vehiclepur uit ;
4. u piciou per on /vehiclecontact ;
5.Arre t ,detainment orprotectivefri k (per on andvehicle );
NOT :Duringanarre t,O cer ma onl deactivatetheir WCuntilaftertheindividuali placedintoapatrolvehiclewherethein-
carcameraha eenactivated.
6.Warrantle earche ofindividual , uilding ,vehicle (includingK-9 ni )andotherplace
7.Ph icalorver alconfrontation ;
8.Dome ticviolencecall ;
9.DWIinve tigation ;
10.Footpur uit ;
11.Advi inganindividualoftheirMirandawarning whilenotinanFPDinterviewroom;
12.Crime inprogre ;
13.Contactwithdi traught,di orderl ,argumentative,emotionall di tur edper on orangr per on ;
14.Plannedanddeli erate RTOperation , ituation which ecomed namicinnatureand/oratthedirectionoftheChiefofPolice,
RTCommander or RT upervi or ;
15.During earchwarrantexecution whenthe tructureorareaha notpreviou l eenrendered afeand ecure;
16.An other ituationwhichcouldre ultinpotentialadver arialcondition orlia ilit fortheo cer,FPDorCit ofFa etteville.
.Iftherei an dou tintheo cer mindwhethera ituation hould erecorded,theo cer houldopttorecordtheevent.
3.24.4G N RALOP RATION
A.Allcontact andactivitie otherthantho enoteda mandator arecon ideredoptionalandma erecordedatthedi cretionofthe
individualo cerandallrecording houldcontinuewithoutinterruptionuntilthecontactend ,iffea i le.
.A WCrecording hall e toppedduringnon-enforcementactivitie ucha tra ccontrol,criminalinve tigation orwhenno
adver arialevent areongoing.Anexampleofthi would ethetimeinwhichacallfor erviceorotherde nedrecordingevent
change fromadver arialtoafact ndingcontactorfollow-upinve tigation.However,o cer hould epreparedtoactivatetheir
WC ifthe ituationchange .

FPD polic mandate thato cer houldactivatetheir WCatthe r trea ona leopportunit .(3.24.4.C)

C.O cer houldactivatethe WCatthe r trea ona leopportunit ,unle animmediatethreattotheo cer lifeor afet make
activatingthe WCimpo i leordangerou ,inwhichca etheo cer houldactivatethe WCa oona po i le.Additionalarriving
o cer equippedwitha WC houldactivatetheircamera uponarrivaltoanincidentrequiringarecording.

Thepolic doe notrequireo cer toprovideconcreteju ti cationforfailingtorecordevent .However,an


o cerwhointentionall di a le their WCi u jecttodi ciplinar action .(3.24.2.F)

F.An o cerwhointentionall di a le an partofthevideorecordingortran mittingequipment,orwhofail toactivatethe tema


required thi operatingprocedure thi operatingprocedure,will e u jecttocriminaland/oradmini trativedi ciplinar action .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

FPD polic mention theimportanceofprotectingprivac , utthepolic doe notrequireinformedcon entfrom


vulnera leindividual .(3.24.4.H)

H.Toaidintheprotectionoftherighttoprivac ,o cer hallnotrecordwhile:


1.Inapatientcareareaofahealthcarefacilit ,unle thepatient ecome adver arialwiththeo cerorother andapotentialpolice
actionma erequired.Iftheneedtorecorddoe ari e,o cer hallonl recordforlawenforcementpurpo e andwillnotrecordan
patient/doctorconver ation ;
2.Di cu ingaca ewithothero cer or upervi or ;
3.Conductingtacticalplanning;
4.Inthemagi trate o ceoran tateorfederalcourtfacilit ,unle anadver arialt peofdi tur anceoccur requiringtheo cer
wearingthe WCtotakepoliceaction;
5.Havingdi cu ion withattorne ,peer upportcoun elor ,doctor ,etc.;
6.Involvedinadepartment, upervi or orpu licmeeting;
7.Inacla roomand/orinate tingenvironment.

Thepolic tate thato cer houldinformindividual whenthe are eingrecorded(3.24.2).

.Whenfea i le,o cer houldinformindividual the are eingaudioandvideorecordedifthenoti cationcouldpotentiall prevent


aggre ive,uncooperativeoradver e ehavior.

However,thepolic fail torequirethatano cerreceiveinformedcon entfromvulnera leindividual .

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Fa ettevillePD WCpolic doe notmentionwhethero cer arepermittedtoviewrelevantfootage efore ling


aninitialwrittenreportor tatement.Per onnelarerequiredtodocumentintheirreport whena WCwa
utilized.(3.24.6)

A.Per onnel halldocumentintheirincidentreport , upplementalreport ,citation ,a davit and eldinterview thata WCwa utilized.
.Iti there pon i ilit ofthemem erdownloadingavideo letoidentif an digital lea ociatedwithaninve tigation.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Whilethepolic reference aretentionperiodfordigitalrecording ,itdoe not pecif whetherun aggedfootage


mu t edeletedaftertheendoftheretentionperiod.(3.24.9)

Digitalrecording will emaintainedand toredontheFPD on-line torageaccount(fa ettevillepdnc.evidence.com)forthede ignated


time, a edonactivationcla i cation.Digitalrecording ofthefollowingt pe ofincidence / cene will ecla i ed theo cerutilizing
theta le elowwiththemo tappropriatecla i cationtitle :

Categor Retention chedule


Non-CitizenInvolvement 29Da
FieldContact /Non-CriminalO en e 45Da
Tra c topWarning(writtenorver al) 45Da
Tra c top-Infraction 45Da
Tra c top-Mi demeanor 1095Da (3Year )
Tra c top-Felon 3650Da (10Year )
CriminalInve tigation-NonFelon 1095Da (3Year )
CriminalInve tigation-Felon 3650Da (10Year )
InternalA air 22555Da (7Year )

1.Non-CitizenInvolvement:Videothatdoe notcontaininteractionwithacitizen, u pectora ociatedwithan othercategor .(example :


te tvideo,accidentalactivation[ ic])
...
2.FieldContact /Non-CriminalO en e :Interactionwithacitizenthatdoe notre ultinacriminalcharge.
3.InternalA air :Allvideoa ociatedwithaninternalinve tigation hould ecategorizeda uch,unle the u pecti chargedwitha
felon ,if o,it hould ecategorizedappropriatel .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic doe notexpre l prohi itfootagetamperingorunauthorizedacce . mplo ee ando cer are


prohi itedfromcop ingordi eminatingan footagetonon-PFDemplo ee .(3.24.8.A- )

A.The WCandallvideo le arethepropert oftheFPDandwill eonl eu edforlawenforcementpurpo e inaccordancewithapplica le


lawanddepartmentalpolic . mplo ee /O cer areprohi itedfromu ingan devicetocop ,photographorrecordthepla ackofan
video/audiodata a WCotherthanforo cialpolicepurpo e
. mplo ee /O cer areprohi itedfromdi eminatingorperformingan t peofpla acktonon-FPDemplo ee ,unle theemplo ee
performingthedi eminationorpla ackha receivedauthorizationfromtheChiefofPoliceorFPDPoliceAttorne andinaccordance
withallapplica lelaw anddepartmentalpolic .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant


footage. upervi or areonl requiredtocategorizean footagea a ociatedwithan citizencomplaintpriorto
theendoftheo cer hift.(3.24.3.D)

3.24.3 UP RVI ORYR PON I ILITY


...
D. n urean videoa ociatedwithan citizencomplaintorinternalinve tigationi properl categorized theendoftheo cer
hift.
3.24.8DUPLICATIONANDDI TRI UTIONOFR CORDING
...
C.Recording thatareNOTcla i eda pu licrecordpur uanttoNorthCarolina tateLawwillonl egiventoattorne uponthe
pre entationofavalidcourtorderi ued acourtwithappropriatejuri diction.Onl tho eportion oftherecordingrelevanttothe
incidentwill efurni hed.
...
F.TheDi trictAttorne (DA)O cewill u mitareque tfor WCvideothroughtheDALiai onO cer,orhi /herde ignee,inthe ame
mannera otherevidencereque t are u mitted.
G.AllPu licDefender andPrivateAttorne will u mitareque tthroughtheCum erlandCount Di trictAttorne O ce,whichwill
inturndi eminatethevideoevidencetothePu lic/PrivateAttorne attheirdi cretionandinaccordancewithalle ta li hedlaw and
procedure .
H.An FPDemplo eereceivinga u poenaorcourtorderforcopie of WCdata hallcontacttheFPDPoliceAttorne O ceand
advi ethemoftheorder.Novideowill erelea eda entacourtorderunle otherwi edirected theChiefofPolice,orhi /her
de ignee.
I.Allpu licrecordreque t hall ereferredtotheInternalA air Unitand/orPoliceAttorne O ceforaction.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Fa ettevillePDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Fergu onPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er10,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Fergu onPDpu li he it WCPolic fromFe ruar 26,2016onit we iteandi li tedunderthedepartment


GeneralOrdernum er481.00O cerAudioandVideoRecording quipment.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Fergu onPDrequire o cer torecord[a]ll eldcontact involvingactualorpotentialcriminalconduct.Whilethe


polic cover awiderangeof ituation ,itrequire o cer in omeca e topredictwhethera eldcontactwill
involvepotentialcriminalconduct,whichma edi culttodo.(481.3)

481.3R QUIR DACTIVATIONOFTH WC


Althoughthi polic identi e tho e ituation inwhichactivationofthe WCi required,ano cerha di cretiontomanuall activatethe
teman timetheo cer elieve itwould eappropriateorvalua letodocumentanincident.The WC hallonl eactivatedfor
legitimatelawenforcementpurpo e .
Activationofthe WCi requiredinthefollowing ituation :
1)All eldcontact involvingactualorpotentialcriminalconductwithinvideoandaudiooraudiorange,including:
a)Tra c top (toinclude, utnotlimitedto,tra cviolation , trandedmotori ta i tance,andallcrimeinterdiction top )
) mergenc re pon e
c)Vehiclepur uit
d) u piciou vehicle
e)Arre t andtran port
f)Vehicle earche
g)Con entto earch
h)Ph icalorver alconfrontation oru eofforce
i)Pede triancheck /Terr top
j)DWIinve tigation including eld o riet te t
k)Dome ticviolencecall
l) tatement made individual inthecour eofaninve tigationorcomplaint
m)Advi ement ofMirandaright
n) eizureofevidence
p)HighRi kWarrant
q)Onallcall for ervice
2)An othercontactthat ecome adver arialaftertheinitialcontactina ituationthatwouldnototherwi erequirerecording.
3)An otherlegitimatelawenforcementcontactwheretheo cer elieve thatarecordingofanincidentwould eappropriate....
4)The WCma not eu edforthepurpo eofintimidatinganindividualortodi courageanindividualfromo ervingpoliceactivit ,
makingappropriateinquirie ofano cer,ormakingacomplaint.
5)O cer ma happenupona ituationrequiringimmediateactiontopreventinjur ,de tructionofevidence,ore cape.Inthe e
ituation ,o cer houldactivatetherecorderifdoing odoe notplacethemorother indanger.Otherwi ethe hallactivatethe
cameraatthe r tavaila leopportunit whentheimmediatethreatha eenaddre ed....
...
481.5C ATIONOFR CORDING
Oncethe WC temi activatedit hallremainonand hallnot eturnedo untilaninve tigativeorenforcementcontactorincidentha
concluded.Forpurpo e ofthi ection,conclu ionofanincidentha occurredwhenano cerha terminatedcontactwithanindividual,
clearedthe ceneofareportedincident,orha completedtran portofacivilianoranarre tee.RefertoPR000.4( )forexception tothi
requirement.Inan in tanceinwhichce ationoftherecordingpriortotheconclu ionoftheincidentma epermitted,theo cer hould
eekando tain upervi or approvalpriortodeactivatingthe WC,wheneverpo i le....

Ifo cer arerequiredtorecord,andthe eitheractivatetheircamera toolateordeactivatetheircamera too


earl ,the mu tdocumenttherea onintheirwrittenreport .However,thepolic doe notrequireo cer to
alwa documentoutrightfailure torecordrequiredincident the areonl requiredtodocumentfailure to
recordatmedicalfacilitie .(481.3.5,481.5,PR481.2(k))

481.3R QUIR DACTIVATIONOFTH WC


...
5)...Theo cerwilldocumenttherea on forthedela edactivationina upplementorafteractionreport.
...
481.5C ATIONOFR CORDING
...Inan in tanceinwhichce ationoftherecordingpriortotheconclu ionoftheincidentma epermitted,theo cer hould eekand
o tain upervi or approvalpriortodeactivatingthe WC,wheneverpo i le.If upervi or approvalcannot erea ona l o tained,
o cer mu tdocumentonthe WCtherea onforterminationoftherecordingpriortodeactivationofthe WC notingthedate,time,
andtherea onforthedeactivationontherecordingandin u equentwrittenreport a applica le.
...
PR481.2G N RALPROC DUR
...
(k)Whenhandlingcall for erviceorincident involvingthetreatmentofindividual atamedicalfacilit ,Departmentmem er ma e
requiredtore trictu eofa WCinaccordancewithfacilit privac protocol accordingto tatelaw.Wherefacilit protocol or tatelawdo
notallowfortherecordingofaneventforwhichrecordingwouldotherwi e erequired,ano cermu tnotif hi orher upervi ora oon
a rea ona l practical,and halldocumenttherea on forthefailuretoactivatethe WCintheincidentreport.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Fergu onPDin truct it o cer to eawareofand en itivetocivilian rea ona leprivac expectation ,
includingincertain en itivelocation .Thepolic mention theprivac anddignit ofcrimevictim , utitdoe not
expre l allowvictim toopt-outofrecording.(481.3(3),PR481.2( ),PR481.4( ))

481.3R QUIR DACTIVATIONOFTH WC


...
3)...Inexerci ingthi di cretion,o cer hould eawareofand en itivetocivilian rea ona leprivac expectation ....
...
PR481.2G N RALPROC DUR
...
( )Unle therei rea ona le u picionto elievethatcriminalactivit i occurringorwilloccur,emplo ee hallnotintentionall record:
Peoplewhoarelawfull exerci ingtheirfreedomof peech,pre ,a ociation,a em l ,religion,ortherighttopetitionthegovernment
forredre ofgrievance .(Protectedactivit whichi unintentionall capturedwhilerecordinganeventa otherwi erequired thi polic
i notaviolation.)Place whereaheightenedexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha pu licre troom ,jail ,orho pital ,unle fordirectlaw
enforcementpurpo e ucha acrimeinprogre ortherecordingofthelocationi materialtoacriminalinve tigation.
...
PR481.4OP RATIONALPROTOCOL
...
( )...therema elimitedcircum tance wherethere pectforanindividual privac ordignit outweigh theneedtorecordanevent(e.g.,
avictimtraumatizedfollowingaviolenta ault).Whereano cer elieve uchcircum tance exi t,orthatu eofa WCwouldimpedeor
limitthecooperationofavictimorwitne duringaninve tigativecontact,ano cerma deactivatethe WCafterreceivingauthorization
froma upervi orcon i tentwithPR481.2(k).Departmentmem er havedi cretionwhethertoactivatea WCduringcon en ual
contact ofanon-criminalnature.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Fergu onPDalwa allow o cer toreviewtheirfootage efore lingtheirinitialreport ,evenincriticalandu e-


of-forceincident .(PR481.2(i),PR481.4(p),PR481.6(a)-( ))

PR481.2G N RALPROC DUR


...
(i)...O cer hallhaveunlimitedacce toviewtheirownrecording atan timeviai uedu ername andpa word ....
...
PR481.4OP RATIONALPROTOCOL
...
(p)Whenanincidentari e thatrequire theimmediateretrievalofa WCdigitalrecording(e.g., eriou crime cene ,o cer-involved
hooting ,andDepartmentvehiclecra he whileinpur uit)a upervi orfromtheinvolvedmem er chainofcommandorthea igned
inve tigator hallre pondtothe ceneto ecurethedeviceandmaintainachainofcu tod . u jecto cer hallnot eque tioneda out
criticalincident efore einggivenanopportunit reviewtherecording .
...
PR481.6AUTHORIZ DU RACC TOUPLOAD DM DIAORDATA
...
(a)ADepartmentmem erwhoha eena igneda WCdevicema reviewhi orherown WCrecordingtohelpen ureaccurac and
con i tenc ofaccount .Thi can edone acce ingthevideo inamannercon i tentwiththe torageandviewingprocedure .The
originalrecording hallonl eviewed mem er( )whoarea igneda WCdevicethroughmean authorized TheDepartment.
( )ADepartmentmem erinvolvedinan u eofforceincidentoraccidentcau inginjurie will epermitted, utwillnot erequired,to
reviewtheirown WCvideoandaudiorecording priortoprovidingarecorded tatementorcompletingreport .Witne Department
mem er will eallowedtoreview WCvideoandaudio.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Fergu onPDretain footageinaccordancewith tatelaw utdoe notappeartorequirethedeletionof


un aggedfootage.(PR481.4(o))

(o)Record Retention:O cer reque tingrecording to eenteredintoevidencewillnotif the Aandprovidethecomplaintnum erofthe


recordedincident.Allrecording ofevidentiar value hall edownloaded the Aontoadi kandthatdi kenteredintoevidence the
reportingo cer.Allotherrecording will epre ervedinaccordancewith tatelaw,orifaca ei underinve tigationorlitigationforat
lea tthree ear afterthe naldi po itionofthematter(includingappeal )unle awrittenreque ti madeto torethemforalonger
periodoftimeforalegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e.Ifarecordingi tran ferredtodi k,thedi kandallrecording onthedi kare
u jecttotherule ofevidenceandwill enoted the Atoretainuntiltheca eha a naldi po ition.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Fergu onPDexpre l prohi it footagetamperingandunauthorizedacce .However,thepolic doe notindicate


thatacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.(PR481.2(i)-( j),PR481.4(n),PR481.6)

PR481.2G N RALPROC DUR


...
(i)...O cer hallnothavethea ilit toedit,delete,orotherwi emodif theirownrecording [.]
(j)Departmentmem er arenotauthorizedtomakecopie ofan recording fortheirper onalu eandareprohi itedfromu ingarecording
device( ucha aphonecameraor econdar videoandaudiocamera)torecordmedia.
...
PR481.4OP RATIONALPROTOCOL
...
(n)Departmentmem er a igneda WC hallnotera e,alter,reu e,modif ,de tro ,a u e,ortamperwith WCaudiovideoandaudio
recording orthedevice.
...
PR481.6AUTHORIZ DU RACC TOUPLOAD DM DIAORDATA
...Generalacce todigitalrecording hall egrantedtoDepartment-authorizedu er onl .Iti there pon i ilit ofauthorizedu er to
keeptheiru ernameandpa wordcon dential.Acce ing,cop ing,orrelea ingan recording forotherthano ciallawenforcement
purpo e i trictl prohi ited,excepta required laworthi polic andprocedure.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Fergu onPDdoe notexpre l allowrecordedindividual toviewfootage.Reque t forfootage thepu licare


handledinaccordancewithMi ouri un hineLaw.(PR481.4(q))

(q)Reque t forrecording an oneout idethepolicedepartmentorcit admini tration hall e u mittedinwritingtotheFergu onCit


ClerkandforwardedtothePoliceChiefinaccordancewiththe un hineLaw.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Fergu onPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
FortLauderdalePoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$600,000DOJgrantfor WC in2016
La tupdated:Octo er13,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

TheFortLauderdalePoliceDepartmentdoe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite.However,theCit ofFort


Lauderdaleaccepted$600,000fromtheDepartmentofJu ticeto tarta od -worncamerapilotprogramin2016.
TheCit ofFortLauderdale udgetforFY2018indicate thepilotprogrami clo etoimplementationandwillla t
one ear.

Whilethepolic forthi pilotprogrami notavaila leonthedepartment we ite,wewerea letolocateadraft


cop ofthepolic online.Thi draftwa relea edtothepu licinDecem er2016a partofthepu liccomment
proce takingplace eforethedepartmentdeplo it od -worncamerapilotprogram,andma havechanged
incethen.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

FortLauderdalePDrequire o cer toactivatecamera ifpracticalandwithoutcompromi ingthe afet ofthe


participant orother ,priortoengaginginlawenforcementactivit withthepu lic.Inaddition,theFort
LauderdalePDprovide o cer withaclearli tof ituation thatmu t erecordedandwhennottorecord.( ,
.1, .5)

. ODYWORNCAM RAPROC DUR


Theparticipant hallactivatetheir WC,ifpracticalandwithoutcompromi ingthe afet oftheparticipantorother ,priortoengagingin
lawenforcementactivit withthepu lic.
Thefollowing ituation ,whicharenotanexhau tiveli tofever incidentinwhicha WCcan eu ed,arecla i eda lawenforcement
activitie ,and hould erecorded:

Tra c top ,DUIinve tigation ,priorit re pon e ,vehicleandfootpur uit , u piciou u ject /vehicle /incident ,inve tigator
detention ,arre t ,vehicle earche ,di tur ance , eldinve tigation ,ver alorph icalconfrontation ,crime inprogre ,
re pon etore i tance,Mirandawarning ,victim/witne or u pect tatement ,pri oner/ akerActtran port ,alltran port ofnon-
cit per onnelregardle ofpurpo e,oran other ituationtheparticipant,throughtrainingandexperience, elieve hould e
recorded,providedthatthepart eingrecordeddoe nothavearea ona leexpectationofprivac .
...
5.Participant arenotexpectedtorecordca ualinteraction withthepu lic, ucha exchangingplea antrie ,providingdirection ,or
whileattendingcommunit meeting .Additionall ,participant arenotrequiredtoactivatetheir WCduringnon-lawenforcement
activitie ucha reak ,directingtra c,crime ceneproce ing,remainingonanaccident cenewaitingforatowtruck,etc.
Participant areallowedtoturno (powerdown)thecamerawhenenteringare troomorlockerroom.

O cer arerequiredtoprovideju ti cation ver all oncamera eforedeactivatingrecordingpriortothe


completionofanevent.Ifano cerfail torecordarequiredevent,theo cermu tju tif thi failureafterthe
fact.( .3,6)

3.Oncethe WCi activatedtorecordaninteraction,it hallremainonuntiltheeventha ended.


a.Ifit ecome nece ar toturno the WCpriortotheconclu ionofarecordedincidenttheparticipantwillver all recordtherea on
priortothedeactivationifiti afeandpracticaltodo o.
...
6.Participant whoinadvertentl failtoactivatetheir WCattheon etofanincidentthatrequire recording hallactivatethe WCa oon
a iti practicaland afetodo o.
a.Ifaparticipantinadvertentl fail toactivate,interrupt ordeactivate their WCduringan portionofa ituationthatrequire
recording,theparticipant hallnotif their upervi ora oona po i le.Therea onforinadvertentl failingtorecordarequired
incident hall edocumentedviaanemailtotheir upervi orandtheMV A.Inca e whichrequireapolicereport,theparticipant hall
documentinthereporttherea onthe inadvertentl failedtorecordtheentireincident.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

The WCpolic forFortLauderdalePDo er omeguidanceonwhennottorecordandprohi it o cer from


recordingwherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t .( .5,9)

5.Participant arenotexpectedtorecordca ualinteraction withthepu lic, ucha exchangingplea antrie ,providingdirection ,orwhile
attendingcommunit meeting .Additionall ,participant arenotrequiredtoactivatetheir WCduringnon-lawenforcementactivitie
ucha reak ,directingtra c,crime ceneproce ing,remainingonanaccident cenewaitingforatowtruck,etc.Participant are
allowedtoturno (powerdown)thecamerawhenenteringare troomorlockerroom.
...
9.Thefollowingareprohi itedaction :
a.The WCwillnot eu edtorecordper onalactivit .
.The WCwillnot eintentionall activatedtorecordconver ation offellowemplo ee withouttheirknowledgeduringroutinenon-
enforcementactivitie .
c. xceptinthecour eofanactivecriminalinve tigation,the WCwillnot eactivatedinplace wherearea ona leexpectationof
privac exi t .

However,thepolic doe not peci call protectvulnera leindividual orvictim .While u ject ofrecording can
expre l reque ttoopt-outofrecording ,thepolic give o cer thedi cretionwhetherornottohonorthat
reque t.Furthermore,o cer arenotrequiredtonotif individual thatthe are eingrecorded.( .2.c; .4)

2.Participant u inga WCduringaninterview,interrogation, tatement,confe ionand/orutterance hall:


...
c.Attemptto ecure ignedcon entand/orwaiverform .
...
...
4.Whenparticipant areinteractingwithvictim ,witne e andother fromthecommunit whoreque tnotto erecorded,participant
hall:
a.U edi cretionin alancingthevalueofo tainingarecordingwiththevictim ,witne orcommunit mem er reluctancetoprovide
informationwhile eingrecorded.
.Ifthe u pectofacrimei pre ent,theparticipant hallnotturno the WC.
c.Iftheparticipantdecide todeactivatethe WCatthereque tofavictim,witne orcommunit mem er,theparticipant hall
ver all recordtherea onpriortothedeactivation.Additionall ,theparticipant houldattempttorecordthe
victim /witne /communit mem er refu alto eingrecorded.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

The WCpolic forFortLauderdalePDrequire o cer to leaninitialwrittenreportor tatement eforerelevant


footagei reviewed, utonl for omeincident .Thepolic expre l prohi it pre-reportviewingforincident in
whichalawenforcementre pon etore i tancewa required.However,o cer areallowedtoviewtherecorded
incidentinallothermatter .Ifthe WCrecordingi reviewed eforeauthoringthereport,thentheo cermu t
pecif intheirreporttheu eofthe WCrecording.( .15)

15.Participant andnon-pilotprogramemplo ee involvedinanincidentinwhichalawenforcementre pon etore i tancewa required


arenotpermittedtoreview WCrecording oftheincidentpriortoauthoringtheirreportor upplement.Oncetheemplo eeauthor their
reportthe ma reviewan WCrecording oftheincident.Iftherecording re ectcircum tance di erentfromtheauthor written
recollection,theemplo eema authora upplementde cri ingthedi crepancie andexplainingtherea on forthedi crepancie .

Inallothermatter captured WC PilotProgramParticipant andnon-pilotprogramemplo ee involvedinarecordedincident hallhave
theoptiontoreviewrecording ofanincidentcaptured a WCwhenpreparingwrittenreport or upplement toa i twiththeaccurate
documentationoftheincident.However,if WCrecording( )i reviewedpriortoauthoringareportor upplementthefollowing tatement
will eaddedtothereport/ upplement:

Thecontentofthi documenti a edonm o ervation oftheincidentandareviewoftherecordingcaptured a od worncamera
tem.
Limit RetentionofFootage

The WCpolic forFortLauderdalePD peci e aminimumretentionperiodthati atlea tone earforall


footage.Thepolic doe notexpre l requirefootagedeletion.(F.5)

F.R T NTIONANDDI MINATION


...
5.All WCrecording capturinganarre t,re pon etore i tance,orcitizencontact hall eretainedforaminimumof ft -four(54)
month .Allother WCrecording hall eretainedforaminimumofone(1) ear.
a.However,thetimeframe de cri eda ovedonotreducetheretention chedule de cri edintheGeneralRecord Retention
chedule e ta li hed theFloridaDepartmentof tateandin truction fromtheCit Attorne orde ignee.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

FortLauderdalePDprohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedu eanddi tri utionanditmaintain an


auditlogofallacce torecordedfootage.( .9.e,i;G.1.g. )

. ODYWORNCAM RAPROC DUR


9.Thefollowingareprohi itedaction :
...
e.Participant hallnotera e,alterortamperwithan WCrecording.
...
i.Participant hallnotintentionall o tructthecameraormicrophone,orotherwi ecompromi ethefunctionalit oftheir WC.
G.Mo ileVideo temAdmini trator(MV A)
1.TheM VAi re pon i leforthe WC tem overallmaintenance,management,andretention,andact a thetechnolog liai onto
theForen icUnitanda ociatedvendor .TheM VAal oha thefollowingdutie :
...
g.Maintenanceofanaudit temthatmonitor andlog acce torecordeddata.

Furthermore,thepolic require thatreque t fordeletionarekepton le,andrequireapproval eforecontenti


era ed.(F.3)

F.R T NTIONANDDI MINATION


...
3.Aparticipant reque ttodeleterecording ofaper onalnaturemu t e u mittedinwritingtotheMV Aandapproved theChief
ofPoliceorde ignee,aftercon ultationwiththeCit Attorne orde ignee.Allapplica lerecord retentionlaw hall etakeninto
account eforeadeci ioni reachedregardingthedeletionofa WCrecording.Allreque t and naldeci ion hall ekepton le.

However,thepolic doe notexpre l prohi itunauthorizedacce torecordedfootage.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

The WCpolic forFortLauderdalePDdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conduct


complaint toviewrelevantfootage.Whilefootagema eavaila leunderpu licrecordlaw ,theFLPDpolic doe
notde cri e an peci cdetail a outthefootagereque tproce .Inaddition, ome WCfootagema e
exemptedfrompu licrecordlaw ,whichcouldunderminethea ilit foran onetoacce the erecording .(F.1-
2,4)

F.R T NTIONANDDI MINATION


1.Allvideorecording collectedu inga WC temareo cialrecord andtheexclu ivepropert oftheCit ofFortLauderdale.
2. WCrecording hall emaintainedinaccordancewith ection119.071(2)(1)5ofFlorida tatute andthe tateofFloridaGeneral
Record Retention chedule .
...
4.Digitalmediacollected a od worncamera temma eapu licrecorda de ned Florida tatute andFederalLaw .A uch,
theapplica leFlorida tatute andFederalLaw willgovernthehandlingofallpu licrecord reque t.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

TheFLPDdraftpolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to


earchfootage.
FortWorthPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Thereappearto etwopolic document governingFortWorthPD u eof WC ,andFortWorthPDdoe not


pu li heitherdocumentonit we ite.Welocated othdocument onthe ureauofJu ticeA i tance od
WornCameraToolkit.Onedocumenti titledO cer-WornDigitalRecordingDevice tandardOperating
Procedure( tandardOperatingProcedure)anddatedMarch7,2014.Theotherdocumenti FortWorthPD
GeneralOrder ,whichcontainaGeneralOrderonO cer-WornDigitalRecordingDevice (GeneralOrder).The
Ordermainl re tate the tandardOperatingProcedure, utal oinclude additionalrequirement .TheFort
WorthPoliceDepartmentGeneralOrder include a ection(506.03)onO cer-WornDigitalRecordingDevice
uttheonl contentinthat ectioni thewordR TRICT D.

AphonecalltotheFortWorthPDonMarch3,2016con rmedthat oththeGeneralOrderand tandardOperating


Procedurecurrentl governthedepartment u eof od worncamera . ince othdocument cro -reference
eachother,thetwodocument eemtooperateconcurrentl togoverntheFortWorthPD u eof od camera .

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

othFortWorthPDdocument providenearl identicalli t of peci ccircum tance thatmu t erecorded.The


policie li trelativel few electiveincident thato cer arerequiredtorecordanddonotexplicitl tatewhen
o cer mu tactivatetheircamera inthe ecircum tance .(II.A.1-6, .1-2;506.03.L-M)

A.Thedigitalrecordingdevice hould eactivatedunderthefollowingcircum tance :


1.Collectionofevidencethatcan eu edinthepro ecutionofcriminalo en e ;
2.Recordingcontact withthepu licinconnectionwithinve tigation wherelawenforcementactionwillpotentiall etaken;
3.Pur uit vehicleandonfoot;
4. xecutionofcon ent earche ;
5.Inve tigatingcall involvingmentall di tre edper on ;and
6.Documentationofaccidentorcrime cene ,etc.
.O cer whoconductor upervi eplannedtacticalentr operation hallen urethatatlea tonedigitalrecordingdevicei wornand
activatedduringit execution.Thi al oapplie toFortWortho cer whoaremem er ofotherta kforce .D namica wella deli erate
operation arecovered thi mandate.
1.D namicentr i de neda rapidentr andmovementthroughatargetlocationwiththeintentofquickl overwhelmingan potential
threat and/orpreventingthede tructionofcontra and.
2.Deli erateentr ( lowClear)i de neda theentr intoandmethodicalmovementthroughatargetlocationwiththeintentof
identif ingand ecuringpotentialthreat .

Thepolicie allowo cer relativel widedi cretiontoturno camera whenthepurpo eforactivationi no


longerpre ent.Thepolicie dorequireo cer toju tif theirdeci iontodeactivaterecordingver all oncamera.
(II.C.1-5;506.03N.1-5)
C.O cer ma deactivatethedigitalrecordingdevicewhenthepurpo eforactivationi nolongerpre ent.O cer hallver all tatewh
the arechoo ingtodeactivatethedigitalrecordingdevicepriortodoing o.Al o,temporar deactivationma occurwhen:
1. xchangingNCIC/TCIC,DP orotherlawenforcement en itivedataeitherinper onorviathepoliceradioorMDC;
2.Facilitatingdi cu ionoftrainingi ue oroperation trategie ;
3. haringinformation ucha telephonenum er orper onalinformationwithanothero cer;
4.Conductingconver ation containingprivilegedinformation(i.e.communicationwithClerg andPoliceAlliance/Mini ter Again t
Crime,PolicePeerCoun elor ,Attorne ,etc.);and
5.Whenauthorized a upervi ororcommanderwhodetermine thatcontinuedrecordingofanincidenti notrequiredtomeetthe
o jectiveoftheO cer-WornDigitalRecordingDeviceGeneralOrderthatcorre pond withthi OP.Theauthorizing upervi oror
commander hould eidenti edintheappropriatereportnarrative.

Neitherpolic require o cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation forfailingtorecordrequiredevent .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Neitherdocumentexplicitl require o cer tonotif u ject thatthecamerai recordingortoo taininformed


con entfromvulnera leindividual , ucha victim of excrime , eforerecordinginteraction .

Whilethe tandardOperatingProceduredoe notrequireo cer todeactivatecamera whilein en itivelocation


orcircum tance ,theGeneralOrderprohi it o cer fromrecordingfootageofpatientcarearea ofmedical
facilitie unle thefootagei foro cialpolice u ine ucha acriminalinve tigation,a wella from
recordingjuvenile unle there ultingfootagewould eevidentiar innaturea authorized theFamil Code.
However,neitherre trictioni frameda are pon etoper onalprivac concern .(506.03O.6-7)

O.O cer hallnot:


...
6.Createrecording inpatientcarearea ofmedicalfacilitie unle therecordingi foro cialpolice u ine ucha acriminal
inve tigation,d ingdeclaration,HorizontalGazeN tagmu (HGN)oninjureddriver ,ora peci ccallforpolice ervice.
7.Intentionall recordjuvenile unle evidentiar innaturea authorized theFamil Code.
8.Wearano cer-worndigitalrecordingdeviceintoa[...]courtroom[...]
a.O cer donothavetoremovetheirdigitalrecordingdevicewhenin[...]pu licmeeting orwhenincla room unle te ting
will eincluded;however,thedevice hall edeactivatedunle thein tructororfacilitatorha authorizedthedeviceto e
activatedduringthemeeting[...]

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

TheFortWorthPD tandardOperatingProceduredoe notprohi ito cer fromviewingfootagepriortowriting


theirincidentreport ,andtheGeneralOrderexplicitl permit o cer toviewthefootagetoa i twithwriting
theirreport .(506.03. )

O cer ma u emediacapturedviatheo cer-worndigitalrecordingdevicetoa i twiththeinve tigationandcompletionofreport .

Limit RetentionofFootage

othpolicie requirede tructionofalluncategorized WCfootageafter180da .(IV. ;506.03W.1)

.DM [DigitalMultimedia vidence]on vidence.comthatwa categorizeda CriminalorAdmini trativewill ekeptforaminimumof2


ear .UncategorizedDM will ede tro edafter180da .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

TheFortWorthPD tandardOperatingProcedure ugge t thattamperingwith WCrecording ma con titutea


criminalo en eand/oranadmini trativeviolation utdoe notexpre l prohi ittamperingwithfootage.(Legal
A pect )

Unle peci call authorized thi orderordoneinaccordancewiththeCit DocumentRetention chedule,tamperingwithevidence


(including, utnotlimitedto,alteration,overwriting,era ureorothere ort topurpo el de tro ormodif an recording )ma con titute
acriminalo en eand/oranadmini trativeviolation.Violationofan portionofthi OPma leadtodi ciplinar action.
U eofdigitalrecordingdevice foran otherpurpo ethaninaccordancewiththi OPi prohi ited.

Ontheotherhand,theGeneralOrderexplicitl prohi it acce ing,cop ing,editing,orrelea ingfootagewithout


properauthorit .Thepolic for id o cer from howingfootagetonon- wornper onnelwithoutthe
permi ionoftheo cer immediate uperiorexcepttogovernmentemplo ee directl involvedin
inve tigation relatedto peci cfootage.Theorderal o an o cer fromuploading WCfootagetoan t peof
ocialmedia.(506.03 ;O.4-5)

.Alldigitalmultimediaevidence(DM )thati capturedduringthe copeofano cer dutie i propert oftheFortWorthPolice


Departmentandi u jecttoCit , tateandpolicedepartmentpolicie regardingviewing,relea e,retentionandde truction.DM hall
not econvertedforper onalu e.Acce ing,cop ing,editingorrelea ingrecording ordepiction ofrecording withoutproperauthorit
and/orapprovali trictl prohi ited.
...
O.O cer hallnot:
...
4.Allownon- wornper onneltoviewtheDM withoutpermi ionfromtheo cer immediate upervi or.Governmentalemplo ee
whoaredirectl involvedintheinve tigationand/orpro ecutionofacriminalca erelatedtotheDM orwhoworkinInternalA air
areexemptfromthi provi ion.
5.Uploadorconvertdigitalrecording foru eonan t peof ocialmedia.

The tandardOperatingProcedureexpre l for id o cer andotherindividual fromviewingfootagewithout


need-to-knowauthorization.(III.F)

F.Theper onalu eand/orretentionofDM e ondthe copeofthi OPi expre l prohi ited.Thi include unauthorizedviewing
per onnelthatdonothave peci cneed-to-knowauthorizationtoacce therecording .

Neitherdocumentexplicitl require thatallacce torecordedfootage eloggedoraudited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

TheFortWorthPDpolicie rel onTexa lawgoverningtherelea eofpu licrecord tomakefootageavaila le.


Nothingineitherdocumentallow complainant toviewfootagerelevanttotheircomplaint.(LegalA pect ,IV.I;
506.03Y)

DM [DigitalMultimedia vidence]recorded thedigitalrecordingdevice i con ideredto eano cialrecordoftheCit ofFortWorth


andi u jecttothePu licInformationActa wella theCit Record RetentionPolic .Pu licInformationreque t for uchDM hall e
handleda directedinGeneralOrder212.05(c)andthePu licInformationAct.
...
I.All toredDM i u jecttorelea einaccordancewiththeTexa Pu licInformationAct.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

TheFortWorthPDpolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to


earchfootage.
Fre noPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Fre noPDpu li he it WCpolic onit we itea partofit polic manual,located earchingtheCit of


Fre nowe ite.Themo trecentpu licl availa lepolic (Polic 450)wa madee ectiveonFe ruar 1,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Fre noPDprovide li tof ituation thato cer mu trecord,whenthe havedi cretiontorecord,andwhenthe


areprohi itedfromrecording.(450.4-5,7)

450.4GUID LIN FORCAM RAACTIVATIONO cer hallrecordinteraction including, utnotlimitedto,thefollowing:


(a)Arre t anddetention ,or ituation whereano cerrea ona l elieve the wille ectanarre tordetention(toincludetra c top
andcon en ualencounter madewiththeintenttodeveloprea ona le u piciontodetain);
( )O cer a i tinginanarre tordetention ituation;
(c)Confrontationalinteraction withcitizen ;
(d)Vehicleandfootpur uit ;
(e)Forcedentrie , earchwarrant andwarrantle earche (includingvehicle );
1.Whenentr i madewithorwithoutawarrant,allo cer houldactivatetheircamera priortomakingentr andcontinue
recordinguntilthe ceneha een ecured.Oncethelocationi ecure,andnoothercircum tance warrantrecording,o cer
ma deactivatetheircamera .
(f) u pectinterrogation (includingMirandaadvi ement)andgenerall ,interview ofvictim andwitne e .
O cer hallactivatetheircamera tema oona practicaluponencounteringthea ovet pe ofevent .Whenano ceri di patched
toazerooronepriorit call,the houldactivatetheircamerauponarrival eforeexitingtheirvehicle.Whenano ceri una letoactivate
theircameraatthe eginningoftheeventorcontactandaca enum eri drawn,the halldocumenttherea onintheirpolicereport.The
documentation houldal oexplaintherea onthecamerawa activatedatthetimeitwa .
450.5INFORMALCOMMUNITYINT RACTION (Pu lic ncounter )Informalcommunit interaction di erfromcon en ualencounter
o cer ma makeinane orttodeveloprea ona le u piciontodetainorpro a lecau eforarre t.To trengthenrelation hip etween
policeandcitizen ,o cer ma u edi cretionregardingtherecordingofinformal,non-enforcementrelatedinteraction withmem er of
thecommunit .Intheeventapu licencounter ecome adver arial,o cer houldactivatetheirrecorder withoutcompromi ingtheir
afet orthe afet ofother .
450.7PROHI IT DR CORDING
AXONCamera hallnot eu edtorecordnonworkrelatedper onalactivit .AXONrecorder willnot eactivatedinplace wherea
rea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha workplacelockerroom ,dre ingroom ,orre troom .Not peofrecordingdevicema e
intentionall activatedtorecordtheconver ation offellowemplo ee or uperior withouttheirknowledge.Inaddition:
O cer houldnotrecordundercovero cer orcon dentialinformant ,a ent upervi orapprovalunderlimitedcircum tance .
Whenpo i le,o cer houldavoidrecordingexpo edprivatearea ofthe od .
O cer hallnotrecordpatient duringan medicalorp chologicalevaluationortreatment ahealthprofe ional.
Whilein ideamedicalorp chologicalfacilit ,o cer houldnotrecordper on otherthantheintended u ject.

Thepolic tate thatrecording houldgenerall continueuntilanincidentha concluded,andrequire o cer to


provideconcreteju ti cationifthe failtoactivatetheircamera(450.4,8).
450.4GUID LIN FORCAM RAACTIVATION
...
Whenano ceri una letoactivatetheircameraatthe eginningoftheeventorcontactandaca enum eri drawn,the halldocument
therea onintheirpolicereport.Thedocumentation houldal oexplaintherea onthecamerawa activatedatthetimeitwa .
450.8OP RATINGPROC DUR
...
IftheAXONcamerai inu eduringanenforcement ituationandit ecome nece ar todi cu i ue orconcern withanothero ceror
upervi orinprivate,theAXONma eturnedo .Theintentionto toptherecordingwill enoted theo cerver all efore witching
thedeviceo .Whentheprivateconver ationha ended,theAXONcamerarecordingma re ume.Ingeneral,oncetheAXONrecorderi
activated,o cer houldcontinuerecordinguntiltheincidentha concluded,recordingi nolongerrelevant,ortherei noapparentvaluein
continuingtorecord

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic reference mention privac , utdoe notrequireo cer too taininformedcon entfromvideo
u ject ,includingvictim andwitne e .(450.4;6-7)

450.4GUID LIN FORCAM RAACTIVATION


...
O cer ma u edi cretionwhendecidingwhetherornottoadvi eacitizenheor hei eingrecorded.Generall ,o cer houldnotcea e
recording olel a edonthereque tordemandofacitizen(referto ectionJ elow).
450.6VICTIM ANDWITN O cer houldgenerall recordinterview ofcrimevictim andwitne e .O cer havenoo ligationto
advi eavictimorwitne thatheor hei eingrecorded, utma do oattheirdi cretion.Whenavictimorwitne reque t the not e
recorded,o cer ma con idertheirreque t( ee ectionMforprovi ion ofPenalCode632).Inca e whereavictimorwitne reque t
the not erecorded,andtheo ceragree nottorecord,o cer houldrecordtheirreque tpriortoturningthecamerao .Whenan
o ceri alread recording,he/ he hallrecordtheirexplanationforturningthecamerao priortodoing o.
Witne e -Intheeventacrimewitne oramem erofthecommunit wi he toreportordi cu criminalactivit anon mou l ,
o cer havethedi cretiontonotrecord.
Victim -O cer houldrecordinterview ofcrimevictim ,unle otherwi ereque ted thevictim.Uponreque t thevictim,
o cer havethedi cretiontonotrecordtheinterview.O cer ma o ertoaverttheircameratocaptureonl audioduringthe
interview,whendoing owouldfacilitateo tainingthevictim recorded tatement.
Dome ticViolenceVictim O cer houldrecordinterview ofdome ticviolencevictim tofacilitatefuturepro ecutione ort
anddi couragelaterrecantingof tatement .O cer houldal orecordinterview withchildrenwhowitne dome ticviolence,
whenthechildi willing.
ChildA u eand exualA aultVictim O cer houldnotrecordinterview ofvictim ,whoareage12andunder.
Videorecordingofindividual whoarepicketing,engagedinpeacefulprote torFir tAmendmentprotected peechwill eavoidedunle
theo cer elieve aviolationofcriminallawi occurring,ma occur,oriftheo cerinteract withaparticipantorthirdpart totheevent.
450.7PROHI IT DR CORDING
...
AXONrecorder willnot eactivatedinplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha workplacelockerroom ,dre ing
room ,orre troom ...
...
Whenpo i le,o cer houldavoidrecordingexpo edprivatearea ofthe od .
O cer hallnotrecordpatient duringan medicalorp chologicalevaluationortreatment ahealthprofe ional.
Whilein ideamedicalorp chologicalfacilit ,o cer houldnotrecordper on otherthantheintended u ject.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Fre noPDallow o cerreviewoffootage efore lingtheirinitialreport ,includingaftercriticalincident .


(450.10-11)

450.10R VI WANDU OFR CORDING


O cer houldreviewrecording toa i twiththeirinve tigation,priortothecompletionoftheirreport.Recorded tatement hall e
ummarizedanddocumentedwithinthenarrativeoftheapplica lereport.Onl o cialDepartmentdevice hould eu edtoreviewAXON
recording .Onceuploadedtothe tem, wornper onnelma viewtheirownrecording loggingonto vidence.comanddocumenting
therea onforacce intheNOT ection(e.g.noting peci ctimemarker ,reviewingforcourt,reviewingforreport,etc.).
450.11CRITICALINCID NT
...
O cer ,eithera a u jectorwitne ,whoareinvolvedinan igni cantu eofforceincidentorcolli ioncau inginjurie will epermitted
toreviewtheirrecording priortoprovidinga tatementorwrittenreport.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Fre noPDretain footage etweenone earandaninde niteperiodoftime,anddoe notappeartorequire


deletionafterthatperiod.(450.9)

Categor
Inadditiontoattachinganeventorca enum ertorecording ,o cer mu ta ignavideoCategor tofacilitateproperretentionofthe
video.Categorie are elected a edonthe tatutor retentionrequirement fortheincident,andrangefromone eartoaninde nite
periodoftime.
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Fre noPDprohi it o cer frommakingper onalcopie offootage, utdoe notaddre tamperingor


unauthorizedacce tofootage.Thepolic al odoe notindicatethatacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedor
audited.(450.7)

mplo ee hallnoto tainorconvertan recording o tainedduringthecour eand copeoftheirdutie forper onalu e.Thefollowingare
peci call prohi ited:
Per onalcopie ofo cialrecording ;
Re-recordingofvideo withotherdevice ;
Po tingofo cialvideoand/oraudiotoan non-Department pon ored ocialnetworkingorotherwe ite ;
Po tingofAXONrecording onan Department pon ored itewithoutexpre permi ionfromtheChiefofPoliceorhi de ignee
(an videopo tedonaDepartment pon ored ocialmediaorotherwe itewillthereafter econ ideredpu licinformation)
Video le hallnot etran mitted, haredortran ferredviae-mail(or an otherelectronicproce )exceptforo cialpurpo e and
per onnelwhohave eenauthorized the temadmini trator.

Thepolic doe indicatethatfootagei auditedtoen urethecamerai eingutilizedinaccordancewiththi


polic , utdoe notindicatethatauditinclude acce toormodi cationoffootage.(450.17)

450.17AUDITR PON I ILITI


The temcoordinatorwillconductperiodic,randomaudit toen uretheAXONcamera temi operatingproperl andthecamerai
eingutilizedinaccordancewiththi polic .AnFPOArepre entativema eappointedtomonitor uchrandomaudit .Minorinfraction
regardingtheu eofAXONcamera andrelatedequipment hould evieweda trainingopportunitie ratherthanamean totake
di ciplinar action.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Fre noPDdoe notexpre l allowcomplainant toviewrelevantfootage.(450.15)

450.15R L A OFOFFICIALVID OTOTHIRDPARTI


Videocaptured theAXONcamerai evidence.Therelea eofvideocaptured theAXONcameratoan thirdpart will eproce edina
mannercon i tentwithapplica lelaw,currentdi cover reque tpractice andtheprovi ion ofPolic 810.Videocaptured theAXON
camera hallnot erelea edtothirdpartie unle expre l authorized theChiefofPolice,orde ignee.Inrarecircum tance ,theChief
ofPolicema electtorelea evideowhenthepu licintere t erved thedi clo ureofthevideooutweigh thepu licintere t erved
thenon-di clo ureofthevideo.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Fre noPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
HonoluluPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er30,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

HonoluluPDpu li he it WCpolic onit we ite,undera ectiondedicatedtodepartmentalpolicie .Thelate t


availa lever ionwa i uedonMarch29,2017.

HonoluluPDhadplannedtolaunchapilot WCprograminmid- eptem erof2017.Thepilotprogramha een


dela ed, utthedepartment tillplan torolloutit WCprogram theendofthe ear.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

HonoluluPDrequire o cer torecordcall for erviceandlawenforcementorinve tigativeencounter[ ]


etweeno cer andamem erofthepu lic.(II. .1)

1.O cer hallactivatethe WCwhentheo cer:


a.Re pond toacallfor ervice;or
.Initiate alawenforcementorinve tigativeencounter etweenhim elforher elfandamem erofthepu lic.

However,whenathreattotheo cer' lifeor afet make immediatel activatingthe WCimpo i leordangerou ,theo cer hall
activatethe WCatthe r trea ona leopportunit .

Thepolic require o cer tocontinuerecordinguntilthecallfor erviceorencounterha full concludedor


untilorderedtodeactivate a upervi or.(II. .2)

2.The WC hallnot edeactivateduntilthecallfor erviceorencounterha full concludedora ordered the upervi ororinaccordance
withthi polic

Ifano cerfail torecordarequiredevent,theo cermu tdocumentthei ueintheincidentreportandnotif


hi orher upervi or. efore toppingarecording,o cer mu trecordarea ononcamera eforeturningito .
(II. .7-8)

7.Ifano cerfail toactivatethe WC,theo cer hallnotif hi orher upervi orimmediatel anddocumentthei ueintheincident
report.
8.Ano cer' deci iontodi continuetheu eofthe WC hall e tatedandrecorded the WCpriortodeactivation.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

HonoluluPDprohi it o cer fromrecordingwherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t unle iti partof


alawenforcementfunction.O cer areal oprohi itedfromrecordingconver ation thatwould einviolation
of tateorfederalprivac law .(II.D)

The WC hallnot eu edtorecord:


1.An conver ationthatwould einviolationof tateorfederalprivac law ;
2.Inarea wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t (e.g.,lockerroom ,dre ingroom ,andre troom )unle iti partofalaw
enforcementfunction(e.g.,activepoliceinve tigation,arre t,or earch);
3. ituation thatcouldcompromi e pecializedpolicetactic ,covertoperation ,and/or rie ng ;or
4. ituation thatcouldcompromi etheidentit ofcon dentialinformant orundercoveroperative .

O cer can, utarenotrequiredto,deactivatetheircamera incircum tance ofa en itiveorprivatenature.


(C.1)

1.O cer arenotrequiredtoactivatetheir WC orcontinuerecordinginthefollowing ituation :


a.Whendealingwithvictim involvedincrime ofa en itivenature(e.g., exuala ault,childa u e,and/orchildpornograph );
.Whentherecordingwouldri kthe afet ofawitne ;and
c.Whileinacourthou eorjudge' cham erunle re pondingtoacallfor ervice.

O cer arenotrequiredtodeactivaterecordingvictim orwitne e , utaregivendi cretiontoturno their


camera ifreque ted.O cer arenotrequiredtoo taincon enttorecordinan ituation.(II. .3-5)

3.Wheninteractingwithavictimofacrime,theo cerma a kthevictimifheor hewant theo certodi continuetheu eoftheo cer'


WC.Ifthevictimre pond a rmativel andthe ituationi nonconfrontational,theo cerma deactivatethe WC.
4.Wheninteractingwithaper on eekingtoanon mou l reportacrimeora i tinanongoinginve tigation,theo cerma a ktheper on
ifheor hewant theo certodi continuetheu eoftheo cer' WC.Iftheper onre pond a rmativel andthe ituationi
nonconfrontational,theo cerma deactivatethe WC.O cer ma activatethe WCiftheo cerdeem itappropriate.
5.O cer arenotrequiredtoo taincon enttorecord.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

O cer ma reviewfootage eforewritingtheirreport forallincident ,exceptintheca e ofcriticalincident .


Criticalincident arede nedindepartmentpolic num er4.49a incident whereafatalor eriou odil injur
occur .Incriticalincident ,emplo ee areexplicitl requiredtocompleteapu lic afet tatement
immediatel afteracriticalincidentha occurred,a perpolic num er4.49,andpriortoreviewingan footage.
(III)

III.R VI WOF WCR CORDING


A.O cer ma review WCrecording ontheirauthorizeddeviceorcomputerforan legitimateinve tigator purpo e,including( ut
notlimitedto)preparinganincidentreportor tatement,conductingafollow-upinve tigation,orprovidingte timon .
.Ifano ceri involvedinacriticalincident,theo cer hallprovideapu lic afet tatementpriortothereviewofthe WCrecording.

Limit RetentionofFootage

HonoluluPDretain WCfootagefor13month ,withlimitedexception thatdonotincludeun aggedfootage.


HonoluluPDal opermit , utdoe notrequire,thatthedepartment WCadmini tratordeleterecording in
accordancewithdepartmentalretention chedule andpolicie .(II.F.1-2,4)

F.Retention
1. WCrecording hall eretainedforthirteenmonth fromthedateitwa recordedwiththefollowingexception :
a. WCrecording thathaveevidentiar orexculpator valueforu einacriminalorcivilca e hall eretainedfortheperiodofthe
applica le tatuteoflimitation oruntilthe naldi po itionoftheca e,whicheveri horter;
. WCrecording thathave eenidenti eda partofapre ervationorderorlitigation hall eretaineduntil uchholdi liftedor
courtorder;or
c. WCrecording thatarekeptfortrainingpurpo e onl .
2. WCrecording hall eretainedfornole thanthree ear fromthedateitwa recorded,ifthevideocapture thefollowing:
a.U eofforce;or
.An encounterforwhichacomplaintha eenregi teredoranadmini trativeinve tigationha eeninitiated.
...
4. u jecttothea ovelimitation ,the WCadmini tratori authorizedtodelete WCrecording inaccordancewithdepartmental
retention chedule andpolicie .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

HonoluluPDexpre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce .(V.C)

C.Departmentalper onnelareprohi itedfromtamperingwith,acce ing,oru ing WCrecording forper onalu e.

HonoluluPDal olog allacce torecordedfootage.(II.F.5)


5.Thedepartment hallretainpermanentrecord ofalllogin toacce the WCrecordingdata a e,writtenreque t forvideodeletion,and
retention cheduledeletion .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

HonoluluPDdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage,and


require pu licreque t forrecording to eapproved theO ceoftheChiefofPolice.Thepolic al orefer to
federal, tate,andlocal tatute anddepartmentalpolic togoverntherelea eofrecording .(VI. )

1.Allpu licreque t of WCrecording hall ereferredtotheO ceoftheChiefofPolicewithin24hour ofreceivingthereque t.


2.TheHPD hallre pondtoreque t for WCrecording inaccordancewithfederal, tate,andlocal tatute anddepartmentalpolic .
3.UponapprovaloftheO ceoftheChief,reque t fromthepu licfor WCfootage hall etran mittedtothe WCAdmini trator,along
withadateforre pon e.
4.It hall ethere pon i ilit ofthe WCAdmini tratororhi orherde igneeto:
a.Locateandreviewthereque ted WCfootage;
.Redactthereque tedfootage,whereappropriate,inaccordancewithfederal, tate,andlocal tatute anddepartmentalpolic ;and
c. u mitthe WCfootage thedate et theO ceoftheChief.Ifthe WCAdmini tratorcannotmeettheduedate,heor he hall
informtheO ceoftheChiefatlea ttwoda priortotheduedateand hallprovidetherea onforthedela inwriting.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Thepolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Hou tonPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Hou tonPDmaintain adedicatedwe pagea outit WCprogram,whichinclude it mo trecentpu licl


availa ledraft WCpolic (datedAugu t11,2017).

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Hou tonPDrequire o cer torecordan lawenforcementrelatedactivitie .(6;13)

6ACTIVATIONOF WC QUIPM NT
The WCha threemode :O , tand ,andActivate.Normall ,whileperformingroutinematter andpriortoparticipatinginan law
enforcementactivitie ,o cer hallkeepthe WCin tand mode.
O cer hallplacethe WCinActivatemodetorecordalllawenforcementactivitie regardle ofdi patch tatu .O cer hallcontinue
recordinguntilthelawenforcementactivit i completedoruntiltherei area on,a permitted thi polic ,todeactivatethe WC.
O cer arenotrequiredtocea erecordinganevent, ituation,orcircum tance olel atthedemandofacitizen.The WC hall e
activateda follow :
a.Priorit OneorTwocallfor ervice.Activateupon eingdi patchedorwhendrivingtothecallregardle ofthedi patch tatu .
.An othercallfor ervice.Ifavehiclei eingu ed,activatepriortoexitingthevehicle.Ifavehiclei not eingu ed,activatepriorto
arrival.
c. elf-initiatedlawenforcementactivit (e.g.,tra corpede trian top)orOn-ViewIncident(e.g., eing aggeddown).O cer hall
activate WC priortotakingan policeaction,includingvehicleandfootpur uit .Inallca e , WC hall eactivatedpriortoturning
onemergenc equipment.
d. earchorarre twarrant.O cer equippedwitha WC hallrecordduringtheexecutionofan earchwarrantorarre twarrantand
duringallcon ent earche .
e.Pri onerorpa engertran port .O cer equippedwitha WC hallrecordallpri onerorpa engertran port ,regardle ofthe
genderofthepri onerorpa enger.Theentiretran port hall erecorded.

Forpri onertran port ,o cer ma electtohavethe WCfacingtherearpa engercompartmentofthevehicle.Onceo cer areina
ecuredjailfacilit with urveillancecamera ,the WCma edeactivated.

Whenapri onerorpa engeri tran ported atwo-manunit, otho cer hall erequiredtorecordwiththe WCduringthe
tran port.
f.Ho tileorcontentiou interaction.Therema etime whenano ceri interactingwiththepu licandthedi cu ion ecome
unexpectedl ho tileorcontentiou .A oona ano cerdetermine thatthi i likel tooccurori occurring,theo cer hall
immediatel activatehi WC.
13PROHI IT DU AG
...
The WCi foro cialu eonl and hallnot eu edtorecord:
a.Per onalornon-workrelatedactivit .
.Departmentrollcall ,lockerroom , reakroom ,re troom ,oradmini trativeactivitie .
c.Conver ation offellowemplo ee withouttheirknowledgeduringroutineactivitie notrelatedtoenforcement.
d.Conver ation withan lawenforcementper onnelthatinvolve rie ng ortacticaloperation orplan .
e.Lineupproceeding ora ociated rie ng .
f.Departmentmeeting including, utnotlimitedto,admini trativemeeting ,committeemeeting ,mediation ,coun eling,andin-
ervicetraining.
g.In idepolicefacilitie unle takinglawenforcementaction.
h.During"walk-through "followingo cer-involved hooting .

O cer mu tprovideaconcreteju ti cationifthe failtorecordarequiredevent.(8)

8FAILUR TOACTIVAT WC
Althoughthe WCi requiredto eactivatedpriortoinitiatingalawenforcementactivit ,therema ecircum tance thatrequireano cer
toactimmediatel inordertoen urehi afet orthe afet ofother .Intho e ituation ,itma eimpracticalorunrea ona leforthe
o certoactivatethe WC eforetakingpoliceaction.Inthe ein tance ,theo cer hallactivatethe WCa oona iti afetodo oto
en urethattheremainderoftheincidenti properl recorded.
Ifano ceri requiredtoactivatehi WCandfail todo o,theo cer hallimmediatel aftertheconclu ionoftheevent,u ethe WCto
recordhi explanationorrea oninga towh the WCwa notactivated.Ifthi ituationoccur ,theo cer hallnotif hi upervi orand
documenttherea onfornotactivatingthe WCintheincidentreportorcall lip.
Ano cer' ju ti cationforfailingtoactivatethe od worncamera ecau eiti un afe,unreali tic,orimpractical hall eevaluated a ed
onwhetherarea ona leo cerunderthe ameor imilarcircum tance wouldhavemadethe amedeci ion.Ifthedepartmentdetermine
ano cerwa unju ti edinfailingtoactivatehi WCwhenrequiredtodo o,theo cerma e u jecttodi ciplinar actionuptoand
includinginde nite u pen ion.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Hou tonPDallow o cer toexerci edi cretiontoturno theircamera withvictim ,andwhileo cer and
upervi or arein tructedtogotogreatlength torecord,arerequiredtocea erecordinglongenoughforvictim
offamil violencetogivea tatement.(11)

11 P CIALCIRCUM TANC
Thi ectionaddre e pecialcircum tance inwhichadditionalguidanceregardingtheu eof WC i needed.
Traumatic vent
O cer are ometime calledontore pondto cene whereper on ,includingwitne e andcomplainant ,ma have eentraumatized
(e.g.,a ceneofa exuala ault).Whileo cer areencouragedtou etheir WC wheniti prudenttodo o,the ma u etheirdi cretion
inchoo ingtodeactivatetheir WCwhenrecordingtheper onmightinhi ittheo cer' a ilit too tainafullandcandid tatementfroma
complainantorwitne .Thi doe notincludedome ticviolence cene excepta provided elow.O cer hallaudi l notetherea on
priortodeactivating.The WC hall eactivatedoncethecontactwiththatindividualha cea edanduntiltheremainderofthe
inve tigationi complete.
Famil Violence
Ifano cerencounter aper onduringaninve tigationthattheo cer elieve to eavictimoffamil violenceandwhorefu e to
cooperatewiththeinve tigationwhile eingrecorded theo cer' WC,theo cer hall rie explainthedepartment' polic with
regardtorecordinginteraction toattempttoalleviatetheconcern .Iftheper oncontinue too jectto eingrecorded,theo cer hall
cea eattempt tointerviewthatper onandmakecontactwitha upervi or.The upervi orcontacted hallen urethata upervi or
report totheo cer' cene.

Onceatthe cene,the upervi or hallmakecontactwiththepo i levictimandattempttore olvean i ue relatedto eingrecorded.In
therarein tancethe upervi ori una letoremed theper on' concern ,the upervi or houldauthorizetheinve tigationtocontinue
whilethe WCi deactivatedlongenoughtoo taina tatementfromtheindividual.The WC hall eactivatedoncethecontactwiththat
individualha cea edanduntiltheremainderoftheinve tigationi complete.

Thepolic al oreference generalprivac concern .(12)

12PRIVACYCONC RN
O cer hallnothave WC recordingwhilein idere troom ,dre ingroom ,orlockerroom unle o cer areenteringinre pon etoan
ongoingemergenc oracrimethati tillinprogre ,therei rea onto elievethata u pecti tillin idethelocation,orotherexigent
circum tance exi t.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Hou tonPDexpre l allow o cer toviewfootagewhilecompletingtheirreport orgivinga tatement.(17;


21)

17R VI WING WCDIGITALR CORDING


mplo eeReview
O cer ma , utarenotrequiredto,review WCvideo eforecompletinganincidentreport.O cer houldviewtheirowndigital
recordingpriortoprovidingte timon athearing ,trial ,ordepo ition .
21INT RNALINV TIGATION
...
An o cer hall eallowedtoreviewvideocaptured hi WCpriorto eingcompelledtogivea tatement.
O cer areal oencouragedtoreviewfootageinre pon etore i tanceincident .(11)

11 pecialCircum tance
...
Re pon etoRe i tance(R2R)
O cer involvedinR2Rincident captured WC hallfollowtheapplica ledepartmentalpolicie regardingtheR2RandreportingofR2R
inGeneralOrder600-17,Re pon etoRe i tance.Whenfea i le,ano cerinvolvedinanR2Rincidentma , uti notrequiredto,reviewthe
WCrecording eforecompletinghi incidentreport.The upervi orconductingtheR2Rreview hallreviewvideorecording ofallR2R
incident .

Ifano ceri una letouploadthe WCvideotothede ignated erverduetoillne orinjur ,the upervi orwhoha eenmadeawareof
theo cer' ina ilit touploadthevideo hall ere pon i leforen uringthatthevideoi uploadeda oona practica le.

Incriticalincident ucha o cer-involved hooting ,in-cu tod death ,orothero cer-involvedincident thatre ultinaper on' eriou
odil injur ordeath,a upervi or halltakecu tod ofallinvolved WC atthe ceneanden urethatthe aretran ferredtoHomicide
Divi ionorInternalA air Divi ion.IfHomicideorInternalA air donotmakethe cene,thenthe upervi or hallen urethatallvideo
fromtheinvolved WC areuploaded.O cer involvedinthecriticalincident hallnot eta kedwithuploadingthe WCrecording related
tothatincident.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Hou tonPDretain non-evidentiar footagefor180calendarda , utdoe notappeartorequiredeletionafter


thatperiod.(15)

15CLA IFICATIONOF WCR CORDING


...
Retention chedule
Onceano cercomplete thecla i cationofthedigitalrecording,theretentionperiodi automaticall applieda etforth elow.
a.Cla andA ove.For WCrecording relatedtocriminalo en e thatareCla mi demeanor anda ove,theretention chedulei
10 ear .
.Cla CandAllTra c top .ForCla Co en e andalltra c top ,theretention chedulei 2 ear .
c.Information.Forallother WCrecording theretention chedulei 180calendarda .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Hou tonPDprohi it unauthorizedfootage haring, utdoe notappeartoexplicitl prohi itfootagetampering.


(1-2)

1INT GRITYOFVID OR CORDING


Theu eofan od worncamera( WC)noti ued thedepartmenti prohi itedunle approved theChiefofPolice.Alldigital
recording froman WC hall eu edforo ciallawenforcementpurpo e onl andarethepropert oftheHou tonPoliceDepartment.
14 WC QUIPM NT
...
Unle authorized theChiefofPolice,emplo ee hallnotdi a em lethecameraorattempttoacce theinternal torage, le ,
program ,orcon gurationofthe WC eitherwirele l or directconnection.
14PROHI IT DU AG
Unle approved theChiefofPolice,o cer areprohi itedfrommakingcopie ofdigitalevidencefornon-lawenforcementpurpo e or
uploadingdigitalevidencetopu licor ocialmedia ite atan time.Whileviewinga WCrecordingforo cialpurpo e ,o cer hallnot
takea creen hotormakean eparaterecordingofthe WCrecording.

However,thepolic doe indicatethatacce tofootagei audited(18).

18AUDIT OF WCR CORDING


Monthl Audit upervi or
hiftcommander arerequiredtoreviewtworandoml elected WCvideo ofeach ergeantundertheircommandeachmonthtomonitor
compliancewithdepartmentalpolicie andprocedure . ergeant arerequiredtoreviewtworandoml elected WCvideo ofeacho cer
undertheircommandeachmonthtoen urecompliancewithdepartmentalpolicie andprocedure .
emiannualAudit In pection Divi ion
mplo ee oftheIn pection Divi ion hallconductthe elow WCaudit .
a.ActivationAudit.Thi auditi toen urethe WC are eingactivatedinaccordancewithdepartmentpolic .Thi audit hall edone
whenIn pection Divi ionconduct aManagementAnal i andRi kA e mentofapatroldivi ion.Thi auditdoe notinclude
viewingan video;itdoe includeverif ingiftherei avideowhenpolic dictate there hould eone.In pection Divi ion hall
determinethenum erto eaudited a edonthevolumeandtimeline fortheaudit.Ataminimum,anactivationaudit hall e
conductedonceever ixmonth atadivi ionthatutilize WC .
.ComplianceAudit.Thi auditi toen urethatdepartmentalpolicie andprocedure are eingfollowed.Thi audit hall econducted
concurrentl withtheIndependentPoliceOver ight oard(IPO ).Twiceeach ear,IPO hallviewtwent video randoml elected
theO ceofTechnolog ervice .In pection Divi ionper onnel hallviewthe ametwent video .
emiannualAudit theO ceofTechnolog ervice
mplo ee oftheO ceofTechnolog ervice hallperformaudit twicea earofrandoml elected tored WCvideo le forqualit
controlpurpo e toen urevideoqualit ,audioqualit ,colorrendition,andproperfocu . temaudit hallal o econductedfocu ingon
u eracce ,retention chedule ,partialorincompletevideo le ,and tem torage.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Hou tonPDrelie onTexa pu licrecord lawtomakefootageavaila le,anddoe notexpre l allowcomplainant


toviewrelevantfootage.(23)

23R QU T FORR CORDING


...
Texa Pu licInformationAct(TPIA)Reque t
Recording capturedduringthe copeofano cer' dutie ma e u jecttorelea etothepu licunderapplica lelaw .Allreque t from
per on for WCvideocopie orviewing hall ereferredtothedepartment' O ceofPu licA air .The ereque t hall ehandledin
accordancewithChapter552oftheTexa GovernmentCode(Pu licInformationAct),Chapter1701oftheTexa Occupation Code,and
departmentalprocedure .

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Hou tonPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Jack onville heri O ce

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Jack onville heri O ce(J O)pu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onit we iteundera
ectiondedicatedto od worncamera .J O mo trecent WCPolic i datedJul 28,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Jack onville Oprovide o cer withaclearli tof ituation thatmu t erecorded.(II.C.1)

1.Thereareman ituation wheretheactivationofthe WCi appropriateand/orrequiredandthi polic i notintendedtode cri eever


po i lecircum tance.Iti under toodthatnotall ituation willclearl tartouta nece itatingdocumentation the WCnorwillall
recordedevent haveaclearendingforwhenthe WCi nolongerrequired.O cer areexpectedtofollowdepartmentalpolic and
procedure,utilizingethicalandlegaldi cretiona wella goodjudgmentwhenactivatinganddeactivatingthe WC.When afetodo o,
O cer whoarea igned WC whetherprimar or ackupwillactivatetheir WCpriortoexitingtheirvehicle toinitiatean
inve tigativeorenforcementactivit involvingamem erofthepu lictoinclude:
a.Advi inganindividualoftheirMirandaright (Notapplica leifinteraction occur inaninterviewroomwherearecordingdeviceha
eenactivated;
.Arre t andtran port ;
c.Citizencontact that ecomever all /ph icall confrontationalandma leadtotheu eofforce;
d.Con entto earch/ earchwarrant ;
e. tatement made individual inthecour eofaninve tigationorcomplaint;
f.Crowdcontrol,prote torma arre tincident .O cer hallnotrecordFir tAmendmenta em lie forthepurpo eofidentif ing
andrecordingthepre enceofindividualparticipant whoarenotengagedinunlawfulconduct;
g.DUIinve tigation including eld o riet exerci e ;
h. mergenc re pon e ;
i. nforcementrelated econdar emplo ment;
j.Footpur uit ;
k.Highri kencounter (e.g., xecutionofanarre twarrant , arricade ituation ,andactive hooter ituation ).Activationi not
requiredduringthetacticaldi cu ion;
l.Inventor ingof eizednarcotic ,mone ,oran highvaluepropert ;
m.Otherinve tigativeorenforcementactivitie where,intheO cer judgment,avideorecordingwoulda i tintheinve tigationor
pro ecutionofacrimeorwhenarecordingofanencounterwoulda i tindocumentingtheincidentforlaterinve tigationorreview;
n.Pede trian top (ToincludeO cerinitiatedcon en ualencounter );
o. tatement made u pect ;
p. u piciou vehicleinve tigation ;
q.Tra c top (toinclude, utnotlimitedto,tra cviolation , trandedmotori ta i tance,andallcriminalinterdiction top );
r.UpontheorderofahigherrankingO cer;
.Vehiclepur uit ;
t.Vehicle earche ;
u.While ecuringaperimeteronanactive cene;and
v.Witne orvictiminterview ( ee xception ).
O cer ma happenupona ituationrequiringimmediateactiontopreventinjur ,de tructionofevidence,ore cape.Inthe e ituation ,
o cer houldactivatetherecorderifdoing odoe notplacethemorother indanger.Otherwi ethe hallactivatethecameraatthe r t
availa leopportunit whentheimmediatethreatha eenaddre ed.

Ifano cerfail torecordinarequiredcircum tance,heor hemu tprovideju ti cation(II.I.5)

O cer arerequiredtoprovideawrittenexplanationforfailingtoactivatethe WCpriortoinitiatingalawenforcementorinve tigative


contactwhenrequired,andwhentheO cerfail torecordtheentirecontact.Documentation hall eprovidedinatlea toneofthe
followingreport ,a appropriate:Tra ccitation,civilcitation,mi demeanorcitation,andGeneralO en eReport,Arre tReport,Field
Inve tigativeReport,and/orCADnote .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Jack onville heri O ceprohi it o cer fromrecordingcertain en itive ituation ,includinglegall -


privilegedcommunication of exuala aultanddome ticviolencevictim .(II.D)

D.Prohi ition /Re triction


1.O cer areprohi itedfromu ingtheir WCforan purpo eotherthantheiro ciallawenforcementdutie .
2.O cer hallnotrecordaparticularper on a ed olel ontheper on race,color,religion,nationalorigin,gender,age,marital
tatu ,per onalappearance, exualorientation,identit orexpre ion,famil re pon i ilit ,homele ne tatu ,ph icaldi a ilit
tatu ,matriculation,orpoliticala liation.
3.O cer hallnotintentionall recordjuvenile notinvolvedincriminalactivit ,orwhileinaper on re idence.Therecordingof
juvenile i foro cialpurpo e onl .
4. WC hallnot eu edtocapturelegall privilegedcommunication a de nedinF. . .90(e.g., exuala aultcoun elor-victim
privilege,dome ticviolenceadvocate-victimprivilege,attorne /client,doctor/patient,etc.).
5. WC hallnot eu ed urreptitiou l .
6. WC hallnot eu edtorecordundercoverO cer andCon dentialinformant .
7. WC hallnot eutilizedwithin1000feetofa om threat cene.
8.O cer hallnotactivatethe WCwhilein idean policeorCit ownedfacilit ,unle theo ceri intheproce ofhandlingan
o ciallawenforcementmatter.
9. WC hallnot eactivatedduringrollcall,duringnon-inve tigative ta meeting ,hearing ,andencounter withotherO cer ,
upervi or ,andcommand ta .
10. WC hallnot eu edduringanadmini trativeinve tigation/interview.
11.O cer hallnotu ethe WCa amean toconducta eld howupofa u pect.
12.O cer hallnotintentionall u ethe WCrecordingfunction torecordan per onalconver ationof,or etweenanother
O cer/emplo ee.
13. WC hallnot eactivatedwhendi cu ing trategicortacticaloperation .
14. WC hallnot eactivatedduringtraining(e.g.,FiringRange,academ ,rollcalltraining,etc.).

Jack onville heri O cerequire o cer toturno theircamera uponreque twheninvitedintoalocation


whereaper onha area ona leexpectationofprivac ,andtheO cerotherwi eha nolawfulrighttooccup
that pace.Ano cerneednotprovidenoti cationnorhonorareque ttoterminaterecordingwhenanO ceri
lawfull pre entatalocationwhereaper onha area ona leexpectationofprivac ,exceptwheninteracting
withvictim of exuala ault.(II. ,II. .6,II.C.2.f )

II. .Privac Con ideration /Citizen Advi ement


1.TheFourthAmendmentoftheU. .Con titutionprotect people,andprovide themwitharea ona leexpectationofprivac from
governmentintru ion.Guidanceexplainingprotection again tunrea ona le earchand eizurecan efoundintheca eofKatzv.
United tate ,389U. .347(1967),whichextend FourthAmendmentprotectiontoallarea whereaper onha a"rea ona le
expectationofprivac ."In ummar ,thecourtfoundthatthegovernmentma notintrudeintoplace ,unwanted,whenaper on
enjo area ona leexpectationofprivac .IfanO ceri lawfull pre ent(e.g.,arre twarrant, earchwarrant,criminalinve tigation,
exceptiontothewarrantrequirement)atalocationwhereaper onha area ona leexpectationofprivac (e.g.,re idence,re troom,
dre ingroom,lockerroom,ho pital,ormentalhealthfacilit ),therei norequirementthattheO cerinformtheper onthatvideoi
eingtaken.Additionall ,therei norequirementthattheO cerdi continueu eofthe WCuponanindividual' reque t. xception:
O cer hallinformvictim of exuala ault whenthe are eingrecordedandprovidethemwiththeoptiontonot erecorded
(e.g.,Maam/ ir,Iamadvi ing outhatourinteractioni eingrecorded).
2.O cer whoareinvitedintoalocationwhereaper onha area ona leexpectationofprivac ,andtheO cerotherwi eha nolawful
righttooccup that pace, hallinformtheper onthe are eingrecorded.Iftheper onreque t theO cernottorecord,the
O cer halldi continueu eofthe WC.TheO cer houldattempttocapturetheindividual' reque tto toprecordingpriorto
deactivatingthe WC.
3.A ageneralrule,iftheO cermu tlegall a kpermi iontoenterapremi e,he houldal oa kifthere identwillallowtheo certo
record.
4.WhenanO ceri a kedwhethera WCi eingutilized,theO cer halldi clo ethathei recording.O cer hallnotleadaper on
to elievethe WCha eendeactivatedwheninfact,the WCi leftactive.Inaddition,O cer arenotrequiredtopla ack WC
recording toallowthepu lictoreviewthevideofootage.O cer arereminded,the ma informthevictimorother pre entatthe
cene,that WCrecording takenin ideaper onalre idence,medical,mental,or ocial ervicefacilit ,place wheretherei a
rea ona leexpectationofprivac orrelatedtoanincidentinvolvingdome ticviolence, talking,or exuala aultwill ewithheldfrom
relea etothepu lic(F. . .119Record Reque t).
...
II. .6.O cer houldre trictrecordingtoarea andper on nece ar inordertoo tainevidenceandinformationrelevanttotheincident
and houldattempttominimizecollateralintru iontotho enotinvolved.
II.C.2.f.In ituation whencommunit mem er ,witne e ,crimevictim orotherpartie wi hto hareinformationrelatedtocriminal
activit , utrefu e todo owhile eingrecorded,O cer willhavethedi cretiontoturno the WC duringtheinterview.The
preferencei torecord uch tatement ;however,iti recognizedthat uchper on ma ehe itanttoprovideinformationwhile eing
recordedduetoafearofretaliation,privac concern orafeelingthattheinformationi en itive.Inthe e ituation ,O cerma decide
thato tainingtheinformationi moreimportantthanrecordingtheconver ation.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Jack onville Oallow o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwrittenreport .(J.1. ).

O cer hall eallowedtoreviewtherecordedfootagefromtheir WC,uponhi owninitiativeorreque t, eforewritingareportor


providinga tatementregardingan eventari ingwithinthe copeofhi o cialdutie .An uchprovi ionma notappl toano cer'
inherentdut toimmediatel di clo einformationnece ar to ecureanactivecrime ceneortoidentif u pect orwitne e .

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic require footage eretainedinaccordancewiththeFloridaGeneralRecord cheduleG 2forLaw


nforcement,CorrectionalFacilitie andDi trictMedical xaminer .Item#224intheGeneralRetention chedule
require audioandvi ualrecording to emaintainedforaminimumof90da .WhiletheGeneralRetention
chedulei unclearonwhetherun aggedfootagemu t edeleted,theJack onville Opolic indicate thatthe
oftwarei programmedtoperformautomatedpurge todeleterecording ettoexpirea providedinthi
directive.(II.M.3;II. )

II.M.3.File will e ecurel toredinaccordancewith taterecord retentionlaw andnolongerthanu efulforpurpo e oftrainingorforu e


inaninve tigationorpro ecution.
II. RetentionandDi po alof od -WornCameraVideo/AudioRecording
1.Theretentionof WCrecording will einaccordancewiththeGeneralRecord chedulea pu li hed the ecretar of tatefor
Law nforcementAgencie G 2i thepu licationcon ultedforguideline whenplanningrecord di po al.
2.Recording aremanagedforretention oftwareapplication .Recording areretainedinaccordancewiththi directiveand tatutor
requirement addre ingthe torageofevidence.The oftwarei programmedtoperformautomatedpurge todeleterecording et
toexpirea providedinthi directive.
3.Anon-eventcla i cationtagi de neda arecordingthatwa are ultofaccidentalactivationofa WCdevice.Anon-event
cla i cationtagma al o earecordingwhereintheO cerhadnocontactwithacitizenandnolawenforcementactionwa
warranted.
4.Recording mu t eretainedaccordingtothemandate orretentionperiod e ta li hed local, tate,orfederallaw,the tatuteof
limitation ,andifapplica le, heri O cepolic .Recording thatdonotqualif forretention e ondthedefaultandminimum
retentionperiod ma edeleted the WC temAdmini trator.
5.Ifarecordingdoe notmeetthecriteriaforretention, utanO ceror upervi or elieve arecordingma eworth ofretaining
a edonthecircum tance oftheevent,the hallcon ultwiththe WC temAdmini trator.
6. WCrecording ma onl edeleted the WC temAdmini tratororapprovedemplo ee authorized the heri orhi
de ignee.
7.Iti there pon i ilit ofthe WC temAdmini trator(orotherauthorizedde ignee)toextendtheretentionrateifiti determined
therecording hould earchivedforfuturecourtproceeding ,admini trativeacce ,orotherwi ema erveto upportcriminaland
civil tatuteoflimitation (capitalorlifefelonie ,evidencepre ervationreque t ,DNAevidence,etc.),andifapplica le,thatcopie
are toredonDVD,orothermediaapproved I M,in upportof uchexten ion.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic expre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce ,andindicate thatallacce to


recordedfootagewill eaudited.(II.D.20;II.D.15;II.J.1.e;II.M.4)

II.D.20.O cer willnotera e,alter,reu e,modif ,ortamperwithan recording.


II.D.15.O cer hallnotmakecopie ofan recording;di eminatean recordingtothepu lic,an mediaoutlet, ocialmedia,oran other
emplo eeexceptinthecour eofo cialdutie .Thepo tingof WCfootagetoan ocialmedia ite,withoutpriorwrittenapprovalofthe
heri orde igneei trictl prohi ited
II.J.1.e.Allacce to WCdata(image , ound ,andmetadata)mu t e peci call authorized the WC temAdmini tratororhi
de ignee,andallacce i to eauditedtoen urethatonl authorizedu er areacce ingthedataforlegitimateandauthorized
purpo e .
II.M.4. achvideorecording hallhaveachainofcu tod audittrailwhichdocument allevent a ociatedwitha le.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant


footage,andin teadreference variou tate,local,andfederalpu licrecord law.(Thepolic doe notexpre l
allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevantfootage,andin teadreference
variou tate,local,andfederalpu licrecord law.(II.J.1.d;II.R)

II.J.1.d.Reque tforvideooraudiorecording will ehandledinaccordancewithChapter119oftheFlorida tatute .


R.RecordReque t
1.Authorit governingtherelea eofreport containingcriminalinve tigativeinformationandcriminalhi tor informationi foundin
variou tateandFederal tatute ,localordinance ,andAdmini trativerule anddirective including, utnotlimitedto:
a. ection37.111,MunicipalOrdinance;
.Florida tate tatute(F. . .)Chapter 39.119,257,and943;and
c.Chapter ,1 -24,26,and27,FloridaAdmini trativeCode.
2.Pu licRecord reque t hall eacceptedandproce ed,inaccordancewiththeprovi ion offederallaw, tatelaw,(F. . .119),local
tatute ,andPu licInformationUnitOrder586.Thereque t hall eforwardedtothe WC temAdmini tratorforproce ing.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Jack onville Odoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch
footage.
La Vega MetropolitanPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$250,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

La Vega MetropolitanPDdoe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite.However,inAugu t2016,adepartment


repre entativee-mailedu acop ofthelate tpolic ,titled5/210.01 od WornCamera anddatedOcto er
2015.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

LVMPDrequire it o cer torecordawiderangeof ituation .(GeneralProcedure)

O cer willactivatethe WCwhen uchu ei appropriatetotheproperperformanceofdutie ,wheretherecording arecon i tentwith


thi polic andlaw,anda oona practicaland afe,torecord.O cer willrecordallcontact withcitizen inthefollowingoccurrence :
1.Vehicle top ;
2.Per on top :con en ual,articula lerea ona le u picion,orpro a lecau e;
3.Alldi patchedcall for erviceinvolvingcontactwithcitizen ;
4.Detention ,inve tigation pur uantofanarre t,arre t , u pectinterview ,andpo t-Mirandainterrogation ;
5. earchofper on incidenttoarre t(ifnotalread activated);
6. earchwarrant of tructure orvehicle ;
7.K9 earche reque ted aPatrolo cer;
8.A oona po i leaftertheoccurrenceofano cer-involvedtra caccident(ifnotalread activated);
9.Code3driving;
10.Pur uit :primar and econdar o cer ;
11.An contactthat ecome adver arialwhen od camerahadnot eenactivated;
12.Tran portofCode5pri oner ;
13.An othercitizencontactoro cialdut circum tanceattheo cer di cretion a edoncircum tance andrea ona lene
rea ona lene (e.g. eldte tingofnarcotic ,countingof eizedmone inthe eld,documentinghigh-valuefoundpropert ).

Thepolic require o cer torecorduntiltheeventha concluded.However,thepolic appear togiveo cer


omedi cretiontoturntheircamera o ,ifthe determineitnece ar tocon erveavaila lerecordingtimeorif
the haveaclearl articula lerea onfordoing o.Thi vagueguidancecreate concerningloophole .(General
Procedure)

Oncethe WCi activated,recordingwillcontinueuntiltheeventha concluded;thefollowingareexception :


1.Whenprivac concern outweighlegitimatelawenforcementintere t (e.g.child exuala ault,pre enceofchildpornograph ,etc.),
andthea enceofa WCrecordingwillnota ecttheinve tigation;
2.Theincidentha concludedpriortothearrivaloftheo cer;
3.Theincidentoreventi of uchdurationthatdeactivatingthe WCi nece ar tocon erveavaila lerecordingtime;
4.Theo cerha area ona le elieftherewill enolo ofcriticaldocumentar information(forexample,completingreport atthe
conclu ionofanevent,etc.);
5.Inve tigativeper onnelarriveand egintheformalinve tigativeproce ;
6.Theo cerdetermine thattherecordingmu t e topped,eithertemporaril orforthedurationoftheevent, a edonclearl
articula lerea on (e.g.todi cu en itiveintelligenceorinve tigativeinformation);
7.Acitizenha reque tedtheo cer toprecording.O cer havenoo ligationto toprecordinginre pon etoacitizen reque tifthe
recordingi pur uanttoaninve tigation,arre t,lawful earch,orthecircum tance clearl dictatethatcontinuedrecordingi
nece ar .However,o cer houldevaluatethe ituationandwhenappropriate,honorthecitizen reque t.Thereque ttoturnthe
camerao hould erecorded,a wella theo cer re pon e.
8.Acitizenwith tandingha reque tedtheo cer toprecordingwithintheirre idenceandtheo cer pre encei notpur uanttoan
inve tigation,arre t,lawful earch,unle thecircum tance clearl dictatethatcontinuedrecordingi nece ar .A ageneralrule,if
ano cermu tlegall a kpermi iontoenterapremi e,theo cer houldal oa kthere identwith tandingifthe willallow
recording.

eforeturningtheircamera o ,o cer mu tannouncetherea ononcamera.Wheno cer failtorecord,the


mu tdocumenttherea onintheirreport .(GeneralProcedure;CameraDeplo ment)

GeneralProcedure
...
O cer hallcontinuerecordinguntilthe announceoncamerathatthe aredeactivatingtheir WC.The ein tance are:
Undertheexception a ove.O cer mu t tatethe peci crea on( )the areturningo theircamera eforedoing o;...

CameraDeplo ment
...
.8.Ifano cerfail toactivatethe WCorthe WCmalfunction ,theo cerwilldocumentthecircum tance andrea ona aclo ing
commenttotheeventontheMDTandinan applica lereport .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

LVMPDrequire o cer too tainexplicitpermi ionfromcrimevictim andwitne e (oraparentorlegal


guardian,intheca eofajuvenile) eforerecording.Inaddition,LVMPDallow o cer tocea erecordingin
en itivelocation and ituation .(GeneralProcedure;Victim andWitne e ;JuvenileRecording ; en itive
Location )

GeneralProcedure
...O cer arenotrequiredtoo taincon enttovideo/audiorecord(exceptintheca eofvictim /or[ ic]witne e orcon en ualentrie
a addre ed elow)....O cer houldre trictrecordingtoarea andper on nece ar inordertoo tainevidenceandinformation
relevanttotheincidentand houldattempttominimizecollateralintru iontotho enotinvolved.

Oncethe WCi activated,recordingwillcontinueuntiltheeventha concluded;thefollowingareexception :
1.Whenprivac concern outweighlegitimatelawenforcementintere t (e.g.child exuala ault,pre enceofchildpornograph ,etc.),
andthea enceofa WCrecordingwillnota ecttheinve tigation;

Victim andWitne e
...Ifano ceri approached avictimorawitne whoaregivingtheir r taccountofacrimetheo cerma recordtheencounter ut
theneed ofthe eindividual andthe en itivit tothenatureofthecrime eingreported hould econ ideredindecidingtocontinue
recording....O cer willdocumentthecon entornon-con entontherecordingatthetimeofthe r taccount tatement.Intheca eof
crime , ucha exuala ault,where en itivit tothevictimi paramount,o cer mu tgettheexplicitpermi ionforrecordingofthe r t
contact tatementfromthevictimandthi will edocumentedontherecording.Ifthevictimi inan wa un ureoftheneedforthe
recordingto emadeori uncomforta lewiththethoughtof eingrecordedthentheo cer houldnotrecordthe tatement.Ifavictimor
witne doe notcon entto eingrecordedonan eventtheo cerma con idera kingthe u jectifthe wouldagreetotheoptionto
divertthecameraawa andrecordingonl audio.

JuvenileRecording
Iti recognizedthatvideoimage ofjuvenileo ender willattime erecorded the WCwhenre pondingtocall for erviceorduring
thecour eofaninve tigation. ecau eofthi ,o cer hallprotectvideorecording ofjuvenile the amea tillphotograph ofjuvenile ..
..Juvenilevictim orwitne e toacrimewillonl erecordedwiththepermi ionofaparentorlegalguardianpre entatthetimeofthe
recording.Thi permi ionmu t edocumentedontherecording.Ifcon enti notgivento eingrecordedtheo cerma con iderthe
optiontodivertthecameraawa fromthe u jectandrecordingonl audio.

en itiveLocation
WCo cer hould emindfuloflocation whererecordingma econ ideredin en itive,inappropriate,orprohi ited privatepolicie .
uchlocation includeplace ofwor hip,religiou ceremonie ,certainlocation inho pital orclinic ,lawo ce ,da carefacilitie ,etc.The
pre enceof,andrecording , WC ma not epracticaleventhougho cer ma havealegalrea onto epre entandconductpu lic
afet u ine .At uchlocation ,attheo cer di cretionand a edonthecircum tance , WC ma eturnedo .O cer mu t tate
therea onthe areturningo thecamera eforedoing o.Theo cerma con idertheoptiontodivertthecameraawa froman u ject
andrecordingonl audioifappropriate.

O cer arerequiredtonotif individual thatthe are eingrecorded.(GeneralProcedure )

...O cer willalwa informindividual thatthe are eingrecordedatthe eginningofthecontactwheneveriti po i le, afeand
practicaltodo o(e.g.Maam/ ir,Iamadvi ing outhatourinteractioni eingrecorded.)...
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

LVMPDpermit o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheir tatement ,eveninca e ofo cer-involved


hooting .

O cerInvolved hooting
Followingano cerinvolved hooting,orotheru eofdeadl force,involvedper onneloran upervi or hallnotviewthe WCrecordingon
an deviceorcomputerpriortoFITorCIRTviewingthefootage.
Involvedo cer hall eallowedtoviewtheirown WCrecordingpriortoa cenewalkthroughand u equentFIT/CIRT tatement;
Witne o cer hall eallowedtoviewtheirown WCrecordingpriortoa cenewalkthroughand u equentFIT/CIRT tatement;...

R CORD DDATAACC ANDR VI W
...
1.OFFIC RACC -O cer ma viewtheirown WCrecording a the relateto:
a.Theirinvolvementinanincidentforthepurpo e ofcompletinganinve tigationandpreparingo cialreport .Tohelpen ureaccurac
andcon i tenc ,o cer areencouragedtoreviewthe WCrecordingpriortopreparingreport ;
.Priortocourttorefre hrecollection.NOT :O cer willen urethatthepro ecutingattorne i awarethe WCrecordingwa
reviewed;
c.Providinga tatementpur uanttoaninternalinve tigation,includingo cerinvolved hootinginve tigation andothercritical
incident .NOT :Followingano cerinvolved hootingorothercriticalincident,involvedper onnel hallnotviewtheir WCrecording
onan deviceorcomputerpriortothe WCrecording einguploadedinto vidence.com.

Limit RetentionofFootage

LVMPDdelete un aggedfootageinexactl 45da .(Categor Retention chedule)

Theretentionperiod egin fromthedatethe WCrecordingwa la eledorcategorized.Unla eledoruncategorizedrecording will e


auto-deletedat45da ....

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

LVMPDprohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedu eanddi tri utionanditmaintain anauditlogof


allacce torecordedfootage.(Uploadand torageProcedure ;RecordedDataAcce andReview)

UPLOADAND TORAG PROC DUR



General
...Oncerecording areuploadedtolvmpdnv.evidence.comtheprogramprovide detailedtrackingonwhoacce e recordeddata,whenand
forwhatpurpo e.Thi exten iveaudit temprevent datatampering,deletingorcop ing.

Data torage, ecurit ,andAcce
1. torageand ecurit of WCrecording i thecontractualre pon i ilit ofAXON/TA R.The od CameraDetaili re pon i lefor
managementofall WCrecording withinthe vidence.com tem;
2.An andallimage ,video,and/oraudiogenerated an WCarethe olepropert oftheLa Vega MetropolitanPoliceDepartment;
3.Unauthorizedu e,duplication,and/ordi tri utionof WCrecording le areprohi ited;
4. mplo ee ,otherthantho ea ignedtothe od CameraDetail,InternalA air ,ForceInve tigativeTeam(FIT)orCriticalIncidentReview
Team(CIRT) hallnotdownload,cop ,orrecord WCrecording from vidence.comontoan computer,device,drive,CD/DVD,oran
otherformatwithouttheexpre writtencon entofthe od CameraDetailLieutenant;
5. mplo ee hallnotremove,di mantleortamperwithan hardware/ oftwarecomponentorpartofthe WC. mplo ee hallnot
attempttoera eoralterinan manner, WCrecording le;
6. vidence.com hallonl eacce edfromLVMPDauthorizedcomputer .Acce to vidence.comfromahome,per onal,ornon-
departmentalmo iledevicei prohi ited....;
7. mplo ee hallnotpu li hordi pla WCrecording totheinternetor ocialmedia ite ...
9. WCrecording hallnot eu edor hownforthepurpo eofridiculeorem arra ment.
...
R CORD DDATAACC ANDR VI W
Allacce andactivit on vidence.comi loggedand u jecttoauditatan time.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

LVMPDallow individual whoare eekingto lecomplaint (andother )toviewrelevantfootage.(Data torage,


ecurit ,andAcce ;Reque t forVideo/AudioPur uanttoNevada OpenRecord Act)

Data torage, ecurit ,andAcce


...
8.IA per onnelma allowcitizen ,arre tee orviolator toview WCrecording a partofaninve tigationintoanallegationofmi conduct;
...
R QU T FORVID O/AUDIOPUR UANTTON VADA OP NR CORD ACT
Iti thepolic oftheLa Vega MetropolitanPoliceDepartmenttoallowforin pectionandcop ingofpu licrecord init po e ion.A a
policedepartment,LVMPDha init po e ionman record thatinwholeorinpartarecon dential law.Reque t forcopie ofvideo
from WC pre entauniquechallengeindeterminingwhetherthereque tedrecordi pu lic.Furtherchallenge ari ewhencon dential
materiali containedwithintherecording.Iti thepolic ofLVMPDto alancetheintere t ofindividual who eekacce to WCrecord
withindividualprivac right andapplica lecon dentialit law .
Therelea eofan WCrecording tomediaoutlet will ein trictcompliancewiththi anddepartmentpolic 5/107.24,New Mediaand
Pu licInformation.

Whilethe WCpolic it elfi hortondetail ,aLVMPDwe pageprovide peci cdetail a outthefootage


reque tproce .Individual canmakeareque ttoin pectfootageeitherinwriting,inper onoroverthephone.
LVMPDcla i e reque tor intooneofthreecategorie media,involvedcitizen ,orgeneralpu liceachwith
lightl di erentacce procedure .Forinvolvedcitizen ,LVMPDwillre pondtoareque twithin5da toarrange
anappointmenttoin pectthefootageatLVMPDHeadquarter .Aninvolvedcitizenma al oreque tacop ofthe
footage,andcould echargedafeeifredaction arenece ar .

...TheLVMPDProgramManagementandVideo ureaui re pon i lefortheoperation andmanagementofthedepartment WC


program.Partofthatmanagementre pon i ilit i receiving,proce ingandful llingreque t forin pectionandpo i lecop ingof WC
recording .
R QU T
Reque t toin pect WCrecording can emadeinwriting,inper on,ortelephonicall .Allreque t ,regardle ofhowthe arereceived,
mu t edocumentedonanLVMPD od WornCameraVideoPu licRecord Reque tformwhichi availa leonourwe ite,here: od -
WornCameraVideoPu licRecord Reque t.Theformi nece ar toen ureaccurac ,accounta ilit ,andtimel re pon e .Reque tor can
download,completeand u mitthi formthroughemailor tandardmail.Reque tor ma al ocometoLVMPDHeadquarter to lloutthe
forminper on.Finall ,reque tor ma contacttheLVMPD WCManager phoneand u mitareque tviavoicemail.Thi reque tmu t
containallthe ameinformationonita theon-lineform. peci cin truction ontheentirereque tproce aredetailedonthereque t
form....
WCrecording thatareevidenceinanongoinginve tigation,judicialoradmini trativeproceeding,arenotpu licrecord untileitherthe
matteri concludedor,intheca eofacriminalproceeding,theevidencei u mittedinapu licforum( ledwiththecourtor u mittedin
opencourt). uchrecording willnot erelea eduntilthe ecomepu lic....
PROC DUR
LVMPDacknowledge thatNevadapu licrecord law donotrequireareque torofapu licrecordto tatethepurpo eofthein pection.
However,whetheradocumenti con dentialand/orrequire redactionma dependontheidentit ofthereque tor.Totimel proce
reque t anden urethatprivac right ,con dentialit law ,andlaw regardingtherelea eofcriminalhi tor arecompliedwith,the
Departmentha cla i edreque tor intothreegeneralcategorie .The ecategorie are:
1.Media
2.InvolvedCitizen (ma includeattorne repre entative withletter ofrepre entationandclientauthorization)
3.GeneralPu lic
achgroupnece itate lightl di erentprocedure .The eprocedure areoutlined elow categor ....
2.InvolvedCitizen .
Involvedcitizenrefer toacitizenwhohaddirectandprimar interactionwithano cerwearinga WC.Itma al oincludecoun el
retained anInvolvedCitizenifaletterofrepre entationi pre ented aNevadalicen edattorne .Itdoe notappl towitne e ,
tander ,relative ,orothercitizen withnoconnectiontotheevent.
a.Reque t WCrecording u mittingawrittenreque ta outlinedintheReque t ectiona ove.
.Will econtacted the WCManagerwithin5da todi cu reque tandarrangeanappointmenttoin pecttherecording.
c.Come toLVMPDHeadquarter toviewtherecording.Thi willoccurinthepre enceofthe WCManagerinade ignatedand
controlledroomwithvideo urveillance.Noelectronicequipment,includingcellularphone will eallowedintherecordingroom.No
recordingofthe WCfootagewill eallowed.Viewingtimema elimitedduetoDepartment ta ngand/orotherlogi ticali ue .
d.Reque t acop oftherecording,ifde ired,onthepreviou l u mittedrecord reque tformoramend thereque t,ifapplica le,
a edonin pectionofthefootage.InvolvedCitizen ma reque tthattheircon dentialinformationnot eredacted. uchreque t
will ereferredtotheLVMPDO ceofGeneralCoun elforevaluation.Copie ma not ecompletedwithin5da dependingon
durationand cope.
e.Receive aco te timatefromthe WCManagerforthereque tedrecording. ign anauthorizationtoproceedandpa thee timated
pa mentpriortoproce ing.
f.Return toLVMPDHeadquarter topickuprecordingwheniti read to erelea ed.Receive arefundifproce ingtimewa le than
e timatedorpa thedi erenceiftheproce ingtimewa greaterthane timated.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

LVMPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


Long eachPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er30,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Long eachPoliceDepartment(L PD)pu li he it WCpolic onit we ite.Onemu t earch od worn


camera onL PD we iteinordertolocatethepolic .Thelate tavaila lever ionwa la trevi edJune2,2016.

L PDlauncheda WCpilotprogramonNovem er5,2016.A ofJul 2017,thepilotprogramwa ongoing, utiti


unclearwhetherfullfundingwill eauthorizedinthecit 2018 udget.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

L PDprovide o cer withaclearli tof ituation thatmu t erecorded.(7.8.5.4)

A) nforcementrelatedcontact :Unle mitigatingcircum tance arepre ent,o cer houldrecordenforcementrelatedcontact which


include utarenotlimitedto:
1.Tra c top
2. u ject top
3.Detention
4.Arre t
5. earche
6.Crime inprogre
7.Demon tration ,prote t ,unlawfula em lie ,
8.Con en ualencounter recording hould eginatthepointwhentheo cer elieve theencounterma tran itionintoadetention.
9.OtherO cer hallrecordincident wherethe area i tingothercit emplo ee orlawenforcemento cer engagedinan
enforcementrelatedcontact.Ifadi puteari e relatedto lming,theinvolvedo cer hallnotif a upervi or.
)Arre t :O cer ma toprecordingwhenthearre teei cooperativeand afel ecuredin ideapolicecarorlawenforcementfacilit .Ifan
arre tee ecome uncooperative,oriftherei omeevidentiar purpo e,o cer houldre umerecording.
C) earche :O cer houldrecordtheiraction duringtheexecutionofa earchwarrant,anarre twarrant,oracon ent earchinwhichthe
o ceri lookingforevidenceorcontra and.Whenthe cenei ecured,therecordingma e topped.A upervi orma u edi cretion
whendeterminingwhetherornot WCequippedo cer hallrecordthe erviceofawarrant.
D)Crime inprogre :O cer activel engagedintheapprehen ionofa u pectduringanincident houldactivate WC .O cer hould
eginrecordingpriortoarrivalon cene.
)Interview :Victim, u pectandwitne interview ma erecorded.
F)Per onnelcomplaint : upervi or handlingper onnelcomplaint houldrecordinterview withthepu lic,ifthe area igneda WC.An
interview involvingdepartmentper onnel hallfollowtheInternalA air protocol.
G)Othercircum tance :O cer ma recordan otherlegitimatelawenforcementcontactwhereheor he elieve thatarecordingwould
eappropriate.
...
O cer afet take precedenceovercameraactivation.

Thepolic encourage o cer toactivatetheir WCpriortocontactwithcitizen ,ora oona afel po i le


thereafterandtocontinuerecordinguntilthecontacti concluded.(7.8.5.3( ))
)Whentorecord:Ifpo i le,the WC hould eactivatedpriortocontactwithcitizen ,ora oona afel po i lethereafter,and
continuerecordinguntilthecontacti concluded.

Whenano cerfail torecordarequiredevent,thepolic indicate thattheincident hall ereviewedatthe


divi ionallevel, utdoe notrequireo cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation forfailingtorecord.(7.8.5.11)

IntheeventthattheDepartment ecome awareofafailedrecording,theincident hall ereviewedatthedivi ionallevel.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

L PD polic mention theimportanceofper onalprivac concern , utmaintain thatcivilian haveno


rea ona leexpectationofprivac whenevertalkingtoano cerduringthe copeofano cer o cialdutie .
(7.8.5.5(5),7.8.5.3(C))

5)Unle therei aclearandvalidlawenforcementpurpo e, WC houldnot eactivatedinplace wherecitizen havearea ona le


expectationofprivac , ucha lockerroom ,dre ingroom ,orre troom .
...
C)Citizenadvi ement:PerCPC633,privatecitizen donothavearea ona leexpectationofprivac whentalkingwithpoliceo cer
duringthe copeofano cer o cialdutie .

Thepolic doe notrequireinformedcon entfromvulnera leindividual , utpermit deactivationuponreque tif


ano cerdetermine thatrecordingwillimpedeorlimitthecooperationofavictimorwitne duringan
inve tigativecontact.(7.8.5.3( ),7.8.5.5(6))

)Citizendemand :O cer hallnotinitiateorcea etherecordingofanevent, ituation,orcircum tance olel atthedemandofacitizen.


...
6)Whereano cer elieve ...thattheu eofa WCwouldimpedeorlimitthecooperationofavictimorwitne duringaninve tigative
contact,ano cerma deactivatethe WC.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

L PDallow o cer toreviewtheirfootageandan footageinwhichthe appearorcouldhave eenheard


efore lingtheirinitialreport .Foro cerinvolved hooting orin-cu tod death ,thepolic indicate that
approvalma erequired.(7.8.5.8(1),7.8.5.8(3))

1)O cer ma reviewtheirownrecording andtho erecording ofotheremplo ee inwhichthe appearorcouldhave eenheard.


...
3)O cer ma reviewdigitalevidencepriortocompletingreport toen ureaccurac .
a)Digitalevidencecapturingano cerinvolved hootingorin-cu tod deathma ereviewed involvedemplo ee priortotheinitial
inve tigationatthe ceneandaftero tainingapprovalfromtheHomicideDetail.Thi procedurewill ere-evaluatedperiodicall
throughoutthedurationofthepilotprogram.

Thepolic require o cer tonoteintheirpolicereport whetherarecordingwa reviewedpriortowriting uch


report .(7.8.5.3(F))

F)Policereport :O cer hallnoteintheirpolicereport whetherornottheincidentwa recordedontheir WCandifitwa reviewedprior


towritingthereport.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic i notclearhowandwhen toredmediai purged,onl thatitwill epre ervedinaccordancewiththe


law.(7.8.5.7)

Allrecording relatedtoan criminalproceeding,claim led,pendinglitigation,oraper onnelcomplaint, hall epre ervedinaccordance


withthelaw.Allrecording notgoverned legal tatute hall eretainedforone ear.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Long eachPDexpre l prohi it footageacce forotherthano cialpolicedepartmentu e.However,the


polic doe notindicatethatacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited,nordoe itexplicitl prohi it
footagetampering.(7.8.5.2(6))

6)Acce ing,cop ing,forwarding,orrelea ingan digitalevidenceforotherthano cialpolicedepartmentu ei prohi ited.


Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Long eachPDdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage,


andrefer totheL PDPu licRecord Reque tActPolic togoverntherelea eofrecording .Whilecertain
departmentper onnelma howfootagetocompplainent ,the donotappearto erequiredtodo o.
(7.8.5.2(5))

5)Allreque t fordigitalevidence thepu licwill ehandledinaccordancewiththeL PDPu licRecord Reque tActPolic .Thi willnot
preclude upervi or anddetective from howingdigitalevidencetothepu lictofurtheraninve tigationorinve tigateaper onnel
complaint.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Long eachPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Loui villeMetroPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Loui villePDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le od worncamerapolic onit we itewithinit length


tandardOperatingProcedure .Thepolic i num ered OP4.31, eginningonpage341ofthemanual.Itwa la t
revi edonAugu t7,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Thepolic require o cer torecordan callfor erviceandactivatetheircamerapriortoengaginginan law


enforcementactivit orencounter.Thepolic provide anexceptionforextremel rare ituation involving
exigent afet concern utrequire theo certoactivatethecameraatthe r topportunit wheniti afetodo
oafterward .(4.31.5)

TheWV hall eu edtorecordallcall for erviceandlawenforcementactivitie /encounter (e.g.arre t ,citation , top ,pur uit ,Code3
operation /re pon e , earche , eizure ,interview ,identi cation ,u eofforceincident ,colli ion ,tran port ,warrant ,etc.).O cer
willactivatetheirWV inrecordingmodewhenthe acknowledgeacallfor erviceorpriortoengaginginan otherlawenforcementactivit
orencounter.O cer willverif thattheirWV i functioninginrecordingmode li teningfortheaudi letoneand/orcheckingthevi i le
lightindicator.Inextremel rare ituation ,anencounterma e uddenandunanticipated.Ifano ceri involvedina uddenand
unanticipatedincidentwhereexigent afet concern preventtheimmediateactivationofhi /herWV ,he/ he hallactivatetheWV atthe
r topportunit ,wheniti afetodo o,inordertocapturetheimmediateaftermathofthe ituation.

Thepolic require o cer todocumentinwritingaju ti cationforfailingtoactivatetheir WC orfailingto


completearecordingofa ituationrequired thepolic .(4.31.5)

Iftheo cerneglect toactivatehi /herWV ata cenewhichrequire recording,fail torecordthecompleteincidentorinterrupt the


recording,he/ hewillnotif hi /her upervi or,priortotheendofhi /hertourofdut ,andcompleteaFailuretoActivateWeara leVideo
temMemorandum(LMPD#17-0002)....Thememorandum hall eforwarded,throughthechainofcommand,totheappropriate ureau
Commander theendoftheo cer nexttourofdut .Ifdatai lo t,theo cer halldocumenttherea oninamemorandumandforward
it,throughtheappropriatechainofcommand,tohi /her ureauCommander theendoftheo cer nexttourofdut .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic doe notrequireo cer too taininformedcon entpriortorecordinginan circum tance,nordoe it


requireo cer toinform u ject thatthecamerai recording.Thepolic doe notexplicitl protectvulnera le
individual .(4.31.6)
O cer hallnotdi continuerecording a ed olel onaper on ver alreque t,unle theper onwi he to u mitananon mou tip,in
whichthedeci iontorecordi atthedi cretionoftheo cer.Theo cerma contacthi /hercommandingo cerforfurtherguidancein
the e ituation ,ifneeded.O cer hallnot erequiredtodi continuerecordinganevent, ituationorcircum tanceforan oneotherthan
acommandingo cer.

Thepolic doe takeprivac intocon iderationtoalimitedextent requiringthatthecameranot eu edwhere


anexceptionalexpectationofprivac exi t (empha i added)andrequiringthatcamera eturnedo when
o cer enterjuveniledetentionfacilitie .Thepolic require thato cer limitrecordingtolegitimatelaw
enforcementactivitie whileon choolpropert orat choolevent ,andto peci clawenforcementactivit in
athroom ,lockerroom ,andotherhighl privatearea .Thepolic permit di cretionar deactivationwhen
ho pitalmedical ta reque tit.Thepolic al orequire o cer tomakeafullrecordingofcon ent earche ,
includingthegivingofcon ent the u ject,andrequire audio-onl recordingof trip earche .(4.31.5)

TheWV hallnot eu edin ideofLoui villeMetroYouthDetention ervice (LMYD ).O cer arerequiredtoturno theirWV priorto
enteringthefacilit .
choolRe ourceO cer ( RO )whoarei uedaWV hallonl recordlegitimatelawenforcementactivitie whileon choolpropert or
during chool-relatedevent ...
TheWV hallnot eu edinplace whereanexceptionalexpectationofprivac exi t (e.g.re troom ,lockerroom ,dre ingroom ,etc.)
unle therecordingi requiredfora peci clawenforcementactivit .O cer havetherighttorecordifthe havealegalrightto eat,or
in,thelocation(e.g.re pondingtoacallfor ervice,pur uanttoavalid earchwarrant,con entofthere ident,etc.).
O cer ma erequiredtoturno theirWV atan ho pitalormedicalfacilit atthereque tofthemedical ta ,unle the areengaging
inalawenforcementactivit orencounter(e.g.active hooter,unrul patient/vi itor,etc.).
...
O cer hallu etheirWV torecordallcon ent earche intheirentiret .Thi include recordingthe u jectgivingcon enttothe earch.
...
Whenconducting trip earche ,o cer hallvideoandaudiorecorda360degreeviewofthelocationwherethe trip earchi taking
place.However,o cer hallonl recordtheaudioportionoftheactual trip earch po itioningthecameraawa fromtheper onon
whomthe trip earchi eingconducted.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Thepolic allow o cer toviewrelevantfootage efore lingareportor tatement, utexplain thatrecording


arenotareplacementor u titutionforwrittenreport .(4.31.6;4.31.14)

WV recording arenotareplacement/ u titutionforwrittenreport ...


O cer hall epermittedtoreviewtheirWV footageofan incidentinwhichthe wereinvolvedpriortomakinga tatementorreport
regardingtheincident.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic require thatnon-evidentiar recording eretainedforaminimumof30da (4.31.15).

4.31.15Retention/Di tri ution


WV recording hall eretainedforaminimumof30da (non-evidentiar recording ),withtheexceptionoftho erecording whichneed
to eretainedlonger(evidentiar recording )duetoaninve tigation(includingcriminal,admini trative,AIR,etc.),litigationoropenrecord
reque t.The erecording hall emaintaineduntilallinve tigativeorlegalactivit i completed,pur uanttoKR orapplica lerecord
retention chedule .Recording containingDUIvideoevidence hall emaintainedandde tro edpur uanttoKR 189A.100.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic explicitl prohi it o cer frommodif ingortamperingwithfootagea wella an hardware/ oftware


componentorparta ociatedwiththe[ WC].(4.31.15;4.31.6)

4.31.15Retention/Di tri ution


O cer hallnotdelete/era e,de tro ,cop ,reu e,alter/modif ortamperwithWV recording .
...
4.31.6Operation
O cer hallnotremove,di mantleortamperwithan hardware/ oftwarecomponentorparta ociatedwiththeWV .

Whilethepolic doe notexplicitl prohi itunauthorizedacce ,itdoe include everalprovi ion controlling
acce tofootage.(4.31.15;4.31.5-6)

4.31.15Retention/Di tri ution


...
Cop ingorreproducingan recording,or egmentofan recording,generated theLMPD,ortheremovalofan recordingout ideofthe
LMPD,withoutthewrittenauthorizationoftheChiefofPolice,orhi /herde ignee,i prohi ited.
...
4.31.5Procedure
...O cer hallnotpo trecording toan we ite,including ocialmediawe ite (KACP20.5 ,d).O cer hallnotu eotherdevice (e.g.
cellphone ,camera ,etc.)torecordvideoand/oraudiofromtheWV .Mem er hallonl acce theirownWV recording ortho ethat
the havealegitimatepurpo etoreview(e.g.review detective involvedintheca e,review theOpenRecord Unita are ultofan
openrecord reque t,etc.).
...
4.31.6Operation
O cer hallnotremove,di mantleortamperwithan hardware/ oftwarecomponentorparta ociatedwiththeWV .
...
Attheconclu ionofarecordedevent,o cer hallchoo etheappropriate toragecategor fortheirWV recordinginordertoallowfor
laterreviewandappropriateretention.Thepropercategorizationofrecording determine howlongtherecording areretained,towhom
acce i grantedandwhethertherecordingcan erelea edtothepu lic/media.

Thepolic provide thatthedepartment torage temmaintain anauditlogofvideo thathave eenviewed


andan action taken LMPDmem er .(4.31.5)

The vidence.com torage temmaintain anauditlogthatdocument thevideo thathave eenviewedandan action taken LMPD
mem er ....

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant


footage.Thepolic provide thatfootagema ereque tedviaanopenrecord reque tandallow Loui villePDto
redactfootagethatma compromi eaninve tigationorthatinfringeonanindividual privac right .
(4.31.15)

Openrecord reque t forcopie ofrecording ,fromper on oragencie out ideoftheLMPD, hall edirected,inwriting,totheOpen
Record Unit.Openrecord reque t u mitted themedia hall edirected,inwriting,toLMPDMediaandPu licRelation O ce(KACP
20.2 ).An part ofarecordingthatinfringeonanindividual privac right orma compromi eaninve tigationma eredacted.
Recording providedtoper on oragencie out ideoftheLMPD hall eduplicatedonnewtape ordi c andwill eprovided the
departmentforarea ona lefee.Theunauthorizedduplicationofrecording i prohi ited.
Onl thatportionofarecordingwhichcontain a peci ccontactinque tionma ereproduced.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Thepolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Lo Angele PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

LAPDho t themo trecentver ionofit WCpolic onit we ite, utiti notea to ndanddoe nt howup
inthewe ite earchfunction.Thepolic doe howupwhen earchingLAPD od worncamerapolic in
external earchengine .Thi ver ionwa approved the oardofPoliceCommi ioner onApril28,2015.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

LAPDrequire o cer torecordtheentirecontactofan inve tigativeorenforcementactivit involvinga


mem erofthepu lic.(III;V)

III.WH NACTIVATIONOF ODYWORNVID O QUIPM NTI R QUIR D.O cer hallactivatetheir WVdevice priortoinitiatingan
inve tigativeorenforcementactivit involvingamem erofthepu lic,includingall:
Vehicle top ;
Pede trian top (includingo cer-initiatedcon en ualencounter );
Call for ervice;
Code3re pon e (includingvehiclepur uit )regardle ofwhetherthevehiclei equippedwithIn-CarVideoequipment;
Footpur uit ;
earche ;
Arre t ;
U e offorce;
In-cu tod tran port ;
Witne andvictiminterview (excepta peci ed elow);
Crowdmanagementandcontrolinvolvingenforcementorinve tigativecontact ;and,
Otherinve tigativeorenforcementactivitie where,intheo cer' judgment,avideorecordingwoulda i tintheinve tigationor
pro ecutionofacrimeorwhenarecordingofanencounterwoulda i tindocumentingtheincidentforlaterinve tigationorreview.
...
V.R CORDINGOFTH NTIR CONTACT.The WV hallcontinuerecordinguntiltheinve tigativeorenforcementactivit involvinga
mem erofthepu licha ended.Ifenforcementorinve tigativeactivit withamem erofthepu licre ume ,theo cer hallactivatethe
WVdeviceandcontinuerecording.

Wheno cer failtorecordarequiredactivit ,the mu tdocumenttherea oninwritinginvariou department


report and tem .(VI)

VI.DOCUM NTATIONR QUIR DFORFAILINGTOACTIVAT ODYWORNVID OORR CORDINGTH DURATIONOFTH CONTACT.If


ano ceri una leorfail toactivatethe WVpriortoinitiatinganenforcementorinve tigativecontact,fail torecordtheentirecontact,or
interrupt therecordingforan rea on,theo cer hall etforththerea on wh arecordingwa notmade,wa dela ed,wa interrupted,
orwa terminatedinthecomment eldoftheincidentin[variou report and tem ].
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

LAPDallow ( utdoe notrequire)o cer toturno theircamera whenthe encountervictim in en itive


circum tance ,orpatient inhealthcarefacilitie .(VI)

O cer arenotrequiredtoactivateandrecordinve tigativeorenforcementencounter withthepu licwhen:


Awitne orvictimrefu e toprovidea tatementifrecordedandtheencounteri non-confrontational;
Intheo cer' judgment,arecordingwouldinterferewithhi orhera ilit toconductaninve tigation,orma einappropriate, ecau e
ofthevictimorwitne ' ph icalcondition,emotional tate,age,orother en itivecircum tance (e.g.,avictimofrape,ince t,or
otherformof exuala ault);
ituation whererecordingwouldri kthe afet ofacon dentialinformant,citizeninformant,orundercovero cer;or
Inpatient-carearea ofaho pital,rapetreatmentcenter,orotherhealthcarefacilit unle anenforcementactioni takeninthe e
area .

LAPDencourage o cer tonotif u ject thatthe are eingrecorded, uto cer donotneedtoo tain
con ent.(IX)

IX.NOTIC TOM M R OFTH PU LICOFR CORDING.O cer areencouragedtoinformindividual thatthe are eingrecordedwhen
fea i le.O cer ,however,arenotrequiredtoo taincon entfrommem er ofthepu licwhentheo ceri lawfull intheareawherethe
recordingtake place.Forexample,ano cerwholawfull enter a u ine orre idence hallrecordan enforcementorinve tigative
activit ,a etfortha ove,andi notrequiredtoo taincon entfrommem er ofthepu licwhoma al o epre ent.Inaddition,o cer
arenotrequiredtopla ack WVrecording toallowmem er ofthepu lictoreviewthevideofootage.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Notonl doe LAPDallowo cer toviewrecording ofincident efore lingdocumentationthe requireit.


(XVIII-XIX)

XVIII.VI WINGOF ODYWORNVID OR CORDING YOFFIC R .Theaccurac ofpolicereport ,o cer tatement ,andothero cial
documentationi e entialfortheproperadmini trationofju ticeandcompl ingwiththeDepartment' o ligationtomaintainfulland
completerecord ofenforcementandinve tigativeactivitie .Inve tigator , upervi or ,pro ecutor ,andothero cial rel oncomplete
andaccuraterecord toperformtheire entialdutie andre pon i ilitie .O cer arethereforerequiredtoreview WVrecording ontheir
a igneddeviceorauthorizedcomputerpriortodocumentinganincident,arre t, earch,interview,u eofforce,orotherenforcementor
inve tigativeactivit toen urethattheirreport , tatement ,anddocumentationareaccurateandcomplete.

XIX.PROC DUR FORR VI WING ODYWORNVID OR CORDING INCAT GORICALU OFFORC INCID NT .Ifano ceri
involvedinaCategoricalU eofForce(CUOF), ucha ano cer-involved hooting,ano cer hallnotreviewhi orher WVuntilauthorized
thea ignedForceInve tigationDivi ion(FID)inve tigator.Onceauthorized,theo cer hallreviewhi orher WVrecording,andan
otherrelevant WVfootagea deemednece ar andappropriate thea ignedFID upervi or,priorto einginterviewed
inve tigator .Ano cerma haveanemplo eerepre entativepre entduringthereviewofthe WVrecording withouttheFIDinve tigator
or upervi orpre ent.The eparatingandmonitoringofo cer involvedinaCUOF hall emaintainedduringthereviewof WVrecording
andareview hallnotoccurjointl amonginvolvedemplo ee .

Limit RetentionofFootage

LAPDdoe notdirectl addre footageretention.Itonl mention thatcommandingo cer arere pon i lefor.
..en uringadherencetorecordretentionprotocol ...withoutreferencetowhattho eprotocol are.(XXVII)

XXVII.COMMANDINGOFFIC R R PON I ILITI ....Areacommandingo cer areal ore pon i lefor upervi ingtheproper
maintenanceanddi po itionofdivi ionrecord ,en uringadherencetorecordretentionprotocol andproperl lingall WVdocument for
futurereference.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

LAPDcon ider unauthorizedu e,relea e,modi cationanddeletionoffootageto e eriou mi conductand


u jecttodi ciplinar action. utthepolic doe notindicatethatacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedor
audited.(VII-VIII;XII)

VII.CONFID NTIALNATUR OFR CORDING ....Unauthorizedu eorrelea eof WVrecording ma compromi eongoingcriminaland
admini trativeinve tigation orviolatetheprivac right oftho erecorded.Therefore,an unauthorizedu eorrelea eof WVorother
violationofcon dentialit law andDepartmentpolicie arecon idered eriou mi conductand u jecttodi ciplinar action.

VIII.PROHI ITIONAGAIN TMODIFICATIONOFR CORDING .O cer hallnotcop ,edit,alter,era e,orotherwi emodif inan manner
WVrecording excepta authorized laworDepartmentpolic .An violationofthi provi ioni con idered eriou mi conductand
u jecttodi ciplinar action....
...

XII.PROP RTYOFTH D PARTM NT. od WornVideoequipmentandalldata,image ,video,andmetadatacaptured,recorded,or
otherwi eproducedi the olepropert oftheDepartmentandan unauthorizedrelea ei trictl prohi ited.
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

LAPDcon ider footageto econ dentialdepartmentrecord ,anddoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare


lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.(VII)

VII.CONFID NTIALNATUR OFR CORDING . od WornVideou ei limitedtoenforcementandinve tigativeactivitie involving


mem er ofthepu lic.The WVrecording willcapturevideoandaudioevidenceforu eincriminalinve tigation ,admini trativereview ,
andotherproceeding protected con dentialit law andDepartmentpolic .O cer hallcompl withallapplica lelaw andpolicie
regardingcon dentialinformation....

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

LAPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


Lo Angele Count heri Department

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$999,600DOJgrantfor WC in2016
La tupdated:Octo er30,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Lo Angele Count heri Department(LA D)doe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite.However,a
ver ionofit polic wa foundonthe ureauofJu ticeA i tance od WornCameraToolkit.Thi polic wa la t
revi ed eptem er27,2012.

Accordingtolocalnew outlet ,a out2,000LA Ddeputie have ought WC forthem elve , utthe


departmentit elfcontinue tolackanupdated,o cial WCpolic .

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

LA Do cer areonl encouragedtomakerea ona leattempt torecord igni cantincident .(Recording


Incident withaPorta leVideoCamera)

Rea ona leattempt hould emadetorecord igni cantincident withaporta levideocameraincluding, utnotlimitedto,thefollowing:
Inmatedi tur ance ,
Cellextraction ,
Recalcitrantinmate ,
Applicationofre traint ,
Medicalremoval whichpo ea igni cantri korhavethepotentialto ecomeviolent,
U eofforce Departmentper onnel,
Hou ingareaorfacilit earche ,
An incident/eventwhichma po eri kmanagementand/orlia ilit i ue ,
All mergenc Re pon eTeam( RT)activation ,exceptfortrainingexerci e .

O cer areencouragedtorecorduntiltheentireincidentha een roughttocompletion.(RecordingIncident


withaPorta leVideoCamera)

Generall ,oncerecordingonvideoha egun,it houldnot epau edor toppeduntiltheentireincidentha een roughttocompletionin


ordertoe ta li hatimelinefortheincident.

Thepolic doe notrequireo cer toprovideconcreteju ti cationforfailingtorecordevent ,exceptwhenthe


camerai deactivated ecau eofa atter ,tape,ormemor toragedevicechange.(RecordingIncident witha
Porta leVideoCamera)

Ifa atter ,tape,ormemor toragedevicechange ecome nece ar ,thevideooperator hallre-introducehi /hername,rank,emplo ee


num er,timeand tatetherea onfortheinterruption.
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic doe notaddre per onalprivac concern andactuall encourage recordingin en itivemedical
ituation (RecordingIncident withaPorta leVideoCamera)

Thevideotapeormemor toragedevice houldincludedocumentinginjurie ,evidence,emergenc medicaltreatment,and tatement


allconcernedpartie .

Intheca eofemergenc medicaltreatment,recordingonvideo houldgenerall continueaftermedical ta arrive andduringthecour e
ofmedicaltreatment,untiltheinmatei completel ta le,nolongerre i ting,andthemedical ta ha completedtheirta k .Out ide
medicalper onnel,renderingaidwhilein ideaCount jailfacilit , hallal o erecordedonvideountilthe leavethefacilit .

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

LA Ddoe notaddre ,andthu doe notprohi it,o cerreviewoffootage efore lingtheirinitialreport .

Limit RetentionofFootage

LA D peci e aminimumretentionperiodof25month anddoe notappeartorequirefootagedeletion.


(RetentionofRecording ,UnitCommanderRe pon i ilitie )

Incident nota ociatedwithanURNorReferenceNum er,recordedonvideo, hall eheldatthedi cretionofthewatchcommander, ut


nole than25month .

...</ r></ r>Theunitcommander hallde ignatea upervi orto etheVideoManager,whoi re pon i leforen uringvideoequipment
and toragei properl maintained,regularte t are eingcompleted,andpropervideoevidenceretentionprocedure areinplace.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic doe notexpre l prohi itfootagetampering.However,thepolic doe indicatethat erverroom


hallnot eacce ed unitper onnel.(FixedVideo quipmentIn pection)

Data tem ureau(D )i re pon i lefore ta li hingprotocol governingthe ecurit andremotemonitoringof erverroom ateach
facilit .Theroom hallremainlockedand hallnot eacce ed unitper onnel,exceptinca eofemergenc ,orattheimmediate
directionofD .

Thepolic doe notexpre l prohi itfootagetamperingnordoe itindicatethatacce torecordedfootagewill


eloggedoraudited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant


footage.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

LA Ddoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


Memphi PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Memphi PDdoe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite.However,arecentpolic wa pu li hed localnew


tationWR G.Thepolic i dated eptem er23,2015.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Memphi PDrequire o cer torecordawiderangeofon-dut activitie .(IV.C.4)

4.O cer hallactivatetheir WCwhenre pondingtoallcall for erviceimmediatel afteracallha eenacknowledgedandduringalllaw


enforcement-relatedencounter andactivitie thatoccurwhiletheo ceri ondut .Thereareman ituation wheretheactivationofthe
WCi appropriateandthi polic i notintendedtode cri eever po i lecircum tance.Thefollowing cenario requireactivationof
the WC:
a)Alldi patchedcall for ervice;
)Allvehicle top (toinclude, utnotlimitedtotra cviolation , trandedmotori ta i tanceandallcrimeinterdiction top ;
c)DUIinve tigation including eld o riet te t ;
d) u piciou vehicle ;
e)Per on top :con en ual,rea ona le u picion,orpro a lecau e;
f)U eofforce ituation ;
g)Detention /Arre t andtran port;
h) earchofper on incidenttoarre t;
i)High-ri kencounter (e.g., arricade ituation ,active hooter ituation );
j)TacticalActivitie ;
k) earchwarrant of tructure and uilding ;
l)Footpur uit ;
m)Allcall requiringthepre enceofaCri i InterventionTeam(CIT)o cer;
n)K9 earche reque ted apatrolo cer;
o)Duringtheinventor ingof eizedmone oran highvaluepropert ;
p)An citizencontactthat ecome confrontationalwhen WChadnotalread eenactivated;
q)An citizentran porttoan location(including ignal5).
r) WC hall eu edduringallworkdetail .

Priortoeachcameradeactivation,o cer mu t tatetherea onforterminationoftherecording.O cer mu t


al odocumentan failure torecordintheirreport.(IV.C.6-9;IV. )

6.The WC hallremainactivateduntiltheeventha concludedinordertoen uretheintegrit oftherecording.Forthepurpo eofthi


ection,conclu ionofanincidentha occurredwhenano cerha terminatedcontactwithanindividual,clearedthe ceneofareported
incident,ha completedtran portofacivilianoranarre tee,orwhentheo ceri told amem erof[In pectional ervice ureau](thi
houldal o erecorded).O cer willdocumenttherea onthatthe WCha eendeactivatedintheformofarecordedannouncement
onthe WCpriortodeactivation.

7.Inan in tanceinwhichce ationoftherecordingpriortotheconclu ionoftheincidentma epermitted,theo cermu t eekand
o tain upervi or approvalpriortodeactivatingthe WC.If upervi or approvalcannot erea ona l o tained,o cer mu tdocument
onthe WCtherea onforterminationoftherecordingpriortodeactivationofthe WC.

8.O cer hallprovidethedi patcheradi po ition,getin ervice,orintheca eofanarre t,havetran ferredcu tod ofthearre tee efore
endingarecording.

9.Iti recommendedthato cer recordan pede triancontact andotherevent whentherecordingcouldhavevalue ucha evidence,to
limitlia ilit ,tore olvecitizencomplaint ora atrainingtool.

IV. ....Ifano cerfail toactivatethe WC,fail torecordtheentirecontact,orinterrupt therecording,theo cer halldocumentinthe
relatedo en ereportormemoa towh arecordingwa notmade,wa interrupted,orwa terminated.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Memphi PDadvi e o cer toavoidrecordingvictim andwitne e in en itive ituation andlocation .


(IV.C.10;V.C)

IV.C.10.Whenrecordingvictim andwitne e in en itive ituation ucha exuala aultca e ,inho pital orothermedicalorp chiatric
facilitie ,o cer hall ecarefultoavoid,whenpo i le,recordingper on in tate ofundre .
...
V.C.The WCwillnot eactivatedinplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha lockerroom orre troom ,unle the
activationi forthepurpo eofo ciallawenforcementactivit ucha acallfor ervice.Whenpo i le,ever precaution hall etakento
re pectthedignit ofthevictim avoidingrecordingvideo ofper on whoarenudeorwhen en itivearea areexpo ed.Ifthi i
unavoida le,thevideocanlater e lurred.

utwhileo cer mu tinform u ject thatthe are eingrecorded,thepolic doe notexpre l allow u ject
tooptoutofrecording.(IV.C.5)

5.Unle un afe,impracticalorimpo i leo cer hallinformcontact u ject thatthe are eingrecordedatthe eginningofthecontact
(e.g.Maam/ ir,Iamadvi ing outhatourinteractioni eingrecorded.)

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Memphi PDpermit o cer toreviewfootagewhencompletingtheirwrittenreport .(IV.F)

F.O cer areauthorizedtoreviewtheirown WCwhenpreparingo cialwrittendocumentationofa peci cevent.O cer ma onl review
recording fromtheira igned WC.Theviewingwill eutilizeda atoolwhencompletingwrittenreport toen uretheaccurac and
con i tenc ofevent ....

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic doe notrequireMemphi PDtodeleteun aggedfootage.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Memphi PDexpre l prohi it footagetamperingandunauthorizedacce , utdoe notindicatethatacce to


recordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.(5. -H)

.O cer hallnotremove,di mantle,ortamperwithan hardwareor oftwarecomponentorparta ociatedwiththeMV [mo ilevideo


tem].
F.O cer hallnotde tro ,era e,di eminate,edit,alter,tamper,orotherwi eu eMV recording withoutthewrittenpermi ionofthe
DirectorofPolice ervice .
G.Recording ma not ecopied,recordedor haredexceptforo ciallawenforcementpurpo e .
H.Recording hallnot edownloadedorconvertedforper onalu eorpo tedtoan ocialmedia ite .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Memphi PDdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Memphi PDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Me aPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Me aPDdoe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite.However,inAugu t2016,adepartmentrepre entativee-


mailedu acop ofthelate tpolic ,titledDPM3.4.35On-O cer od CameraProgramandmadee ectiveJune
7,2016.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Me aPDrequire o cer toactivatetheircamera whenre pondingtoacallorhavean contactwiththepu lic.


(3/OperationalGuideline ;3/U eGuideline )

OperationalGuideline
...
O cer willmakeever e orttoplacetheOn-O cer od Camerainthe ventModea oona practicalduringlawenforcement
activitie .
...
U eGuideline
Activation:
O cer willactivatetheOn-O cer od Camerawhenre pondingtoacallorhavean contactwiththepu lic.Thi include , uti
notlimitedtothefollowingevent :
Allcall for ervice.
Code3Driving,FailuretoYieldincident andVehiclePur uit .oTra c top andcitizencontact .
Impaireddriverinve tigation .
Accident cene .
Tran portationofan pri oner( )orcitizen foran rea on.
An timeano cerdeem iti appropriatetorecord.
All earche (Per on ,Vehicle , tructure ,etc.)
tatement made u ject ,victim ,andwitne e .
Advi inganindividualofhi /herMirandaRight .
Duringinterrogation .
Othero ciallawenforcementactivit .
Onceactivated,o cer willcontinuetorecorduntilthecompletionoftheevent,exceptforin tance outlinedintheorder.
...
Additionalarrivingunit toa cenea ignedanOn-O cer od Camerawill eginrecordinga oona practical,andcontinueto
recorduntilthecompletionoftheevent,orthe haveleftthe cene(thi include recordingof tatement ).

O cer arerequiredtoprovideju ti cation wheneverthe failedtorecord,orwhenrecording areinterrupted.


(3/U eGuideline )
O cer willdocumenttherea on foran non-activation orinterruption inrecording priortothecompletionofaneventinCADor
RM .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Me aPDprohi it o cer fromrecordinginplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t .


(3/Re triction )

Re triction
...
TheOn-O cer od Camerawillnot eactivatedinplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha dre ingroom
orre troom .
O cer hallonl recordajuvenileduringora partofalawenforcementinve tigationa pre cri edintheParent illofRight
outlinedinAR 1-602(9).

Thepolic give o cer di cretion( utdoe notrequirethem)todi continuerecordingwhenavictimreque t it.


(3/U eGuideline )

U eGuideline
Activation:
...
Con iderationma egivenwhenavictimreque t notto erecorded.Thereque tto toprecordinganevent hould erecorded.
Contactanon-dut upervi orforre olution,ifneeded.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Me aPDallow it o cer toviewfootagetoa i tincompletingtheirwrittenreport . venino cer-involved


hooting(OI )incident andInternalA air inve tigation ,o cer ma reviewfootage eforegivinga tatement.
(3/Review;4/Documenting&Reporting)

Review:
O cer ma u emediacapturedviatheOn-O cer od Cameratoa i twiththeinve tigationandcompletionofreport .
O cer involvedinanOI incident(involvedandwitne o cer )ma reviewmediacapturedfromanOn-O cer od camera;
however,o cer hallnotreviewmediauntilapproved theHomicideUnit ergeantorde ignee.O cer will eprovidedan
opportunit toreviewthemedia,ifthe choo e,priortomakingan tatement inaccordancewithDPM2.1.10PoliceIncident
InvolvingDeath/ eriou Injur ,unle otherwi edecided theChiefofPolice(COP)orde igneeorunle ithinder the
inve tigation.
O cer ma reviewmediacapturedfromanOn-O cer od Camera eforemakingan tatement inanInternalA air
inve tigationunle otherwi edecided theChiefofPolice(COP)orde igneeorunle ithinder theinternalinve tigation.
...
Documentation&Reporting
GeneralGuideline :
On-O cer od Camerarecording areintendedto upplementDepartmentReport (DR ). u mittedreport are tillrequiredto
capturethetotalit oftheevent.
WhentheOn-O cer od Camerai u edinan inve tigationorduringapolicecontact:
It u ewill edocumentedonan citationand/orreportpreparedregardingthecontact.
Theprimar o cer(whethera ignedacameraornot)willdocumentthepre enceofthecameraan timeaDepartmentReport
(DR#)i generatedfromthatcontact(IncidentorAccidentReport).
Primar O cer(Non-AxonandAxonU er ):
WhenpreparinganRM IncidentReport, upplementalReport,AccidentReport,CivilProce Report,CitationReport,orField
Interview(FI)Card,inconnectionwithaninve tigationorpoliceevent,thefollowingdetail oftheOn-O cer od Camerarecording
hould eincludedinthatreport/contactcard.
Check"On- od Camera"intheRM module.IndicatethatanOn-O cer od Camerarecordingwa madein r tlineofthe
narrative,andinclude:
Thedateandtimeoftherecording.
Theper on( )recorded.
Therea onfortherecording.(i.e.:tra c top,criminalinve tigation, eldcontact,etc.).

Limit RetentionofFootage

Me aPDdoe notappeartorequirethedeletionofun aggedfootage.(4/ torage/ videntiar Guideline ;


4/Retention&Pu licRelea e)

torage/ videntiar Guideline


...
AllotherOn-O cer od Cameradataofnon-evidentiar valuewill e:
Taggedinwww. vidence.com theAxonU erwiththeapplica lecategor t pe.
Di po edofinaccordancewithDPM3.4.15 videntiar Recording .
...
Retention&Pu licRelea e
...
Retentionofevidentiar On-O cer od Camerarecording will ehandledinaccordancewithDPM3.4.15 videntiar Recording .

However,thereferencedpolic DPM3.4.15 videntiar Recording provide acircularreference acktothe WC


polic .

On-O cer od CameraRecording



Forevidentiar recording capturedonanon-o cer od camera,refertoDPM3.4.35On-O cer od CameraProgramforoperational
guideline ,evidentiar u mi ionandretentionprotocol .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Me aPDprohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce .(3/Re triction ;4/ torage/ videntiar


Guideline )

Re triction
...
Acce ing,cop ing,po tingorrelea ingon-o cer od camerarecording forotherthano ciallawenforcementpurpo e are
prohi itedand u jecttodi cipline.
...
O cer hallnotmakecopie ofan On-O cer od Camerarecordingfortheirper onalu e.
...
torage/ videntiar Guideline
...
Donotera e,alterortamperwithan cameraorcollecteddata.

Thepolic mention audit ofrecording , utnotaudit ofacce torecording .(4/In pectionandAudit)

In pectionandAudit
upervi or willconductrandomreview ofOn-O cer od Camerarecording toen urecamerai functioningproperl andu ei
con i tentwithDepartmentpolic ....

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Me aPDdoe notexpre l allowindividual allegingpolicemi conducttoviewrelevantfootage.Acce to


footageappear to eguidedonl Arizona pu licrecord law.(3/Re triction ;4/Retention&Pu licRelea e)

Re triction
...
Recordingcopie can ereque tedthroughpu licrecord reque ta outlinedinDPM3.3.70Pu licRecord Reque t.
Retention&Pu licRelea e
...
Therelea eofinformationreque tedthroughapu licrecord reque twill e u jecttothe ame tatutor exemption from
di clo urea an otherdepartmentalrecord .
Priortorelea ingan On-O cer od Camerarecording ,o cer anda ectedmem er willen ureproperredactioni completed.

Thereferencedpolic DPM3.3.70Pu licRecord Reque tal odoe notaddre complainantacce .

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Me aPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


MiamiPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$960,000DOJgrantfor WC in2016
La tupdated:Octo er5,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

TheMiamiPoliceDepartmentpu li he thelate t WCpolic onit we ite,andmaintain adedicatedpageonit


we itea outthedepartment WCprogramwhichi linkedfromthehomepage.Thepolic i undated, ut
documentmetadata ugge t itwa la tmodi edonJul 27,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

MPD polic clearl de cri e thet peofincident duringwhich WC hould eactivated.(6.3;6.4.2.2)

6.3R PON I ILITI :An o cer utilizing WCequipment hallen urethedevicei inworkingorderpriorto tartingtheirtourofdut
and hallactivatethe WCatalltime whenthe ecomeinvolvedinenforcementaction,orengagedinan elf-initiatedinteraction with
citizen ...
6.4.2.2U eofandRecordingwiththe WC:(CAL A41.3.8 )
...
c)TheDepartmentrecognize thato cer afet i paramount.O cer witha WCwhoarriveona ceneorengageinanenforcement
contactmu t tartrecordinga oona iti afeandpracticaltodo o.Ifmultipleo cer areon cenewitha WC,allo cer witha WC
willrecord.
d)O cer witha WC hallactivatetheir WCforallinve tigativeorenforcementcontact including, utnotlimitedto:
1.Re pondingtocall for erviceinanemergenc mode
2.Allvehiclepur uit ,orfootpur uit
3.Alltra c top includingtheinve tigationofavehicleandvehicleoccupant
4.All earche including, utnotlimitedto,people,vehicle,and uilding
5.Allreque t foracon entto earchwithoutawarrant,including earche ofper on , uilding ,orvehicle
6.Allreque t for earche anddeplo ment ofdrugdetectioncanine involvingvehicle ,whenpractical
7.Allarre t and/orcitation
8. tatement fromvictim /witne e
9.An incidentuponthedirectionofa upervi or,atthereque tofanotherpoliceo cer,oran timetheo cer deem itappropriateto
activatethe od camera
10.O cer hallonl u etheDepartmenti ued WCequipmenttorecordo cialDepartmentalactivitie
11.An otherlegitimatelawenforcementcontact
O cer re pondingtothe et pe ofincident hallactivatethe WCequipmentpriortoexitingtheirvehicle.
e)O cer a igneda WCandwithapri onerinanMPDpri onerproce areawillrecorduntileitherthedetentiono cerrelea e the
o cerorthepri oneri putintoacell.
f)RecordingattheMiamiDadeCorrection facilitie willcea euponentr tothefacilit unle approved MiamiDadeCorrection ta .

Whilethepolic clearl tate that WCrecording mu tcontinueuntilthecompletionofaneventandrequire


o cer toprovideconcreteju ti cationfordeactivatingduringrequiredevent ,thepolic doe notappearto
requireconcreteju ti cationforfailuretorecordanevent.(6.4.2.2.g;6.4.3.1.d)
...
...
g)Oncea WCi recording,o cer mu tcontinuetorecorduntileitherthecompletionoftheeventoruntilthe leavethe ceneand
theirinvolvementintheeventcea e .
6.4.3. XC PTION TOR CORDING
...
d)O cer hallmakeaver alnotationontherecordingan timeheor heintentionall top arecordingpriortothecompletionofanevent
orincident.Thever alnotationmu tincludetherea onwh theo ceri toppingtherecording.O cer hallnoteontheirwork heet
thenum erofvideo a ociatedwitheachca eduetothe top andre tart duringacall....

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

MPD polic o er vagueguidanceonper onalprivac concern .(6.4.3.2)

6.4.3.2PROHI IT DR CORDING :InkeepingwiththeDepartment corevalue ofre pectandintegrit ,o cer a igneda WCwill


adheretothefollowingguideline :
1. WC willnot eactivatedinaplacewherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha dre ingroom ,lockerroom and
re troom unle whilehandlingalegitimatecallinoneofthe elocation .
WC hallnot eu edtorecorda trop earchora od cavit earchconductedinaccordancewithFlorida tatute 901.211.
...

However,thepolic doe notprotectvictim from eingrecordedwithoutinformedcon ent.(6.4.2.2.h,k)

h)Whilenotrequired polic or tatelaw,o cer a igneda WCma nditvalua letoinformotherpartie thatthe are eingrecorded.
Thi ha provento ein uentialingarneringcooperationof u ject andha een howntoreduceincident ofu eofforce.
k)O cer willactivateordeactivatethe WCpur uanttothi DepartmentOrderandnotuponthereque tofacitizen.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

MPD polic allow o cer toviewrelevantfootage efore linganinitialwrittenreportor tatement,includingin


criticalincident .(6.4.4;6.4.7.2. )

6.4.4CRITICALINCID NTPROTOCOL:
6.4.4.1Acriticalincidentforthepurpo e ofthi departmentalorderi an policeactionoractivit thatdirectl orindirectl re ult in
eriou odil injur ordeathtoano cerand/oracitizen.
6.4.4.2Intheeventofacriticalincident,o cer a igneda WCi refrainedfromviewingtherecordeddatauntiltheinve tigativeentit
re pon i lefortheinve tigationarrive on cene.Thi ectiondoe notprohi ito cer incriticalincident withongoingexigenc from
viewing WCrecording thatma aidthepre entinve tigation(e.g., u pectde cription , u pectvehicle ,directionoftravel).(CAL A
41.3.8c)
6.4.4.3Ifthereare WC inu eduringacriticalincident,apolice upervi ororaninve tigatora ignedtotheInternalA air ectionand
notinvolvedintheactualcriticalincidentwillimmediatel takeph icalcu tod ofan WC thatma havecapturedtheincident.The
inve tigatorwillcontacttheVirtualPolicingUnittohaveano cerre pondandfacilitatewiththevideouploadedfromthe WCintothe
evidencemanagement tem( M )withoutdela andprovidecopie a authorized.
6.4.4.4O cer will ea letoreviewvideo eforegivingan tatement .(CAL A41.3.8c)
6.4.7D PARTM NTR VI W/TRAINING
...
) apoliceo cerviewingtheirindividuall a ignedrecording toa i twithwritingareport, upplement,citation,memorandumor
courtca epreparation.

Limit RetentionofFootage

MPDrequire thatthedepartmentalldigitalmediaforaminimumof90da , utdoe notappeartorequirethe


deletionoffootage(6.4.8.1)

6.4.8.1Alldigitalmediathati capturedwitha WCi thepropert ofandwill eretained theMiamiPoliceDepartmentforaminimumof


90da followingthedateiti recorded.Capturedvideoma eretainedforlongerperiod intheeventthevideoi the u jectofalitigation
hold,acriminalca e,partofdi cover ,etc.(CAL A41.3.8.d)

The tatedretentionperiodforuncategorizedfootagei 180da , utagainthepolic doe toappeartorequire


footagedeletionattheendoftheretentionperiod.(6.4.5.1.c.1.a)

Thefollowingrecordingcategorie areto eu ed
Categorie RetentionDuration
1Uncategorized180Da
...

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e


MPDprohi it o cer fromunauthorizedacce ,cop inganddeletionofinformationfrom od worncamera , ut
doe notprohi itfootagetampering.(6.4.8.2)

6.4.8.2Unauthorizedacce ing,cop ing,orrelea ingcapturedvideowithouttheapprovaloftheChiefofPoliceorhi /herde igneei


trictl prohi ited.O cer areprohi itedfrommakingcopie ofa WCaudio/videorecording u inganotherrecordingdevice ucha a
cellphone.

Thepolic doe notappeartoindicatethatacce tofootagei logged, utdoe require WCperformanceand


u ageto eauditedregularl .(6.5.2)

6.5.2AUDIT TheVirtualPolicingUnitand upervi or will ere pon i leforconductingataminimumoneauditamonthtoverif WC


performanceandu age.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic relie onFlorida Pu licRecord lawforfootageacce anddoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare


lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevantfootage.(6.4.8.4-5)

6.4.8.4O cer willnotallowcitizen toreviewvideocaptured a WCunle therei aninve tigativerea ontodo oand uchviewingha
eenapproved a upervi or.O cer halladvi ecitizen thatthe ma reque tacop oftherecordingthroughthepu licrecord
proce .
6.4.8.5Therelea eofvideoreque tedthroughapu licrecord reque twill ehandledinaccordancewithexi tingpolic .TheCit ofMiami
PoliceDepartmentwillfollowthePu licRecord LawChapter119.Reproductionfee forduplicationofrecording will ee ta li hed the
Cit ofMiamiRecord Unit.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Thepolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Miami-DadePoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

MDPDpu li he it mo trecentl pu licall availa le WCpolic onit we iteundera ectiondedicatedto WC .


Thelate tavaila lever ionwa i uedonApril20,2016.The WCpolic i undertheMDPD Departmental
ManualatCHAPT R33PART1 ODY-WORNCAM RA Y T M.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

MDPDrequire o cer tomakeever e orttorecordever encounterwherealawenforcemento cer,actingin


ano cialcapacit ,come intocontactwiththegeneralpu lic.(V. ;V.H)

.O cer willmakeever e orttoplace the WCintheRecordModea oona practica lewheninvolvedinano ciallawenforcement


matter.
...
H.O cialLaw nforcementMatter:Anencounterwherealawenforcemento cer,actinginano cialcapacit ,come incontactwiththe
generalpu lic.The econtact includere pon etocall for ervice,tra cenforcement,and elf-initiatedenforcementactivitie .
Althoughever encounterthatma re ultinano ciallawenforcementmattercannot eidenti edinadvance,o cer aretou etheir
trainingandexperiencewhendeterminingwhatma turnintoano ciallawenforcementmatter.

MDPD polic later tate thato cer houldactivatetheir od WornCamera priortoengaginginan o cial
lawenforcementmatterwhichitgoe ontoli t.(VII. )

O cer houldactivatethe WCpriortoexitingtheira ignedvehicle ,ora oona practica le,whenre pondingtoacallfor erviceor
priortoengaginginan o ciallawenforcementmatter,a de nedin ectionV.(H)anda indicated elow:
1.Tra c top .
2.Citizencontact relatedtoo ciallawenforcementmatter .
3.Impaireddriverinve tigation .
4.Vehiclepur uit /footpur uit .
5.Allcall -for- ervice.
6.Tran portationofan pri oner( )orcitizen( )foran rea on.
7.All earche (per on ,vehicle , tructure ,etc.)
8.Arre t ituation .
9.Otherlegitimatelawenforcementcontact whentheo cer elieve iti inthe e tintere toftheDepartmentandthecommunit .

O cer areexpectedtocontinuetheirrecordinguntiltheconclu ionoftheevent.(VII.C)


Oncethe WCi turnedon,o cer willcontinuetorecorduntiltheconclu ionoftheevent.

Wheno cer failtorecord,o cer mu tju tif thefailureinwritingandnotif their upervi or.(VI. )

...O cer whofailtoactivatethe WCwheninvolvedinano ciallawenforcementmatterarerequiredtoimmediatel notif their


upervi orandexplaintherea onforthenon-activation.Additionall ,theo cerwilldocumenttheincidentandrea onfornon-activation
viamemorandumtotheelementcommander theendoftheo cer hift,cop totheProfe ionalCompliance ureau.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

MDPDallow victim tooptoutofrecordingifthe areinlocation where[the ]havearea ona leexpectationof


privac , utonl attheo cer di cretion.Thepolic doe notexplicitl requireinformedcon entofvulnera le
individual torecord.(VII.H)

Inlocation wherevictim havearea ona leexpectationofprivac , ucha are idence,ho pital,orplaceofwor hip,ano cerma honora
victim reque ttoturno the WCunle therecordingi eingmadepur uanttoanarre tor earchofthere idenceortheindividual .
upervi or noti cationmu t emadeattheconclu ionoftheeventwhenareque ti honored.

In ituation notinvolvingvictim ,MDPDo cer arenotrequiredtonotif oro taincon entfrom u ject .


(VII.DI)

O cer arenotrequiredtoo taincon entfromindividual tovideo/audiorecord.O cer arenotrequiredtoinformindividual thatthe


are eingrecorded.If,however,theo cerdetermine thatinforminganindividualma de-e calatea ituation,orifa kedwhethera WCi
eingutilized,theo cer houlddi clo ethathe/ hei recording.

O cer canchoo etoturno their WCwhendealingwithindividual experiencingmatter ofaper onal


nature, utthe ematter arenotde ned.(VII.I)

O cer hould alancetheneedtocapturedataofnon-evidentiar valuewiththedignit ofindividual whoma eexperiencingmatter of


aper onalnature,andma turno their WCa deemedappropriate. upervi or noti cationmu t emadeattheconclu ionoftheevent.

Miami-DadePDal oha nopolic thatrequire o cer toinform u ject thatthecamerai recording.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

MDPDallow o cer toviewrelevantfootagewhilecompletingtheirreport .(VII.F;X.C)

VII.F.O cer , upervi or ,andinve tigator ma u edatacapturedviathe WC temtoa i twiththeinve tigationand/orcompletionof


appropriatereport .
X.C....With upervi or approval, WCu er ma viewrecording other toa i twiththeinve tigation andthepreparationofreport .

Incriticalincident thepolic provide additionalguidancea outmaintainingtheintegrit offootage


immediatel followingtheevent, utdoe notexplicitl prohi ito cer fromreviewingfootage eforewritinga
reportormakinga tatement.(X.I)

A.Duringthecour eofa hift,o cer equippedwith WC tem ma encounter ituation wherecriticalincident or pecial
circum tance arecapturedonvideo.Tho e ituation requireanimmediatere pon efrominve tigativeunit andinclude, utarenot
limitedto,thefollowing:
1.Contactpolice hooting .
2.Non-contactpolice hooting .
3.In-cu tod death .
4.O cerinvolvedtra ccra he withfatalitie or eriou injurie .
5.On- cenecomplaint ofexce iveforce.
6.O cer u er eriou injur ordeathinthelineofdut .
.Duringthe ecircum tance ,o cer equippedwith WC tem thatcapturedtheincidentwill toprecording poweringdownthe
deviceattheconclu ionoftheevent.The WC temwillremaina xedtotheo cer( )inthe amepo itiona itwa a xedthroughout
theevent,and hallnot ehandledinan fa hionunle emergenc medicalattentioni nece ar ,requiringthatthedevice eremoved.
Theleadinve tigatorfromtheinve tigativeunitoragenc willretrievethe WCdevicefromtheo cer( )andproce itaccordingto
agenc tandard forhandlingevidence.Inaddition,theleadinve tigatororde igneewillal ocoordinatethere pon eofaC I
upervi or.Whowill ere pon i lefortherecover and torageofalldataevidencecapturedonthedevice.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic doe notexpre l requirethatun aggedfootage edeleted.Itrequire thatun aggedfootage e


retainedforaminimumof90da .(XIII.D)

Non-evidentiar data hall eretainedforatlea t90da ,ora longa neededforadmini trativeinve tigation orlitigation.
MDPD polic require aminimumretentionperiodforevidentiar data, utdoe notmandateamaximumperiod
ofretention.(Addendum.1-11)

RetentionPeriod Categor :
1.Tra c top 6month
2.Citizencontact relatedtoo ciallawenforcementmatter90da .
3.Impaireddriverinve tigation 3 ear .
4.Vehiclepur uit /footpur uit 1 earunle arre t,thenthearre tretentionapplie .
5.AllCall -for- ervice90da .
6.Tran portationofan pri oner( )orcitizen( )foran rea on6month .
7.All earche (per on ,vehicle , tructure ,etc.)90da unle arre t,thenthearre tretentionapplie .
8.Felon Arre t 5 ear oruntil naldi po itionofca e,whicheveri later.
9.Mi demeanorArre t 3 ear oruntil naldi po itionofca e,whicheveri later.
10.Otherlegitimatelawenforcementcontact whentheo cer elieve iti inthe e tintere toftheDepartmentandthecommunit
untilmanuall deleted.
11.Doe notmeeta ovecriteria90da .

Thepolic further tate thatalldatawill eretainedaccordingto tateretention chedule ,whichcan efoundin


theGeneralRecord cheduleG 2ForLaw nforcement,CorrectionalFacilitie ,andDi trictMedical xaminer .
However,the cheduledoe notaddre footagefrom od worncamera .(FloridaAdmini trativeCodeR.1 -
24.003(1)( ))

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

MDPDexpre l for id footagetamperingandunauthorizedacce . mplo ee arefor iddenfromacce [ing],


review[ing],[or]cop [ing]an footagefrom od worncamera .(VIII. -I)

. mplo ee willnotacce ,review,cop ,orfacilitatetherelea eofan recordingo tainedviathe WC,otherthanforo ciallaw


enforcementpurpo e .
F. mplo ee willnotmakecopie ofan recording forper onalu eandareprohi itedfromu ingan recordingdevice( ucha aphone,
camera,or econdar videocamera)torecordan datacaptured the WC tem.
G. mplo ee willnotu ean otherelectronicdevice orothermean inordertointentionall interferewiththecapa ilit ofthe WC
tem.
H. mplo ee willnotpo t WCfootagetoANY ocialmedia ite,withoutpriorwrittenapprovalfromtheDepartmentDirectororhi
de ignee.
I. mplo ee hallnotera e,alter,modif ortamperwithan recordeddata.Onl theauthorized temadmini tratorintheVFUma era e,
redact,forward,ordi tri utean recording.

Whilethepolic tate thatthefootagei regularl audited it ecurecloud a ed olutionthepolic doe not


expre l tatethatacce torecordedfootagewill elogged.(X. )

WCrecording anddataarekeptinaclo ed,cloud a ed olutionwhichi regularl managedandaudited.The efeature en urethe


integrit ofthedatauploadedtothecloud.TheC I willmaintaincu tod ofthi cloud a ed tem.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

MDPDrelie onexi tingpu licrecord lawtomakefootageavaila leandonl allow di eminationforo cial


purpo e .(VII.K)

WCdatama onl edi eminatedforo cialpurpo e ora otherwi epermitted applica lelaw.

MDPDdoe notexpre l allowrecordedindividual toviewfootagewhen lingcomplaint .Ifcitizen wantto


reviewthefootage,the upervi orwillexplaintheprocedurenece ar too tainacop ofthefootage,whichit
doe notfurther pellout.(VIII.C)

O cer willnotallowcitizen toreviewrecording onthe cene.A upervi or hall enoti edifacitizenin i t onviewingtherecordingon
the cene.The upervi orwillexplaintheproceduretoo tainorviewacop ofthefootage.

MDPD tate thatvideowill econ ideredinthepu licrecordandthatthedepartmentitcomplie withthe


applica lelaw[ ]andwillrelea e WCdatainaccordancewiththe elaw .(XIII.A- )

A. WCdatacaptureda partofaDepartmentmem er dutie hall epropert oftheMDPDand econ ideredano cialpu licrecordof
theDepartment.
.Therelea eof WCdatathroughapu licrecord reque torlegalauthorit hall egoverned applica lelaw.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage


Miami-DadePDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch
footage.
MilwaukeePoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

MilwaukeePDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onit we itea partofit tandard


OperatingProcedure .Thepolic i OP747,e ectiveJul 15,2016.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

MilwaukeePDrequire o cer torecordallinve tigativeorenforcementcontact throughthecompletionofthe


event.(747.25.C.2.d,g)

d.Mem er witha WC hallmakeever e orttoactivatetheir WCforallinve tigativeorenforcementcontact including,


utnotlimitedto:
1.Vehicle top
2.Impaireddriverinve tigation
3.Fieldinterview andpede trian top
4.Tran portingcitizen orpri oner
5. earche ofper on orpropert
6.Di patchedcall for ervice
7.Crime cene
8.Cra h cene (ma eturnedo ifmem eri waitingonatowtruckandnoadditionalenforcementactivit i likel )
9.Advi inga u jectofMirandawarning (inthe eldorwithoutMedia olv)
10. u pect/witne tatement andinterview
11.Vehicleandfootpur uit
12. mergenc re pon etocriticalincident
...
g.Oncea WCi recording,mem er mu tcontinuetorecorduntileitherthecompletionoftheeventoruntilthe leavethe
ceneandtheirinvolvementintheeventcea e .

eforeprematurel toppingarecording,o cer mu trecordaju ti cationoncamera eforeturningito .


(747.25.D.3)

3.Mem er hallmakeaver alnotationontherecordingan timeheor heplan tointentionall toparecordingpriortothe


completionofaneventorincident.Thever alnotationmu tincludetherea onwh themem eri toppingtherecording.

However,wheno cer failtorecordarequiredincident,therei norequirementtoprovideaconcreteju ti cation.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

MilwaukeePDprohi it o cer fromrecordinginaplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t . ut


inother en itive ituation ,includingtho ethatinvolvenudeindividual orvictim of exuala ault,Milwaukee
PDgive o cer fulldi cretionoverwhethertorecord.(747.25.D.1;747.25. 1-2)

D. XC PTION TOR CORDING


1.Policemem er havedi cretioninwhetherornottorecordpotentiall en itiveevent orcircum tance (e.g.,victim
ofa exuala ault,childvictim tatement /interview ,nudeper on whoarenotthetargetofenforcementaction,or
acitizenvictim/witne whoreque t the not erecordedwhilegivinga tatement,orwhereotherwi eauthorizedin
thi polic ).
...
.PROHI IT DR CORDING
Inkeepingwiththedepartment corevalue ofre pectandintegrit ,mem er a igneda WCwilladheretothefollowing
guideline :
1. WC willnot eactivatedinaplacewherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha dre ingroom ,locker
room andre troom ...
2. WC hallnot eu edtorecorda od cavit earch,whichareonl allowedtooccurinaho pitalormedical etting.
WC' will eu edtorecord earche done o cer inthe eld(e.g.,pat-down ,vehicle earche ).

MilwaukeePD ugge t ut top hortofrequiringthato cer inform u ject thatthe are eingrecorded.
Thepolic doe notexpre l allow u ject tooptoutofrecording.(747.25.C.2.h)

h.Whilenotrequired polic or tatelaw,mem er a igneda WCma nditvalua letoinformotherpartie thatthe are


eingrecorded.Thi ha provento ein uentialingarneringcooperationof u ject andha een howntoreduce
incident ofu eofforce.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

MilwaukeePDallow o cer toreviewfootagewhenwritingtheirreport .(747.25.I.1. )

1....Recording ma ereviewed:
...
. apolicemem erviewingtheirindividuall a ignedrecording toa i twithwritingareport, upplement,citation,
memorandumorcourtca epreparation.

Incriticalincident (actionre ultingingreat odil harmordeath)o cer arenotallowedtoviewrecording until


inve tigator arrive, utarenotprohi itedfromviewingfootagepriortomakinga tatementorwritingareport.
(747.25.F.2)

2.Intheeventofacriticalincident,mem er a igneda od worncamerawillrefrainfromviewingtherecordeddatauntilthe


inve tigativeentit re pon i lefortheinve tigationarrive onthe cene.

Limit RetentionofFootage

MilwaukeePD peci e variou recordingmanagementcategorie andtheminimumretentionduration foreach


categor .Un aggedfootagei to epre ervedfor130da , utiti notclearwhetherthi i aminimumor
maximumperiod.(747.25.G.2)

2.RecordingManagementCategorie
a.Thefollowingrecordingcategorie areto eu ed.
...
2.Incident-NoO cialPoliceActionTaken/CallAdvi ed
a.Allvideo le thathavecontactwiththepu lichavingnoimmediateevidentiar valueatthetimeofrecording
will e avedinthi categor .
.An lenottaggedintoanothercategor amem erwill eplacedintothi categor .
c.File retainedinthi categor will epre ervedfor130da fromthedateofrecording.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

MilwaukeePDprohi it unauthorizedacce tofootage, utdoe notexpre l prohi ito cer frommodif ing,
deleting,orotherwi etamperingwithfootage.Thepolic al odoe notindicatethatacce torecordedfootage
will eloggedoraudited.(747.25.J.2)

2.Unauthorizedacce ing,cop ing,orrelea ingcapturedvideowithouttheapprovaloftheChiefofPoliceorhi /herde ignee


i trictl prohi ited.Mem er areprohi itedfrommakingcopie ofa WCaudio/videorecording u inganotherrecording
device ucha acellphone.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

MilwaukeePDrelie onexi tingpu licrecord lawtomakefootageavaila le,anddoe notexpre l allow


individual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.(747.25.J.4-6)

4.Mem er willnotallowcitizen toreviewvideocaptured a WCunle therei aninve tigativerea ontodo oand uch
viewingha eenapproved a upervi or.Mem er halladvi ecitizen thatthe ma reque tacop oftherecording
throughthepu licrecord proce .
5.Therelea eofvideoreque tedthroughapu licrecord reque twill ehandledinaccordancewithexi tingpolic andpu lic
record law .Reproductionfee forduplicationofrecording will ee ta li hed theCit ofMilwaukee....
6.Priortotherelea eofan WCrecordingtothepu lic,OpenRecord willen urethatproperredaction have eenmadein
accordancewith tatelaw.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

MilwaukeePDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Minneapoli PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$600,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er5,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Minneapoli PDpu li he themo trecentpu licl availa lever ionofit WCpolic onit we ite.Thepolic can
efoundinthedepartment onlinePolic &ProcedureManuala ection4-223on od WornCamera .Themo t
recentpolic i datedJul 29,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Thepolic require o cer toactivatetheircamera inawiderangeof ituation ,andgive o cer di cretionto


activatethe WCduringgeneralcitizencontactandan timeano cerfeel iti appropriatetopre erve
audio/vi ualdatawhiletakinga tatementfromavictimorwitne .(IV. .1-2)

.Activation
1.ActivationRequired
a.When afetodo o,o cer hallmanuall activatethe WCduringthe ituation .
Tra c top .
u piciou Per on top .
u piciou vehicle top .
An vehicularre pon erequiringemergenc drivinga de ned MPDP/P7-402,oremergenc re pon ea de ned MPD
P/P7-403.
Vehiclepur uit .
Work-relatedtran port notinvolvingride-alongoranotherCit emplo eeintheiro cialcapacit a aCit emplo ee.
An earch,including utnotlimitedto earche ofvehicle ,per on,and uilding .
An contactinvolvingcriminalactivit .
An contactinvolvingph icalorver alconfrontation .
An contactthati ,or ecome adver arial.
Whenadvi ingaper onoftheirMirandaright .
Whenorderedto a upervi or.
Priortoan u eofforce.Ifa WCi notactivatedpriortoau eofforce,it hall eactivateda oona iti afetodo o.
An tacticalentr orforceentr into uilding,unle a upervi orha determinedinadvancethatthevideooraudiodata
couldre ultinthedi clo ureofoperationalortacticalinformationthatwouldcompromi ethee ectivene offuture
action orjeopardizeo cer afet .
.Activation halloccura oona po i le, ut eforean citizencontact.
i.Ifa ituationchange torequireactivation,theo cer hallimmediatel activatethe WCa oona iti afetodo o.
c.All trip earche hall erecorded atlea toneper onpre entduringtheentiret ofthe trip earch,includingallpre- earch
in truction providedtotheper on eing earched.
...
2.ActivationwithO cerDi cretion
a.O cer ma activatethe WCinthefollowing ituation :
Generalcitizencontact wheretheo cerfeel thatrecordingi appropriate.
An timeano cerfeel iti appropriatetopre erveaudio/vi ualdatawhentakinga tatementfromavictim, u pector
witne ....

Thepolic require o cer torecorduntiltheconclu ionoftheevent.Thepolic al o peci e certaincontact


whereo cer ma , utarenotrequiredto,deactivatethe WC.(IV.F.1-2)

F.Deactivation
1.Onceactivated,the WC hall eleftintherecordmodeuntiltheconclu ionoftheevent.Theconclu ionoftheeventoccur when
eithertheo cerorcitizen( )ha leftthe ceneoradetentionortran portha concluded.
2.Notwith tandingthea ove,onceaneventha een ta ilizedandiftheo cerrea ona l elieve therei nolongernece ar audio
orvi ualevidencetocapture,andthatnoneofthecircum tance requiringactivationwilllikel occur,the WCma edeactivated
duringactivitie ucha :(07/29/17)
Monitoringa ignedtra cpo t .
Toprotecttheidentit ofano cerinanundercovercapacit .
Toprotecttheidentit ofacon dentialrelia leinformant.
Theincidentoreventi of uchdurationthatiti nece ar todeactivatethe WCtocon ervepoweror torage.Ifiti nece ar
todi cu i ue urroundingtheincident/inve tigationwitha upervi ororanothero cerinprivate,o cer ma turno their
WC.Thi include di cu ion etweenFieldTrainingO cer witho cer intrainingthatare peci ctotrainingi ue .
Ifareque ti madefora WCto eturnedo apart eingcontacted,theo cer houldtakeintoaccounttheoverall
circum tance andwhati mo t ene cialtoallinvolved, eforedecidingtohonorthereque t.Forexample,ano cerma
choo etoturno the WCifit operationi inhi itingavictimorwitne fromgivinga tatement.Factor tocon iderma
includethet peofcallandthevulnera ilit ofthevictim, ucha thevictimofa exuala ault.
Whenorderedto a upervi or. oththeo cerand upervi or halldocumenttherea onforthedeactivationa de cri edin
theReportWriting ectionofthi polic .

Ifo cer failtorecordarequiredevent,the mu tdocumenttherea onineithertheirreportorintheCAD


tem.O cer mu tal odocumenttherea onforan deactivation, othaloudoncameraandeitherintheir
reportortheCAD tem.(IV. .1.d;IV.F.3;IV.G.2)

.Activation
1.ActivationRequired
...
d.Iftherei afailuretoactivatethe WCinan ofthea ove ituation ,theO cer halldocumenttherea on forthefailureinthe
O cer reportor upplement.
i.Ifareporti notprepared,therea on forthefailuretoactivate hall edocumentedviaaddedremark inComputerAided
Di patch(CAD).
F.Deactivation
...
3.Whena WCi deactivatedpriortotheconclu ionofanevent,o cer hallde cri etherea on narrationpriortodeactivation.
(07/29/17)
a.Ifareporti prepared,thedeactivationandtherea on hallal o edocumentedintheo cer reportor upplement.
.Ifareporti notprepared,therea onforthedeactivation hall edocumentedviaaddedremark inComputerAidedDi patch
(CAD).
G.ReportWriting
...
2.Ano cer halldocumentthefollowinginhi orherreport:
...
Ifthe WCwa deactivatedpriortotheconclu ionoftheevent,thefactthatthe WCwa deactivatedandtherea on of
deactivation.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic allow , utdoe notrequire,o cer toturno theircamera whenthe encountercertainvulnera le


individual ,likeavictimofa exuala ault,andencourage o cer togainvictim informedcon enttorecord.
O cer mu tal oturntheircamera awa (andonl recordaudio)during trip earche .(IV. .1.c,IV.F.2)

.1.c.All trip earche hall erecorded atlea toneper onpre entduringtheentiret ofthe trip earch,includingallpre- earch
in truction providedtotheper on eing earched.
i.Thecamera hall epo itionedtoen urethatonl theaudiodatai collectedandthattheper on eing earchedi notcapturedon
video.
...
F.2....the WCma edeactivatedduringactivitie ucha :...
Ifareque ti madefora WCto eturnedo apart eingcontacted,theo cer houldtakeintoaccounttheoverall
circum tance andwhati mo t ene cialtoallinvolved, eforedecidingtohonorthereque t.Forexample,ano cerma choo eto
turno the WCifit operationi inhi itingavictimorwitne fromgivinga tatement.Factor tocon iderma includethet peof
callandvulnera ilit ofthevictim, ucha thevictimofa exuala ault.

Thepolic al oencourage ( utdoe notrequire)o cer tonotif mem er ofthepu licthatthe are eing
recorded.(IV.A.12)
12.Whenfea i le,o cer areencouragedtoinformmem er ofthepu licthatthe are eingrecorded.
a.Ifa ked,o cer houldinformtho einquiringthataudio-videorecordingequipmenti inu e,unle doing owould eun afefor
o cerand/ormem er ofthepu lic.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Thepolic encourage o cer toviewfootage efore linganinitialreporttoen uretheaccurac ofreport .


(IV.G.1;IV.I.4)

G.ReportWriting
1.Toen uretheaccurac ofreport ,ano cer houldreviewaudioandvideodata eforemakingareportor tatement.

Incriticalincident ( ituation includingdeadl force,death,orgreat odil harm)thepolic note thatvideo


acce require approval, ut tilldoe notprohi ito cer fromreviewingfootagepriortowritingreport .(IV.J.3)

J.CriticalIncident
...
3.Inan CriticalIncident,videoandaudiodata hallnot eacce edunle approved thea ignedinve tigatingagenc .

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic doe notexpre l requiredeletionofun aggedfootage.FootagerelatedtoPett Mi demeanor( )


andNon- videntiar /GeneralRecording( )areretainedforone ear.Thi appear to eaminimumduration,
ratherthanamaximum.(IV.A.9.c)

c.Thefollowingcla i cationoption will eu ed:

Categor RetentionPeriod

Training 90Da

Te t/ tartCheck 1Year

Pett Mi demeanor 1Year

Non- videntiar /GeneralRecording 1Year

An Arre torMi demeanorCitation 7Year

U eofForce 7Year

igni cant vent UntilManuall Deleted/Inde niteRetention(Minimumof7 ear )

PendingReview Retaineduntilotherwi ecla i edundera ovecategorie

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic expre l prohi it footagetamperingandde ne a peci c etofcircum tance underwhichan


emplo eema acce footage.(IV. .4,IV.I.1-5)

.Re triction
...
4.Di a ling WCequipment,intentionall interferingwithaudioorvideorecordingcapa ilitie ,andaltering,duplicating,deletingor
de tro ing WCrecording areprohi ited,except AuthorizedPer onnelinthecour eand copeoftheirlawfuljo dutie andin
accordancewithrecordretentionlaw andpolicie andtheprovi ion ofthi polic .Onl theChiefandhi orherde igneecan
de ignate uchAuthorizedPer onnel.
...
I.Acce to WCDataandReque t forDuplicationofRecording
1.All WCrecording arethepropert oftheMPDandoriginal WCrecording hallremaininthe olecu tod oftheMPD,unle
nece ar forthepreparationofcivil,criminaloradmini trativematter ,u edincourta evidence,providedtoanexpertforanal i ,
providedtoanotherlawenforcementagenc inthe copeoftheirinve tigation,ifrequiredto eprovidedtoanother lawfulorderor
a ma otherwi e erequired theMinne otaGovernmentDataPractice Actorotherapplica lelaw....
2.Innoevent hallan recording eu edor hownforthepurpo eofridiculing,em arra ingorintimidatingan per on.
3.Recordeddatama onl erepla edordi pla edfortrainingpurpo e withtheapprovaloftheDeput ChiefofProfe ional
tandard .Nothinghereinprohi it Leader hipandOrganizationalDevelopment ta fromhavingacce to WCrecordingforthe
purpo eofplanningtraining.
4.Datacaptured the WCma eacce ed anemplo ee,providedtheacce i inthecour eand copeoftheemplo ee lawful
jo dutie ,oru eda evidencerelatedto:
Pendingadmini trative,criminal,civilortra cmatter ;
Acomplaintofmi conductmadeagain tano cer
In ituation whereevidenceofo cermi conducti di coveredduringthecour eofauthorizedacce (includingforcereview );
Arandomoruniformreviewof WCdatawithregardtoequipmentfunctionalit ,polic compliance;or
An otherpurpo eauthorizedunderthi polic andcon i tentwith tateandFederallaw.
5. mplo ee areprohi itedfromu ingrecordingdevice toduplicate WCvideooraudioinan form,includingcellphone orvideo
camera .
Thepolic note thatacce todatai loggedandaudited.(IV.I.8;II. .2)

IV.I.8.Allacce e ofthe WCdataaredocumentedautomaticall a partofthe WCequipmenttechnolog .Datarelatingtoacce e will e


retainedinaccordancewiththeretention cheduleforthe WCdatathatwa acce ed.
II. .2.The WCprogram hall eindependentl auditedinaccordancewithexi tinglaw.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant


footage.Rather,thepolic relie onexi tingpu licrecord lawtomakefootageavaila le.(IV.I.1,6,7)

I.Acce to WCDataandReque t forDuplicationofRecording


1.All WCrecording arethepropert oftheMPDandoriginal WCrecording hallremaininthe olecu tod oftheMPD,unle ...
required theMinne otaGovernmentDataPractice Actorotherapplica lelaw.
...
6.Pu licreque t for WCrecording hall ereferredtotheRecord InformationUnitandwill econ ideredinaccordancewiththe
Minne otaGovernmentDataPractice Actorotherapplica lelaw.
7.O cer hallnot hare WCrecording withan mem erofthepu licoran MPDemplo ee,unle iti requiredintheperformance
oftheiro cialdutie andcon i tentwith tateandFederallaw.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Thepolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Montgomer Count DepartmentofPolice

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
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Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Montgomer Count PoliceDepartmentpu li he it od worncamerapolic onit we ite.MCPD mo trecent


od WornCameraPolic i datedApril20th,2016.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

MCPDprovide alonganddetailedli tof ituation wheno cer mu tu etheir WC.(VI.C)

The WC mu t eactivatedduringalllawenforcementrelatedencounter andactivitie ucha , utnotlimitedto,thefollowingexample :


1.Attheinitiationofacallfor erviceorotheractivit thati inve tigativeorenforcementinnature.
2.Allenforcementandinve tigationrelatedcitizencontact .
3.Documentationofevidencethatcan eu edinthepro ecutionofcriminalandtra co en e .
4.Arre t andtran port
5.Tra c top
6.Priorit re pon e
7.Vehicleandfootpur uit
8. u piciou ituation
9.All earche (per on,vehicle , tructure ,e ect ),except trip earche
10.Interview andinterrogation
11.Mentalhealthinterrogation
12.An contactthat ecome adver arialaftertheinitialcontact,ina ituationthatwouldnototherwi erequirerecording

Thepolic clearl de ne whenaneventi concludedando cer areallowedtodeactivatetheir WC.(VI.D)

Oncethe WC ha eenactivated,o cer willcontinuetorecorduntil:


1.Theo cerha leftthe ceneandanticipate nofurtherinvolvementintheevent;
2.A upervi orha authorizedthatarecordingma cea e;
3.Theo ceri nolongerengagedinarelatedinve tigativeorenforcementactivit ;or
Theeventha concluded.Aneventwill edeemedconcludedwhen:
a.allarre t have eenmadeandarre tee have eentran portedandrelea edfromcu tod ;
.allwitne e andvictim have eeninterviewed;
c.thecontinuedrecordingwillnot ervetoo tainadditionalevidence;and
d.nofurtherlawenforcementactioni likel tooccur.

O cer mu trecorda riefver alexplanationforthedeactivationoftheir WC eforeturningo thedevice.


(VI. ).
Wheneverthe WC equipmenti deactivated,theo cermu trecorda riefver alexplanationfordeactivationpriortoturningo the
recording.

MCPD polic tate thatthereareexigentcircum tance inwhichtheo cerma not ea letoactivatetheir


WC .Theo ceri requiredtodocumenttherea onfortheirfailuretou eordela ed tartoftheir WC .
(VI.F)

Therema ein tance inwhicho cer areuna letoactivatetheir WC duetocircum tance makingitun afe,impo i le,orimpractical
todo o.Inthe eexigentcircum tance ,o cer hall eginrecordingwiththe WC atthe r trea ona leopportunit todo oand
documenttherea onforthedela ed tartintheincidentreportand/ora partoftherecording.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

MCPDprohi it recordinganinterviewwithavictimofa exo en ewithouthi orhercon ent.(VI.I)

O cer arerequiredtoo taincon entpriortorecordinganinterviewwithavictimofa exo en e.Con entinthe eca e mu t e


documented/recordedoncamera.

Innon-victimca e ,o cer havedi cretiona towhethertoturno theircameraatthereque tof u ject .


(VI.G)

In ituation whencommunit mem er ,witne e ,crimevictim orotherpartie wi hto hareinformationrelatedtocriminalactivit , ut


refu etodo owhile eingrecorded,o cer willhavethedi cretiontoturno the WC duringtheinterview.Thepreferencei torecord
uch tatement ;however,iti recognizedthat uchper on ma ehe itanttoprovideinformationwhile eingrecordedduetoafearof
retaliation,privac concern orafeelingthattheinformationi en itive.Inthe e ituation ,o cer ma decidethato tainingthe
informationi moreimportantthanrecordingtheconver ation.In uch ituation,theo cermu trecorda riefver alexplanationforthe
deactivationpriortoturningo therecording.

O cer arerequiredtonotif individual thatthe are eingrecordedexceptwhenexempt law.(VI. )

xcepta otherwi eexempted law,o cer willnotif individual thatthe are eingrecordeda oona practica le,unle iti un afe,
impractical,orimpo i letodo o.
1.Thi noticeprovi ioni ati edevenifanotherindividual ecome apart tothecommunicationaftertheinitialnoticeha een
provided.
2. xample ofpotentialnoti cationlanguageinclude:
a.Youare eingaudi l andvi uall recorded;or
.Ourinteractioni eingrecorded m od camera.

O cer areprohi itedfromrecording trip earche .(VII. )

A WC willnot eu edtocreaterecording of trip earche .

Thepolic al oprotect theprivac ofindividual engagedincon titutionall -protectedactivit .(IX.L)

A WC recordingofacon titutionall protectedactivit ma not eu edtoidentif per on pre entattheactivit whoarenot u pected
of eingengagedinillegalactivit orinneedofa i tance.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

MCPDallow o cer toviewtheirrecording whilecompletingtheirreport a wella eforecourtappearance .


(IX.A.2)

A WC recordingma ereviewed therecordingo cerforan workrelatedrea on,including utnotlimitedto:


...
2.Toa i twiththewritingofareportorothero cialdocument.
...
4.Toreview/prepareforcourt.
5.Tore pondtoacivil uit,criminalinve tigation(iftheo ceri the u jectoftheinve tigation),citizencomplaint,oradmini trativecomplaint.
Theo cer hallhavethea ilit toreviewtheir WC recordingofthe u jectincidentpriortomakinga tatement.

Limit RetentionofFootage

MCPDmandate thatnon-evidentiar recording will ede tro edafter210da .(X.C)

C.Non-evidentiar recording will ede tro edafter210da ,unle thedepartmentdeem itnece ar toretaintherecordingforalonger
periodoftime.
1.Arecordingwill eretainedlongerthan210da ifano cerortheo cer repre entativeprovide noticetotheDepartmentwithin
210da ofthedateoftherecordingofit potentialu einanadmini trativehearing.
2.Performanceevaluation hallnot ethe olerea onfortheDepartmentretainingarecording e ondtheagreeduponterm.
3.Ano cerma electto ave WC recording forlongerthan210da iftherecordingwa u edto upportaperformanceevaluation
whichre ultedina inglecategor eingrateda elowrequirement .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

MCPDexpre l prohi it o cer frommodif ingortamperingwiththe WCrecording inan manner.(X.N-


O)

N. mplo ee hallnotacce ,o tain,attempttoo tain,orcop /convertfortheirper onalu ean recordingproduced a WC .


mplo ee hallnotupload WC recording topu licand/or ocialmediawe ite .
O. xcepta authorized polic ,emplo ee hallnotattempttocop ,delete,alter,relea e,reu e,modif ortamperwith WC recording
inan manner. mplo ee areprohi itedfrommakingacop ofa WC audio/videorecording u inganotherrecordingdevice, ucha acell
phone.

Thepolic require thatacce tofootagewill elogged.(IX.K)

Alogwill ekepttorecordacce toallrecording ando cer hallhavetimel andongoingacce tothelog.Thelogwillincludethe:


1.Nameoftheemplo eeacce ingtherecording;
2.Rea onforacce withrea ona leclarit ;
3.Daterecordingwa acce ed;
4.Lengthoftimeitwa reviewed,and
5.An cop ingorediting.

MCPDal oexpre l tate whoma acce andviewrecording .(IX.A)

Recording ma ereviewed:
1. ano certomake urethe WC temi workingproperl
2. ano certoa i twiththewritingofareportorothero cialdocument
3. ano certoreview/critiquehi orherownperformance
4. ano certoreview/prepareforcourt
5. aper onauthorized thedepartmentforthepurpo eofreviewingevidence
6. a upervi or
7. aper onauthorized thedepartmentparticipatinginano cialinve tigation ucha aper onnelcomplaint,admini trative
inquir ,oracriminalorcivilinve tigation
8. authorizeddepartmentper onneltoa e po i letrainingvalue

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

TheMCPDpolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant


footage,onl notingthatrecording will erelea edunderapplica lepu licrecord laworwithpermi ionofthe
ChiefofPolice.(XI.A;XI. )

A.Thepu licrelea eof WC recording will econductedinaccordancewithapplica lepu licrecord law .


...
.Recording willnot edi eminated theemplo eewithoutreceivingwrittenpermi ionundertheauthorit oftheChiefofPolice.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

TheMCPD polic prohi it theu eof iometrictechnologie ,withanarrowexceptionmadeforanal zing


particularincident u ing uchtechnologie .(IX.M)

The toredvideoandaudiodatafroma WC recordingma not:


1. eu edtocreateadata a eorpoolofmug hot ;
2. eu eda ller inphotoarra ;or
3. e earchedu ingfacialorvoicerecognition oftware.
a.Thi doe notprohi ittheu eofrecognition oftwaretoanal zetherecordingofaparticularincidentwhena worn upervi orha
rea onto elievethata peci c u pectorper oninneedofa i tancema ea u jectofaparticularrecording.

However,weareconcernedthatthepolic limit there trictionto toredvideoandaudio,whichleave roomfor


theintegrationoffacialrecognitiontechnolog intolivevideocaptureand ituationalawarene technolog .
NewarkPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
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Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

NewarkPDha adedicatedpageonit we itethatdi pla adraft od camerapolic .The itenote thatitwill


eupdatedwithapermanentpolic onafuturedate.Thepolic al oindicate thatthe WCAdmini tratorwill
reviewthepolic onaquarterl a i duringit pilotpha eandanannual a i inde nitel thereafter.Currentl ,
o cer inthe5thPrecinctareinthepilotpha eoftheir od cameraprogram.Thedraftpolic i notdated, ut
appear to eactivea of eptem er19,2017.

Nota l ,thepolic require thattheNPDpu licizethedeplo mentofthe WCprogramonit we iteandcreate


opportunitie forpu liccomment.

Iti thepolic oftheNPDtopu licizethedeplo mentofthe WCprogramonthewe ite,www.newarkpdonline.org


(http://www.newarkpdonline.org).A od worncamerata hall ecreatedwhereapo tingindicatingtheu eof od worncamera ,an
imagedepictingwhatthecameralook like,wherethecamerawill eworn,thedraft WCpolic withacomment ectionandanonline
communit urve will epo ted.Theonline od worncameracommunit urve andthecomment ectionofthepolic willallow
re ident toexpre theiropinion ,concern orrecommendation withthedeplo mentandpolic governingtheu eof WC .

TheNPD hallcon iderthefeed ackofthecommunit ,forpo i leinclu ionintothe od worncamerapolic . urve andcomment
receivedregardingtheNPD od WornCamerapolic hall ereviewed.The WCadmini trator hallreviewthi polic quarterl duringthe
pilotpha eandonanannual a i afterfulldeplo ment.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

NewarkPDprovide o cer withaclearli tof ituation thatmu t erecorded.(VIII.A)

A.Activationof WCi Required


Mem er hallactivatethe WCtorecordpolicerelatedinteraction withcitizen intheperformanceoftheirdut .Activationi required
uponreceivingadi patcheda ignmentorupontheinitiationofapoliceaction.Thefollowingcircum tance requirethe WCto e
activated:
1.Whenconductingamotorvehicle top,fromthetimetheviolationi o erveduntilthe topi concluded,toinclude:
a.Whenconductingamotorvehicle top,fromthetimetheviolationi o erveduntilthe topi concluded,toinclude:
.Motorvehiclepur uit
c.MotorVehicle afet Checkpoint
d.Vehiclepur uit
2.Whenre pondingtoacallfor ervice(activateuponreceiptofthea ignment).
3.Whenaidingamotori torapede trian(communit caretakingcheck).
4.Wheninterviewingawitne inthecour eofinve tigatingacriminalo en e.
5.Whenconductingacu todialinterrogationofa u pect,unle theinterrogationi otherwi e eingrecordedinaccordancewithN.J.
CourtRule3:17(electronicrecordationof tationhou einterrogation).
6.Whenmakinganarre t.
7.Whenmakinganarre t.Whenconductingan kindof earch(con en ualorotherwi e,includingaprotectivefri kforweapon ).
8.Whenengagedinapolicere pon etoan t peofcivildi order, trike,picketline,demon trationorprote tincircum tance wherethe
o ceri engagedwithorinthepre enceofcivilian andtheo ceroran othero ceronthe cenema erequiredtoemplo
con tructiveauthorit orforce.
9.Whenconductinganinve tigativedetention/ eldinterview(e.g.Terr v.Ohiocriminal u picion top).
10.Whenconductingano cer-initiatedpede trian top,whichinclude a topthatfall hortofaTerr top ecau ethepede triani
freetowalkawa , ucha amereinquir (e.g.a kingwhere omeonei going).
11.Whenthemem eru e con tructiveauthorit orforce,orrea ona l elieve thatcon tructiveauthorit ma eu edinan
encounteror ituation.
12.Whenthemem eri tran portinganarre teetoapolice tation,count jail,otherplaceofcon nement,ho pitalorothermedical
care/mentalhealthfacilit .The WC hallremainactivateduntilthearre teei ecuredintheholdingcell,proce ingroomoruntilthe
arre teei withho pital/medical/mentalhealthper onnelandtheo ceri nolongerinthepre enceofthearre tee.
13.Whenthemem eri involvedinan policeaction/encounterwheredepartmentalpolic require areportand/ornotationonalog
heeti requiredotherthanprovi ion li tedin ectionVIII, u ectionD.
14.Whena WCi deactivated,thedevice hall ereactivateda oona iti afeandpractica letodo oifandwhenthecircum tance
ju tif ingdeactivationnolongerexi t.
15.Whendi patchedorotherwi ere pondingtoa cenewhereknowingorrea ona l elievingthatpolicedeadl forceha eenori
eingemplo ed,ortoa cenewhereano cerha reque tedemergenc a i tance(e.g.,o cerindi tre , hot red,etc.)the WC
hall eactivatedupondi patchofthea ignment.Whileatthe ceneofapolicedeadl -forceeventortheon- ceneinve tigationof
thateventtheo cer hallnotdeactivatethe WCunle in tructedtodo o thea i tantpro ecutor upervi ingtheinve tigation
ofthedeadl forceincident.
16.Whenactivel inve tigatingacriminalo en e,re pondingtoanemergenc orrea ona l elievingthatcon tructiveauthorit or
forcewill erequiredina choolor outhfacilit oron choolor outhfacilit propert .
17.Whenactivel inve tigatingacriminalo en e,re pondingtoanemergenc orrea ona l elievingthatcon tructiveauthorit or
forcewill erequiredinapatientcareareaofahealthcarefacilit ,medicalo ceor u tancea u etreatmentfacilit .
18.Whenactivel inve tigatingacriminalo en e,re pondingtoanemergenc orrea ona l elievingthatcon tructiveauthorit or
forcewill erequiredinaplaceofwor hip.

O cer mu trecordtheentiredurationoftheevent/encounterandareprohi itedfromdeactivatingthecamera


priortothepointatwhichtheo cer( )orallcitizen havedepartedthe ceneandtheo cer( )haveinformedthe
di patcher/communication ora upervi orthattheeventha ended.(VIII.C)

C.Continuou Operationofa WC,OnceInitiated.


1. xcepta tipulatedinthi polic , WC hallremainactivatedfortheentiredurationofeachevent/encounter,and hallnot e
deactivateduntileithertheo cer( )orallcitizen havedepartedthe ceneandtheo cer( )haveinformedthe
di patcher/communication ora upervi orthattheeventha ended.
2.O cer providinga i tanceor ackuptoano ceronaneventthatrequire activationofthe WCarerequiredtohavetheirown
WCactivateduntilallcitizen havedepartedthe ceneortheira i tancei nolongerrequired.

Thepolic al orequire o cer toju tif non-activationorinterruptionofrecording .(VIII.F)

Ifano cerfail toactivatethe WC,fail torecordtheentireevent/contact,orinterrupt therecording,theo cer halldocumentthe


rea ontherecordingwa notmade,interruptedorterminatedintheapplica leinve tigation/incidentreport.Ifanincidentreporti not
requiredandarecordingwa notmade,interruptedorprematurel terminated,thi mu t edocumentedonanadmini trativereport.A
referencemu t emaderegardingthetime,date,locationandeventnum er,ifapplica le.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

NewarkPDprohi it o cer fromrecordingwheretherei area ona leexpectationofprivac unle


enforcementactioni required.Thepolic peci call prohi it recordingin choolor outhfacilitie ,place of
wor hip,patientcarearea ,orduringcourtroomproceeding incertaincircum tance .(VIII. )

.A WC hallnot eactivatedduringthefollowing:
...
Inan locationwheretherei area ona leexpectationofprivac (e.g.,re troom,lockerroom, reakroom,etc.),unle enforcementaction
i required.
...
8.Mem er halldeactivateornotactivatea WCwhen:
Ina choolor outhfacilit orona choolor outhfacilit propert undercircum tance whereminorchildrenwould einviewof
the WCwhilenotactivel inve tigatingcriminalactivit ,re pondingtoanemergenc orrea ona l elievingthatcon tructive
authorit orforcewillnot eu ed.O cer hallnarratetherea onfordeactivation.
O cer halldeactivateornotactivatea WCwheninaplaceofwor hipundercircum tance wherewor hiper would einview
ofthe WCwhilenotactivel inve tigatingcriminalactivit ,re pondingtoanemergenc orrea ona l elievingthat
con tructiveauthorit orforcewillnot eu ed.O cer hallnarratetherea onfordeactivation.
O cer halldeactivateornotactivatea WCwhileinacourtroomduringcourtproceeding ,unle themem eri re ponding
toacallfor erviceori authorizedtou econ tructiveauthorit orunle uchactivationi expre l authorized thejudge.
O cer halldeactivateornotactivatea WCwheninapatientcareareaofahealthcarefacilit ,medicalo ceor u tance
a u etreatmentfacilit underthecircum tance wherepatient would einviewofthe WCwhilenotactivel inve tigating
criminalactivit ,re pondingtoanemergenc orrea ona l elievingthatcon tructiveauthorit orforcewillnot eu ed.
Mem er hallnarratetherea onfordeactivation.
Intheeventa WCcapture theimageofapatientina u tancea u etreatmentfacilit ,themem er immediate upervi or hall e
noti edandanoti cationtothe WCAdmini tratorandthePu lic afet Director hall emadetoen urecompliancewithall
applica lefederallaw andregulation providedforthecon dentialit ofinformationfor u tancea u etreatment.Therecording
hall etaggedandanotationdocumentingthedate,time,per onnoti edanddetail ofthenoti cation hall edocumentedinthe
WCrecordkeeping tem.Therecording hallnot eacce edwithouttheexpre edapprovalofthePu lic afet Directoror
de ignee.(De tructionoftherecordingi inappropriateuntiliti determinedthatexculpator informationwa notcaptured.).

Thepolic require o cer tonotif crimevictim andcivilian in ideoftheirhome orplace ofa odethatthe
are eingrecorded,unle uchnoti cationi afeorunfea i le.(VIII. )

.NoticeofActivation
1.Whenwearinga WC,o cer hallnotif crimevictim andcivilian in ideoftheirhome orplace ofa ode(e.g.,hotel/motelroom ,
oardinghou e ,etc.)thatthe are eingrecordedunle iti un afeorunfea i letoprovide uchnoti cation
2.Ifthemem erdecide nottoprovidenoti cationoftheactivationofthe WC ecau eiti un afeorinfea i letodo o,themem er
halldocumenttherea onforthatdeci ionintheirinve tigationreportor narratingtherea ononthe WCrecording.
3.Ifacivilianinquire ifamem eri equippedwitha WCorinquire ifthedevicei activated,themem er hallan wertruthfull unle
thePu lic afet DirectorortheChiefofPoliceha expre l authorizedthemem ertomakeacovertrecording.
4.Forallotherinteraction withmem er ofthepu lic,o cer hallinform u ject thatthe are eingrecordedattheearlie t
opportunit thati afeandfea i letodo o.Thefailuretover all notif aper onpur uanttothi ection hallnota ectthe
admi i ilit ofan tatementorevidence.

NewarkPDnote thato cer ma deactivaterecordinga percivilianreque twhereitappear thattheper on


willnotprovideinformationorotherwi ecooperateuntilthecameraha eenturnedo ,orifthereque teri
eekingemergenc medical ervice .(VIIII.F)

1.O cer ma deactivatea WCwhenacivilianconver ingwiththeo cerreque t thatthedevice eturnedo underthecircum tance
whereitrea ona l appear thattheper onwillnotprovideinformationorotherwi ecooperatewiththeo cerunle thatreque ti
re pected.
a.O cer hallnot ugge ttoaper onthatthe WC hould edeactivated;nor hallthemem era kwhetherheor hewouldprefer
the WC edeactivated.Thereque tforde-activationmu t e elfinitiated thecivilian.O cer ma explainthecon equence of
de-activation(e.g.,evidencerelevanttoacriminalinve tigationwillnot erecorded).
.Indecidingwhethertodeactivatethe WC,theo cer hallcon idertheprivac and afet intere t oftheper onreque ting
deactivation,whethertheencounteri occurringintheper on re idence,andtheneedfortheinformationora i tancethatthe
per onwillprovidei importanttotheinve tigation, eti notcriticaltorequirerecording.
c.Ifacivilianinquire ofano cerwhethertheo ceri equippedwitha WC,orinquire whetherthedevicei activated,theo cer hall
an wertruthfull unle thePu lic afet Director,actinginaccordancewithAttorne Generaldirective ,ha expre l authorizedthe
o certomakeacovertelectronicrecording.
2.Whenano cerdeactivate a WCatthereque tofacivilian,thefollowingprocedure hall efollowed:
Theconver ation etweentheo cerandthecivilianreque tingthedeactivation hall erecorded.
Theo cer hallnarratethecircum tance ofthedeactivationpriortode-activating(e.g.,Iamnowturningo m WCa perthe
victim reque t).
Theo cer hallreportthecircum tance concerningdeactivationtotheirimmediate uperioro cera oona practica le.
Theo cer halldocumentthecircum tance ofthedeactivationinan inve tigationorreportconcerningtheincidentunder
inve tigation.
3.Ifano cerdecline areque ttodeactivatea WC,therea on fordecliningthereque t(e.g.mem er elieve thatitma enece ar to
u econ tructiveauthorit duringencounter)mu t enarratedontherecordingand hall ereportedtothemem er immediate
upervi ora oona iti afeandpractica letodo o.
4.Upondecliningadeactivationreque t,theo cermu timmediatel informtheper onmakingthereque tofthatdeci ion.O cer are
prohi itedfrommi leadingtheper onmakingthedeactivationreque tinto elievingthatthe WCha eenturnedo unle acovert
recordingha eenauthorized thePu lic afet Directororde ignee.
...
6.O cer mu tdeactivatea WCwhenaper on,otherthananarre tee,i eekingemergenc medical ervice forhimorher elforanother
andreque t thatthe WCi deactivated.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

O cer ma reviewfootage eforewritingtheirreport forallincident ,exceptintheca e ofu eofforcethatare


underinve tigation.Inu eofforceincident ,emplo ee areprohi itedfromreviewingfootageuntilauthorizedto
do o theagenc inve tigatingtheincident, utarenotprohi itedfromviewingfootage eforewritingareport
ormakinga tatement.(XI.4;XI.15)

Acce toandu eofa WCrecordingi permittedonl :


4.Toa i ttheo cerwho e WCmadearecordingtopreparehi orherownpolicereport,excepta delineatedinnum er15ofthi
ection.
...
15.Whenapolicerelatedu e-of-forceincidenti einginve tigated theCount Pro ecutor O ceoran otheragenc with
equivalentoragreaterauthorit ,departmentmem er andcivilian hallnothaveacce toan WCrecordinguntilauthorized
thatleadinve tigativeagenc .

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic doe notrequirepolicetodeletetheir WCrecording afteracertainamountoftime.Theretentionand


di po ition chedulei determined the WCadmini tratorand od cameravendorwhichnote thatthe
retentionperiod hallnot ele than90da .Therecording ma not edeleteduntiltheexpirationofthe
tatuteoflimitation forindividualreque t whowerethe u ject ofthevideo,orthere olutioninternal
inve tigation.(X)

X.R T NTIONOF WCR CORDING


Theretentionperiodfor WCrecording hallnot ele than90da .The WCadmini tratori re pon i leforcoordinatingwiththe
od cameravendortoe ta li haretentionanddi po ition chedule,inaccordancewithrequirement etforth the tateofNew
Jer e .Thefollowing hall e u jecttothefollowingadditionalretentionperiod :
Whena WCrecordingpertain toacriminalinve tigationorotherwi erecord informationthatma e u jecttodi cover ina
pro ecution,therecording hall etreateda evidenceand hall ekeptinaccordancewiththeretentionperiodforevidenceina
criminalpro ecution.
Whena WCrecord anarre tthatdidnotre ultinanongoingpro ecution,orrecord theu eofpoliceforce,therecording hall
ekeptuntiltheexpirationofthe tatuteoflimitation for lingacivilcomplaintagain ttheo cerand/oragenc .
Whena WCrecord anincidentthati the u jectofaninternala air complaint,therecording hall ekeptpending nal
re olutionoftheinternala air inve tigationandan re ultingadmini trativeaction.
Whenacivilianwhoi the u jectofthevideomake awrittenreque tthatfootage eretained,therecording hall ekeptuntil
theexpirationofthe tatuteoflimitation for lingacivilcomplaintagain ttheo cerand/oragenc .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

NewarkPDexpre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandacce fornon-lawenforcementpurpo e and


require it temadmini tratortoe ta li handmaintainadata a ethatlog acce to WCrecording .(XI,
XII.1,3-4,17)

Viewingof WCevent i trictl limitedtoauthorizedemplo ee ofthi divi ion.Viewing an otherper oni prohi itedunle
authorized thePu lic afet Director.Nolawenforcemento cerorcivilianemplo eeofthi divi ion hallacce ,view,cop ,di eminate
orotherwi eu ea WCrecordingexceptforano cialpurpo e...
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XII.DATACONTROLANDMANAG M NT
Per onnel hallnotera eorinan othermanneralter,tamperwith,de tro ,orconceal WCrecording ,removeordi a lean camera.
An uchtamperingi aviolationofNJ A2C:28-7,andi a4thdegreecrime.
1.Datauploadedfrom WC will e toredon toragedevice locatedat480ClintonAvenue.Allimage ,video andaudiorecording
captured the WCaretheexclu ivepropert oftheNewarkPoliceDivi ion.Acce ing,cop ing,relea ing,tamperingwith,
de tro ingvideoandtran mitting le fornon-lawenforcementpurpo e i trictl prohi ited.
...
3.The temadmini trator hallmanagetheintegrit ,handlingand torageofall WCrecording .Theadmini trator hallprevent
unauthorizedacce toall WCrecording .The temadmini tratormu te ta li handmaintainadata a etodocumentthe
followinginformation:
Dateandtimeofacce ;
peci c WCrecording( )thatwa /wereacce ed;
Mem erwhoacce edthe tored WCrecording;
Per onwhoapprovedacce ,whereapplica le;
Rea on( )foracce , pecif ingthepurpo eorpurpo e foracce andtherelevantca e/inve tigationnum er,whereapplica le.
4.A WCrecordingthatha eentaggedfor pecialprivac or afet i ue , ectionVII, u ection5, hallnot eacce ed,viewed,
copied,di eminatedorotherwi eu edwithout r to tainingthepermi ionoftheCount Pro ecutor.
...
17.A WCrecordingtaggedpur uantto ectionVII, u ection5,ofthi polic hallnot eacce ed,viewed,copied,di eminated,or
otherwi eu edwithouttheexpre permi ionofthePu lic afet Director,inaccordancewiththeAttorne Generaldirective.

However,thepolic doe notindicatethatthi data a ewill eaudited,thoughaudit ofthe temarepermitted.


(XI.11)

XI.ACC ,U ANDDI MINATIONOF WCR CORDING ANDR LAT DR TRICTION


11.Toconductanaudittoen urecompliancewiththi polic .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

NewarkPD ugge t that WCfootagecan e howntocivilian whointend to leacomplaintagain tano cer


todemon tratewhatactuall occurred.However,while uchacce i permitted,itdoe notappearto e
required.(XI.6)

Acce toandu eofa WCrecordingi permittedonl :


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6.To howacivilianwhointend to leacomplaintagain tano certodemon tratewhatactuall occurredduringtheencounter othat
theper oncanmakeaninformeddeci ionwhetherto lethecomplaint.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage


NewarkPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch
footage.
NewJer e DepartmentofPu lic afet

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er16,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

TheNewJer e DepartmentofPu lic afet polic on od worncamera i acce i leviathedepartment


we ite.Onemu t earch od worncamera onNJDP we iteinordertolocatethepolic .NJDP mo t
recent WCpolic i fromJul 28,2015.Thi polic appear to ea tatewidedirectivetoappl tandard for
policedepartment acro the tate.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

TheNewJer e DepartmentofPu lic afet (NJDP )provide o cer withaclearli tof ituation thatmu t e
recorded,includingwhencircum tance develop othatano ceri authorizedtou eforce.(5.2;6.8)

5.2Circum tance WhenActivation aUniformedO cerGenerall i Required.


xcepta otherwi eexpre l providedin ection7oran otherprovi ioninthi Directive,auniformedo cerequippedwitha WC hall e
requiredtoactivatethedeviceinan ofthefollowingcircum tance a oona iti afeandpractica letodo o:
a)theo cerinitiate aninve tigativedetention(e.g.,aDelawarev.Prou etra c top,aTerr v.Ohiocriminal u picion top,ora
checkpointorroad lock top);
)theo ceri re pondingtoacallfor erviceandi atornearthelocationtowhichtheo cerha eendi patched;
c)theo ceri conductingamotori taidorcommunit caretakingcheck;
d)theo ceri interviewingawitne inthecour eofinve tigatingacriminalo en e;
e)theo ceri conductingacu todialinterrogationofa u pect,unle theinterrogationi otherwi e eingrecordedinaccordancewith
Rule3:17(electronicrecordationof tationhou einterrogation );
f)theo ceri makinganarre t;
g)theo ceri conductingaprotectivefri kforweapon ;
h)theo ceri conductingan kindof earch(con en ualorotherwi e);
i)theo ceri engagedinapolicere pon etoan t peofcivildi orderincircum tance wheretheo ceri engagedwithorinthe
pre enceofcivilian andtheo ceroran othero ceronthe cenema erequiredtoemplo con tructiveauthorit orforce;
j)theo ceru e con tructiveauthorit orforce,orrea ona l elieve thatcon tructiveauthorit orforcema eu edinan encounter
or ituationnototherwi eli tedinthi u ection a edon peci candarticula lefact warrantingheightenedcautionthatare
documented narrationontherecordingand/orinan inve tigationorincidentreport;
k)theo ceri tran portinganarre teetoapolice tation,count jail,orotherplaceofcon nement,oraho pitalorothermedicalcareor
mentalhealthfacilit ;or
l)theo cerrea ona l elieve thatan othero ceronthe ceneha undertakenori engagedinan oftheforegoingpolice
action /activitie .
6.8Re-ActivationWhenActualLaw nforcementForcei Authorized.
Notwith tandingan otherprovi ionofthi Directive,inan in tancewherea WCwa deactivatedpur uantto ection6.1,6.2,6.5,6.6,or
an otherprovi ionofthi Directive,ordeactivatedpur uanttoan polic , tandingoperatingprocedure,directive,ororderi ued a
department,ifthecircum tance develop othatano ceri authorizedtou eforce,the WC hall ere-activateda oona iti afeand
practica letodo o.
TheNewJer e DepartmentofPu lic afet al oprovide detailedrequirement too cer a towhena WC
hould eactivatedandwhen WCdeactivationi authorized,including peci crequirement forcircum tance
whereu eofforcema e.(5.4,6-7)

5.4Continuou RecordingPendingCompletionof ncounter.


Toen urethattheentireencounter/event/epi odei recorded,whenfea i le,a WC hould eactivated eforeauniformedo cerarrive
atthe ceneofadi patchedcallfor erviceorotherpoliceactivit li tedin ection5.2. eeal onote1.However,theo cerneednot egin
recordingatthemomentheor hereceive in truction fromadi patchertore pondtoacallfor ervice.Rather,theo cerma dela
activationuntilheor hei nearthede tination.

xcepta otherwi eexpre l providedin ection6oran otherprovi ionofthi Directive,whena WCi requiredto eactivated a
uniformedo cerpur uanttothi Directive,thedevicemu tremainactivatedthroughouttheentireencounter/event/epi odeand hallnot
ede-activateduntiliti concluded(~,the WC-equippedo cerha leftthe cene;allcivilian involvedintheencounterhaveleftthe
cene;theo cerha informedthedi patcherora upervi orthattheeventha concluded;theeventi "clo ed"onthedepartment'
computer-aideddi patch("CAD") tem,etc.).

Whena WCi activatedpur uantto ection5.2(k)(tran portofarre tee),whether ano cerinuniformorinplainclothe ,it hallremain
activatedatalltime whilethe WC-equippedo ceri inthepre enceofthearre teeanduntilthearre teei ecuredintheholdingcellor
proce ingroom,oruntilcu tod ofthearre teeha eentran ferredtocount jailper onnel,oruntilthearre teei with
ho pital/medical/mentalhealthper onnelandtheo ceri nolongerinthepre enceofthearre tee...
5.6 pecialActivationRule GoverningDeadl -ForceIncident andOther xigentCircum tance WhereO cer AreinDanger.
Notwith tandingan otherprovi ionofthi Directive,whenano cerequippedwitha WCi di patchedtoorotherwi egoe tothe cene
ofanincidentknowingorrea ona l elievingthatpolicedeadl forceha eenori eingemplo ed,ortoa cenewhereano cerha
reque tedemergenc a i tance(em .,ano cerindi tre , hot red,etc.),theo cer hallactivatethe WC eforearrivingatthe cene
whenfea i le.Notwith tandingan otherprovi ionofthi Directive,ano cerwhileatthe ceneofapolicedeadl -forceeventortheon-
ceneinve tigationofthatevent hallnotde-activatethe WCunle in tructedtodo o thea i tantpro ecutorora i tantordeput
attorne general upervi ingtheinve tigationofthedeadl -forceincidentpur uanttoAttorne GeneralLaw nforcementDirective
No.2006-5,orhi orherde ignee. uchin tructionma egiventelephonicall thea i tantpro ecutor,a i tantordeput attorne
general,orde ignee upervi ingtheinve tigation.
6.7Re-activationWhenRea onforDe-ActivationNoLonger xi t .
Inan in tancewherea WCwa de-activatedpur uantto ection6.1,6.2,6.5,or6.6,thedevice hall ere-activateda oona iti afe
andpractica letodo oifandwhenthecircum tance ju tif ingde-activationnolongerexi t(e.g.,theinterviewoftheper onreque ting
de-activationi completed),andtheo cerwouldotherwi e erequiredtoactivatethe WC(e.g.,wheretheo cerproceed toother
inve tigativeactivitie thatarerequiredto erecordedpur uanttothi Directive).

However,theNJDP doe notrequireo cer toprovideju ti cationwhenthe failtorecordrequiredevent .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic doe notrequireo cer too taininformedcon entpriortorecordinginan circum tance.However,


NJDP o cer arepermitted, utnotrequired,todeactivate WC uponthereque tofacivilian.Whendeciding
whethertohonorareque ttodeactivatea WC,thepolic encourage NJDP o cer tocon idertheprivac and
afet intere t oftheper onreque tingde-activationa wella whethertheencounteri occurringinthe
per on re idence.Theo ceri authorizedtoturno therecordingundercircum tance whereitrea ona l
appear thattheper onwillnotprovideinformationorotherwi ecooperatewiththeo cerunle thatreque ti
re pected.(6.1-2)

Notwith tanding ection5.4,andunle theagenc adopt apolic thatprohi it orre trict de-activationa ma eauthorized thi
ection,ano cerma de-activatea WCwhenacivilianconver ingwiththeo cerreque t thatthedevice eturnedo under
circum tance whereitrea ona l appear thattheper onwillnotprovideinformationorotherwi ecooperatewiththeo cerunle that
reque ti re pected...Indecidingwhethertode-activatethe WC,theo cer hallcon idertheprivac and afet intere t oftheper on
reque tingde-activation,whethertheencounteri occurringintheper on' re idence,andtheneedfortheinformationora i tancethat
theper onwillprovideonl ifthede-activationreque ti honored.
...
Notwith tanding ection5.4,andunle theagenc adopt apolic thatprohi it orre trict de-activationa ma eauthorized thi
ection,ano cerma de-activatea WCwhenaper on,otherthananarre tee,i eekingemergenc medical ervice forhimorher elf
oranotherandreque t thatthe WC ede-activated.Indecidingwhethertode-activatethe WC,theo cer hallcon idertheprivac
intere t oftheper onreque tingde-activationandtheper oninneedofmedicala i tance.

Iftheo cerdecline thereque t,theo cermu tinformtheindividualofthatdeci ionanddocumenttherea on


fordeactivation.(6.3-4)

6.3Procedure forDe-ActivationUponaCivilian' Reque t.


Whenano cerde-activate a WCpur uantto ection6.1or6.2,thefollowingprocedure hall efollowed:1)thecolloqu etweenthe
o cerandthecivilianconcerningthereque tfordeactivation hall eelectronicall recorded;2)theo cer eforede-activatingthe WC
hallnarratethecircum tance ofthede-activation(e.g.,"Iamnowturningo m WCa perthevictim' reque t.");3)theo cer hall
reportthecircum tance concerningthede-activationtohi orher uperiora oona i practica le;and4)theo cer halldocumentthe
circum tance ofthedeactivationinan inve tigationorincidentreportconcerningtheincidentunderinve tigation. eeal o ection9.3
(notation (i.e.,"tagging")toindicate WCrecording thatrai e pecialprivac orotheri ue ).
6.4Deci iontoDeclineaCivilian' De-ActivationReque t.
Ifano cerdecline areque ttode-activatea WCpur uantto ection6.1or6.2,therea on fordecliningthereque t(em .,theo cer
elieve thattherei area ona lepo i ilit thatitma enece ar tou econ tructiveauthorit orforceduringtheencounter)mu t e
documentedand hall ereportedtotheo cer' uperiora oona iti afeandpractica letodo o,unle theagenc ' polic prohi it
de-activationauthorized ection6.1or6.2.

Intheeventthattheo cerdecline ade-activationreque t,theo cerimmediatel hallinformtheper onmakingthereque tofthat
deci ion.Ano cer hall eprohi itedfrommi leadingtheper onmakingthede-activationreque tpur uantto ection6.1or6.2into
elievingthatthe WCha eenturnedo wheninfactiti operatingunle theCount Pro ecutororde igneeortheDirectorofthe
Divi ionofCriminalJu ticeorde igneeexpre l ha authorizedcovertrecording.

An reque tfordeactivationmu t e elf-initiated thecivilian.Thepolic expre l prohi it o cer from


a kingwhetheraper onwouldpreferthattheo cerdeactivatethe WCor ugge tingthatthe WC hould e
deactivated.(6.1)

Theo cer hallnot ugge ttotheper onthatthe WC hould ede-activated;nor halltheo cera ktheper onwhetherheor he
wouldpreferthatthe WC ede-activated.Rather,thereque tforde-activationmu t e elf-initiated thecivilian.Theo cerma
explainthecon equence ofde-activation(e.g.,evidencerelevanttoacriminalinve tigationwillnot erecorded).

Thepolic doe notrequireo cer toinform u ject thatthecamerai recordinginallca e .O cer are
requiredtoan wertruthfull when peci call a kedwhetherthe arerecordinganencounter.(4.1-4)

4.1GeneralPolic Con ideration .


ventuall , WC arelikel to ecomecommonplace uchthatprivatecitizen willexpectthatuniformedpoliceo cer areequippedwith
the edevice ,ju ta citizen toda under tandthatpatrolo cer carr two-wa radio , rearm , a hlight ,o.c. pra , aton ,and
handcu a tandardequipment. utuntil uchtimea theu eof WC ecome thatuniver al,iti appropriatetoprovide omeformof
noticetocitizen othatthe under tandthatan thing aidtoa WC-equippedo cerma eelectronicall recorded,andthattheimage
and ound ofthepolice-civilianinteractionwill e toredandacce i leforfuturelawenforcementu einaccordancewiththeprovi ion of
thi Directive. uchnoticetothepu licthat WC areinu ewillhelptoachievethea ove-noted ene t ofdi couragingper on from
engaginginconductthatmightprovoketheu eoflawenforcementforce,anddi couragingper on from lingfal ecomplaint again t
police.
4.2GeneralPu licNotice.
ver policedepartmentthatacquire /deplo WC halltakerea ona le tep toinformthecitizenr oftheagenc ' deci iontodeplo
thi technolog .Thedepartment hallpu li ha tatementthatitdeplo WC onit Internetwe iteor,ifthedepartmentdoe nothave
it ownwe ite,thenonthemunicipalit ' we itewhenfea i le.TheCount Pro ecutorma a i tdepartment inprovidinggeneral
pu licnoticeoftheirdeplo mentof WC pur uanttothi ection.Thewe itepo ting hallincludeapicture howingwhatthedevice
look like,andhowiti to eworn uniformedo cer orplainclothe detective othatcitizen will ea letodeterminewhetheran
o ceri equippedwiththedevice.
4.3 peci cNoticetoCertainIndividual Duringan ncounter.
Whenano cerequippedwitha WCi requiredtoactivatethedeviceduringanencounter1)withacivilianoccurringin idetheper on'
re idence,or2)withaper onrea ona l elievedto eavictimofacriminalo en e,theo cer hallver all notif theper on )withwhom
theo ceri conver ingthatthe WCha eenactivatedunle iti un afeorinfea i letoprovide uchnoti cation.Iftheo cerdecide
nottoprovidenoti cationof WCactivation ecau eiti un afeorinfea i letodo o,theo cer halldocumenttherea on forthat
deci ioninareportand/or narratingtherea on onthe WCrecording.Thefailuretover all notif aper onpur uanttothi ection
hallnota ecttheadmi i ilit ofan tatementorevidence. ee ection15(nonenforcea ilit thirdpartie ).Nothingherein hall
precludeadepartmentfromadoptingapolic , tandingoperatingprocedure,directive,ororderthatrequire a WC-equippedo certo
providever alnoti cationinother peci edcircum tance ,and/orthatrequire thatanindicatorlight eilluminatedwhenthe WCi
activated.
4.4TruthfulRe pon eto peci cInquirie .
Ifacivilianinquire ofano cerwhethertheo ceri equippedwitha WC,orinquire whetherthedevicei activated,theo cer hall
an wertruthfull unle theCount Pro ecutororde ignee,orDirectoroftheDivi ionofCriminalJu ticeorde ignee,ha expre l
authorizedtheo certomakeacovertelectronicrecording.Cf. ection2(a)(Directivedoe notappl too cer whileoperatinginan
undercovercapacit ,orwhileconducting/participatingina tationhou ecu todialinterrogationelectronicall recordedinaccordancewith
Rule3:17).Nothinginthi ection hall econ truedtoe ta li ha a i for uppre inga tatementorotherevidence. ee ection15
(non-enforcea ilit thirdpartie ).

Thepolic doe explicitl protectcertainvulnera leindividual , ucha tudent andpatient ,andprohi it


recordinginplace ofwor hipandcourtroom .(7.1,4)

7.1 pecialRe triction WhenRecording;in chool ,Healthcare/TreatmentFacilitie ,andPlace ofWor hip.


Notwith tanding ection 5.2and5.3ofthi Directive,andexcepta otherwi erequired ection5.6,unle theo ceri activel engaged
ininve tigatingthecommi ionofacriminalo en e,ori re pondingtoanemergenc ,orrea ona l elieve thatheor hewill erequired
tou econ tructiveauthorit orforce,theo cer hallnotactivatea WC,or hallde-activatea WCthatha eenactivated,whilethe
o cer:1)i ina choolor outhfacilit oron choolor outhfacilit propert undercircum tance whereminorchildrenwould einviewof
the WC;2)i inapatientcareareaofahealthcarefacilit ,medicalo ce,or u tancea u etreatmentfacilit undercircum tance where
patient would einviewofthe WC;or3)i inaplaceofwor hipundercircum tance wherewor hiper would einviewofthe WC. ee
al o ection9.3(notation(i.e.,"tagging")ofcertainevent /encounter rai ingprivac orother peciali ue ).

Ifano ceri requiredtode-activatethe WCinaccordancewiththeprovi ion ofthi ection,theo cer hallnarratetherea onforde-
activation(~,"Iamenteringa chool uildingwherechildrenarepre ent.").The WC hall ere-activateda oona iti afeandpractica le
todo oifandwhenthecircum tance requiringde-activationnolongerexi t(em .,theo ceri conver ingwithanadulta partofa
criminalinve tigationwhileinaplacewithinthe choolwherechildrenwouldnot einviewofthe WC).

Intheeventthata WCcapture theimageofapatientina u tancea u etreatmentfacilit ,theCount Pro ecutororde ignee,or
DirectoroftheDivi ionofCriminalJu ticeorde ignee, hall enoti edtoen urecompliancewithallapplica lefederallaw andregulation
providingforthecon dentialit of u tancea u etreatmentinformation. ee42U. .C.290dd-2,42C.F.R.23.1to23.41.Therecording
hallnot eacce edwithoutthepermi ionoftheCount Pro ecutororde ignee,orDirectororde ignee.(Notethatde tructionofthe
recordingwould einappropriateuntilitha eendeterminedthatithadnotcapturedexculpator informationthatmu t eprovidedtoa
defendantindi cover .)
7.4 pecialRe triction onRecordinginCourtroom .
Ano cer hallnotactivatea WCwhileinacourtroomduringcourtproceeding ,unle theo ceri re pondingtoacallfor erviceori
authorizedtou econ tructiveforceorauthorit ,orunle uchactivationi expre l authorized thejudge.

Thepolic require thato cer tagan recording thatrai e pecialprivac or afet i ue andprohi it acce
andu eoftho erecording withoutpermi ion.(9.3-4)

9.3Provi ion toIdentif ("Tag)Recording ThatRai e pecialPrivac or afet I ue .


Toidentif WCrecording thatma rai e pecialprivac or afet i ue ,ever departmentthatdeplo WC halle ta li hand
implementa temthatpermit anotation(i.e.,"tagging")to emadewhentherecording:1)capture theimageofavictimofacriminal
o en e;2)capture theimageofachild;3)wa madeinare identialpremi e (e.g.,ahome,apartment,collegedormitor room,
hotel/motelroom,etc.),a choolor outhfacilit ,ahealthcarefacilit ormedicalo ce,a u tancea u eormentalhealthtreatment
facilit ,oraplaceofwor hip;4)capture aconver ationwithaper onwho ereque ttode-activatethe WCwa declined;5)capture a
pecialoperation eventorexecutionofanarre tand/or earchwarrantwherecon dentialtacticalinformation(e.g.,ver alcode andhand
ignal u edtogivedirectiontoo cer ,technique forinteriormovement andclearingroom duringexecutionofawarrant,technique
forconvincingper on toopendoor duringwarrantexecution,etc.)ma have eenrecorded;6)capture theimageofanundercover
o cerorcon dentialinformant;or7)capture the creenofapolicecomputermonitorthati di pla ingcon dentialper onalorlaw
enforcement en itiveinformation. eeal o ection7.1(requiringnoticetothepro ecutorwhena WCcapture theimageofapatientata
u tancea u etreatmentfacilit ).

u jecttotheprovi ion of ection12ofthi Directive,anagenc ' polic , tandingoperatingprocedure,directive,ororderi uedpur uant
to ection3.1ma pecif additionalcircum tance whena WCrecordingwill e"tagged."
9.4ApprovalforAcce to"Tagged" WCRecording .
A WCrecordingtaggedpur uantto ection9.3 hallnot eacce ed,viewed,copied,di eminated,orotherwi eu edwithout r t
o tainingthepermi ionoftheCount Pro ecutororde ignee,ortheDirectoroftheDivi ionofCriminalJu ticeorde ignee. xceptfor
recording taggedpur uantto ection7.1(whena WCcapture theimageofapatientata u tancea u etreatmentfacilit ),and u ject
totherequirement of ection11.1(requiringnoticetoCount Pro ecutororDirectorpriortocompl ingwitha u poena,courtorder,or
reque tforrecord undertheOpenPu licRecord Actorthecommonlawrighttoknow),theCount Pro ecutororDirectorma authorize
thechiefofthedepartment,andoneormore uperioro cer ordut po ition (e.g.,headofthedetective ureau)identi ed thechiefof
thedepartment,tograntpermi ionpur uanttothi ectiontoacce ,view,cop ,di eminate,orotherwi eu e WCrecording tagged
pur uantto ection9.3. eeal o ection10.1( pecif ingthepurpo e forwhichacce toa WCrecordingi permitted).

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

TheNewJer e DepartmentofPu lic afet allow o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwritten


report .(10.1.d)

10.1 peci edAuthorizedPurpo e forAcce ing/U ing tored WCRecording .


Nolawenforcemento cerorcivilianemplo eeofalawenforcementagenc hallacce ,view,cop ,di eminate,orotherwi eu ea
WCrecordingexceptforano cialpurpo ea peci edinthi ection.Acce toandu eofa tored WCrecordingi permittedonl :
...
d)toa i ttheo cerwho e WCmadetherecordinginpreparinghi orherownpolicereport, u jecttothere triction e ta li hed
in ection10.2;

Intheca eofapoliceu e-of-forceinve tigation,o cer mu treceivepriorapprovaltoreviewrecordedfootageof


theincident.(10.2)

10.1AuthorizationforAcce to WCRecording RelatedtoU e-of-ForceInve tigation .


...Toen uretheintegrit ofinve tigation ofpolice-involved hooting andotheru e-of-forceincident andtoavoidpo i le
contaminationofawitne ' per onalrecollectionofevent thatcouldunderminehi orhercredi ilit a awitne ,notwith tandingan
otherprovi ionofthi Directive,nocivilianorlawenforcementwitne ,includingtheprincipal )oftheinve tigation, hall egiven
acce toorviewa WCrecordingoftheincident,ora WCrecordingofthere pon eoron- ceneinve tigationoftheincident,without
theexpre priorapprovalofthea i tantpro ecutor,a i tantordeput attorne general,orde ignee
</li></ul>

Limit RetentionofFootage

TheNewJer e DepartmentofPu lic afet peci e aminimumretentionperiodof90da , utdoe notappear


torequirefootagedeletion.(8)

Thepolic , tandingoperatingprocedure,directive,ororderpromulgated alawenforcementagenc pur uantto ection3ofthi


Directive hall pecif theperiodoftimeduringwhicha WCrecording hall eretained.Theretentionperiod hallnot ele than90da ,
and hall e u jecttothefollowingadditionalretentionperiod :
a)whena WCrecordingpertain toacriminalinve tigationorotherwi erecord informationthatma e u jecttodi cover ina
pro ecution,therecording hall etreateda evidenceand hall ekeptinaccordancewiththeretentionperiodforevidenceina
criminalpro ecution.
)whena WCrecord anarre tthatdidnotre ultinanongoingpro ecution,orrecord theu eofpoliceforce,therecording hall e
keptuntiltheexpirationofthe tatuteoflimitation for lingacivilcomplaintagain ttheo cerand/oragenc .
c)whena WCrecord anincidentthati the u jectofaninternala air complaint,therecording hall ekeptpending nalre olutionof
theinternala air inve tigationandan re ultingadmini trativeaction.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

TheNewJer e DepartmentofPu lic afet expre l prohi it unauthorizedacce torecordedfootage,and


authorizedfootageacce i limited.(10.1)

Nolawenforcemento cerorcivilianemplo eeofalawenforcementagenc hallacce ,view,cop ,di eminate,orotherwi eu ea WC


recordingexceptforano cialpurpo ea peci edinthi ection.

TheNJDP require eachdepartmenttomaintainarecordofallindividual whoacce recordedfootage.(10.3)

achdepartmentthatdeplo a WC hallmaintainarecordofallacce to tored WCrecording pur uanttothi Directive.The


department' recordkeeping tem halldocumentthefollowinginformation:
a)thedateandtimeofacce ;
)the peci c WCrecording )thatwa /wereacce ed;
c)theo cerorcivilianemplo eewhoacce edthe tored WCrecording;
d)theper onwhoapprovedacce ,whereapplica le;and
e)therea on( )foracce , pecif ingthepurpo eorpurpo e foracce authorizedpur uantto ection10.1or ection10.2,and
pecif ingtherelevantca e/inve tigationnum er,whereapplica le.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

WhiletheNewJer e DepartmentofPu lic afet permit o certo howrecordedindividual relevantfootage


relatedtoapotentialcitizencomplaint,thepolic doe notexpre l allowtho eindividual toreviewallrelevant
footage.Thepolic lack detailonhowtheviewingprocedurework ,includingwhethertherecordedindividualma
eaccompanied hi orherattorne .(10.1.f )

10.1 peci edAuthorizedPurpo e forAcce ing/U ing tored WCRecording .


Nolawenforcemento cerorcivilianemplo eeofalawenforcementagenc hallacce ,view,cop ,di eminate,orotherwi eu ea
WCrecordingexceptforano cialpurpo ea peci edinthi ection.Acce toandu eofa tored WCrecordingi permittedonl :
...
f)to howtoacivilianwhointend to leacomplaintagain tano certodemon tratewhatactuall occurredduringtheencounter
othattheper oncanmakeaninformeddeci ionwhetherto lethecomplaint;

Thepolic al olimit acce torecording ofu e-of-forceincident thatareunderinve tigation.(10.2)

..nocivilianorlawenforcementwitne ,includingtheprincipal )oftheinve tigation, hall egivenacce toorviewa WCrecordingofthe


incident,ora WCrecordingofthere pon eoron- ceneinve tigationoftheincident,withouttheexpre priorapprovalofthea i tant
pro ecutor,a i tantordeput attorne general,orde ignee.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Thepolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
NewOrlean PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$237,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
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Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

NOPDpu li he it WCpolic onit we itewithintheDepartment Regulation Manual.Thelate tavaila le


ver ionoftheRegulation Manuali datedApril26,2017.The WCpolic i Chapter41.3.10,andwa la trevi ed
Novem er6,2016,andthedepartmental oha apolic governinginadvertentmi u eandnon-u eof WC .

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

NOPDrequire o cer torecordawiderangeof ituation .(10-14)

10....Activationofthe WCi requiredforthefollowing ituation :


(a)All eldcontact involvingactualorpotentialcriminalconductwithinvideooraudiorange;
( )Tra c top (toinclude, utnotlimitedto,tra cviolation , trandedmotori ta i tanceandallcrimeinterdiction top );
(c) mergenc re pon e ;
(d)Vehiclepur uit ;
(e) u piciou vehicle ;
(f)Arre t andtran port ;
(g)Vehicle earche ;
(h)Con entto earch;
(i)Ph icalorver alconfrontation oru eofforce;
(j)Pede triancheck /Terr top ;
(k)DWIinve tigation ,including eld o riet te t ;
(l)Dome ticviolencecall ;
(m) tatement made individual inthecour eofaninve tigationorcomplaint;
(n)Advi ement ofMirandaright ;
(o) eizureofevidence;
(p) watroll ;
(q)High-ri kwarrant ;and
(r)Allcall for ervice.
11.An othercontactthat ecome adver arialaftertheinitialcontactina ituationthatwouldnototherwi erequirerecording.
12.An otherlegitimatelawenforcementcontactwheretheo cer elieve thatarecordingofanincidentwould eappropriate.
13.The WCma not eu edforthepurpo eofintimidatinganindividualortodi courageanindividualfromo ervingpoliceactivit ,
makingappropriateinquirie ofano cer,ormakingacomplaint.
14.Departmentmem er havedi cretionwhethertoactivatea WCduringcon en ualcontact ofanon-criminalnature.

Ifo cer deactivatetheircamera eforetheconclu ionofanincident,the mu teither eek upervi or


approvalordocumenttheirrea oningoncamera.(31)
31.Oncethe WC temi activated,it hallremainonand hallnot eturnedo untilaninve tigativeorenforcementcontactorincident
ha concluded.Forpurpo e ofthi ection,conclu ionofanincidentha occurredwhenano cerha terminatedcontactwithan
individual,clearedthe ceneofareportedincident,orha completedtran portofacivilianoranarre tee.Inan in tanceinwhich
ce ationoftherecordingpriortotheconclu ionoftheincidentma epermitted,theo cermu t eekando tain upervi or approval
priortodeactivatingthe WC.If upervi or approvalcannot erea ona l o tained,o cer mu tdocumentonthe WCtherea onfor
terminationoftherecordingpriortodeactivationofthe WC.

However,NOPDha nopolic thatrequire o cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation whenthe failtorecord


requiredincident .Accordingtothedepartment od -WornCamera( WC)InadvertentMi u eandNon-U e
polic ,o cer areencouragedto elf-report WCpolic violation ,whichinclude failuretorecord.( od -Worn
Camera( WC)InadvertentMi u eandNon-U epolic 14)

Mem er areencouragedtoreporttheirown WCviolation( )totheir upervi or( )...

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

WhileNOPDexpect o cer to eawareof,and en itiveto,civilian rea ona leprivac expectation ,the


departmentnonethele give o cer fulldi cretiontorecordduring en itivecircum tance .Thepolic al o
doe notexpre l allow u ject tooptoutofrecording.(10;30)

10.Thi polic i intendedtoachieveanappropriate alance etweenthe ene t of WCdevice andcivilian rea ona leexpectation of
privac .Althoughthi polic identi e tho e ituation inwhichactivationofthe WCi required,ano cerha di cretiontomanuall
activatethe teman timetheo cer elieve itwould eappropriateorvalua letodocumentanincident.Inexerci ingthi di cretion,
o cer hould eawareof,and en itiveto,civilian rea ona leprivac expectation .The WC hallonl eactivatedforlegitimatelaw
enforcementpurpo e .
...
30.The WC hall eutilized an Departmentmem era ignedthi deviceduringallinve tigativeorenforcementcontact however,
therema elimitedcircum tance whenthere pectforanindividual privac ordignit outweigh theneedtorecordanevent(e.g.a
victimtraumatizedfollowingaviolenta ault).Whenano cer elieve uchcircum tance exi t,orthatu eofa WCwouldimpedeor
limitthecooperationofavictimorwitne duringaninve tigativecontact,ano cerma deactivatethe WCafterreceivingauthorization
froma upervi or.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

NOPDallow o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwrittenreport .(52-53)

52.Adepartmentmem erwhoha eena igneda WCdevicema reviewhi orherown WCrecordingtohelpen ureaccurac and
con i tenc ofaccount ....An reviewofa WC theo cer hall edocumentedintheincidentreportcorre pondingwiththeincident.
53.ADepartmentmem erinvolvedinan u eofforceincidentoraccidentcau inginjurie will epermitted, utwillnot erequired,to
reviewhi orherown WCvideorecording priortoprovidingarecorded tatementorcompletingreport ....

Limit RetentionofFootage

NOPD peci e minimumretentionduration , utdoe notrequirefootagedeletion.(9)

9.Digitalrecording hall epre ervedforatlea ttwo ear ,orifaca ei underinve tigationorinlitigationforlongerthantwo ear ,at
lea tthree ear afterthe naldi po itionofthematter,includingappeal ,unle awrittenreque ti madeto torethemforalonger
periodoftimeforalegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

NOPDexpre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce , utdoe notindicatethatacce to


recordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.(5-6;50)

5.Departmentmem er arenotauthorizedtomakecopie ofan recording fortheirper onalu eandareprohi itedfromu ingarecording


device( ucha aphonecameraor econdar videocamera)torecordmediafrom VID NC .COM.
6.Departmentmem er a igneda WC hallnotera e,alter,reu e,modif ,de tro ,a u e,ortamperwith WCaudiovideorecording or
thedevice.Departmentmem er hallnotu eotherelectronicdevice orothermean tointentionall interferewiththecapa ilit ofthe
WCequipment....
50.Generalacce todigitalrecording hall egrantedtoDepartment-authorizedu er onl .Iti there pon i ilit ofauthorizedu er to
keeptheiru ername andpa word con dential.Acce ing,cop ing,orrelea ingan recording forotherthano ciallawenforcement
purpo e i trictl prohi ited,excepta required law.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

NOPDdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.


Limit iometric earchingofFootage

NOPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


NewYorkPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
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Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

NYPDpu li he it WCpolic onit we itea anappendixtoalargerreportre pondingtopu licando cer


inputonadraftofthatpolic .Themo trecentdraftwa i uedonMarch22,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

TheNYPDpolic li t a peci c etofaction thato cer mu trecord(3).O cer aregiventhedi cretionto


recordotheradditionalactivitie (4),a longa tho eactivitie arenotontheprohi itedrecording li t(10).

MANDATORYACTIVATIONOF WC
5.Activate WCpriortoengagingin,ora i tinganotheruniformedmem erofthe ervicewith,thefollowingpoliceaction :
a.Arre t
. ummon e ,exceptforaNoticeofParkingViolation(parkingviolation ummon )unle theowner/operatorofthevehiclei pre ent
c.Vehicle top
d.Interaction withper on u pectedofcriminalactivit
e.A earchofanindividualand/orhi /her elonging ,exceptfor trip earche
f.Interaction withanemotionall di tur edper on
g.U eofforcea de nedinP.G.221-03,ReportingandInve tigationofForceIncidentorInjur toPer on DuringPoliceAction
h.Pu licinteraction thate calateand ecomeadver arial
i.Re pondingtothe ceneofcrime-in-progre call ,includingradiocode ignal 10-10,10-13,10-30 erie ,10-85(excluding
admini trativea i tance),call for erviceinvolvingaweapon,and hot potteractivation
j.Interiorpatrol ofNewYorkCit Hou ingAuthorit uilding a wella an privatel -owned uilding.The WCmu t eactivatedupon
enteringthe uildingandwillnot edeactivateduntilexitingthe uildingandterminatingtheinteriorpatrolalongwithan a ociated
policeaction,ifan .
...
DI CR TIONARYACTIVATIONOF WC
8.Uniformedmem er ofthe ervicema recordothero cialactivitie when,intheuniformedmem er judgment,itwould e ene cialto
record, olonga iti notoneoftheprohi itedrecording de cri edin tep10.
PROHI IT D WCR CORDING
10.Donotactivatethe WCforan ofthefollowing:
a.Performanceofadmini trativedutie ornon-enforcementfunction
.Routineactivitie withinDepartmentfacilitie
c.Departmentalmeeting ortraining
d.O -dut emplo mentincludingpaiddetaila ignment
e.Interviewingacurrentorpotentialcon dentialinformant
f.Undercovero cer
g.Interviewingthevictimofa excrime,a oona thenatureoftheo en e ecome apparent
h. trip earche
i.Whenpre entinacourtfacilit ,exceptfortheimmediatelodgingofapri oner
j.Thein ideofamedicalfacilit unle engaginginapoliceactiona li tedunder tep5.

NYPDal o pell outthecircum tance inwhicho cer ma deactivatetheircamera .(9)

D ACTIVATIONOF WC
9.Oncethe WCha eenactivated,continuerecordinguntiltheinve tigativeorenforcementactioni concluded.
a.Intheca eofanarre t,continuerecordinguntilthepri oneri lodgedatthecommandforarre tproce ing.
.TheUMO [UnformedMem erofthe ervice]ma choo etodeactivatethe WCuponthereque tofamem erofthepu licifa
u pecti notpre ent,anditi afeandadvi a letodo oaftercon ideringallthecircum tance ,includingthereque ter
de ireforprivac orcon dentialit .

Wheno cer failtorecordrequiredincident ,NYPDrequire themtodocumentandju tif uchfailure .(6)

Notif patrol/unit upervi orwhentherei afailuretorecordamandator eventa de cri edin tep5.


a.Documentnoti cationinACTIVITYLOG.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

NYPDprohi it o cer fromrecordingindividual incertain en itive ituation ,includingvictim of excrime


andan oneengagedinpoliticalactivitie .(10)

PROHI IT D WCR CORDING :


6.Donotrecordan ofthefollowingevent orlocation :
...
g.Interviewingthevictimofa excrime,a oona thenatureoftheo en e ecome apparent
h. trip earche
...
j.Whenpre entinamedicalfacilit unle engaginginapoliceactiona li tedunder tep5.

Mem erofthepu licwhichwouldpre uma l includevictim ma reque tthato cer deactivatetheir


camera forprivac rea on .Uponreceiving uchareque t,o cer ma deactivatewhichallow o cer to
turntheircamera o , utdoe ntrequirethemtodo o.Thepolic would e trongerifit aidthato cer mu t
deactivatein uch ituation .(9. )

TheUMO ma choo etodeactivatethe WCuponthereque tofamem erofthepu licifa u pecti notpre ent,anditi afeand
advi a letodo oaftercon ideringallthecircum tance ,includingthereque ter de ireforprivac orcon dentialit .

O cer areencouragedtonotif u ject thatthe are eingrecorded.(4)

NOTIC OF WCR CORDING


4.A oona rea ona l practical,notif mem er ofthepu licthataninteractioni eingrecorded,unle noti cationcould
compromi ethe afet ofan per onorimpedeaninve tigation.
a. ugge tednoti cation: ir/Maam,Iamwearinga od -cameraandthi encounteri eingrecorded.
.Con enti notrequiredto tartorcontinuerecording.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

NYPDallow o cer toviewfootageintheperformanceoftheirdutie .IntheeventofaLevel3u eofforce


(deadl ph icalforce),whileo cer ma notviewfootage eforeturningitovertoa upervi or,the ma till
reviewrecording priortomakingano cial tatement.(17)

17.Intheperformanceoftheirdutie ,mem er ofthe ervicema viewthefollowing WCrecording :


a.Theirown WCrecording , u jectto tep 17(c)and17(d)
. WCrecording made othermem er ofthe ervice,iftheviewingi infurtheranceofaninve tigation,preparationofaca eor
othero cialpurpo e, u jectto tep 17(c)and17(d)
c.Whenamem erofthe ervicei the u jectofano cialdepartmentalinve tigation,ori awitne inano cialdepartmental
inve tigation,themem erma viewhi /herown WCrecordingoftheincidentpriortomakinga tatementundertheprovi ion of
P.G.206-13,InterrogationofMem er ofthe ervice,atatimeandplacedeemedappropriate the upervi orinchargeofthe
inve tigation
d.Whenarecordingi relatedtoapolice rearm di charge,aLevel3u eofforce,ora eriou injur /deathincu tod a de nedinP.G.
221.03,ReportingandInve tigationofForceIncidentorInjur toPer on DuringPoliceAction,themem erma viewhi /herown
WCrecordingoftheincidentpriortomakinga tatementundertheprovi ion ofP.G.206-13,InterrogationofMem er ofthe
ervice,atatimeandplacedeemedappropriate the upervi orinchargeoftheinve tigation.

Limit RetentionofFootage
TheNYPDpolic tate thatthedefaultretentionperiodi one ear,afterwhichfootagei deleted..(Operational
Con ideration )

...Thedefaultpre ervationperiodfor WCvideoi one ear,atwhichtimeitwill eautomaticall deleted.Dependinguponthecategor ortag


a ignedtothevideo,certainvideo (e.g.,arre t )ma eretainedforlongerperiod .Commandingo cer ma reque tthata WCrecording e
retained e ondthepre cri edretentionperiod,ifnece ar .Reque t hould e u mittedthroughchannel totheDeput Commi ioner,
InformationTechnolog ,detailingtherea on forthereque tandexpecteddurationofthepre ervation.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

NYPDexpre l prohi it footagetamperingandunauthorized haringoffootage,andindicate thatacce to


recordedfootagewill eloggedandaudited.(OperationalCon ideration )

The WCandrelatedhardware/ oftware,a wella video,audioanddatacaptured the WC,irre pectiveofthecontent,areatalltime the


propert oftheDepartment.Otherthanprovidingcopie of WCvideotomem er oftheDepartmentforo cialpurpo e (e.g.,detective
conductingcriminalinve tigation,etc.)andpro ecutor a de cri eda ove,uniformedmem er ofthe ervicema notcop ,pu li h, hareor
di eminatean audio,video,imageordatatoan oneunle authorized thePoliceCommi ioner.Furthermore,mem er ofthe ervicema
notedit,deleteoralteran videooraudiocaptured the WCor toredontheDepartment networkorapproved toragemedia.

However,thepolic doe notindicatethattheacce tofootagei loggedoraudited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual lingcomplaint toreviewrelevantfootage.(LegalCon ideration )

TheDepartmenti required lawtodi clo ecertaininformationandmaterialrelatedtocriminalandcivilproceeding pur uanttotheNew


YorkCriminalProcedureLaw,Peoplev.Ro ario,rule governingdi cover incivilca e ,TheFreedomofInformationLaw(F.O.I.L.),
u poena ,andcourtorder .TheLegal ureau DocumentProductionUnitwillre pondto u poena ,courtorder ,andF.O.I.L.reque t a
perP.G.211-17,Proce ingLegal ureauReque t forDepartmentRecord IncludingReque t UndertheFreedomofInformationLaw.
TheInternalA air ureauwillproce reque t fromtheCivilianComplaintReview oardfor od -worncameravideoa perP.G.211-14,
Inve tigation CivilianComplaintReview oard.Arre tingo cer willprovidethea ignedpro ecutorwithacce toall WCvideo
relatedtoanarre tutilizingthe WCvideomanagement tem.Reque t awitne orvictimtoviewa WCrecordingmu t edeclined
andreferredtotheappropriatepro ecutorhandlingtheca e.Con rmator identi cation ( how-up )mu t edoneinper onandnot
thewitne viewinga WCvideoofthe u pect.Reque t civilian toviewa WCrecordingthati notrelatedtoacriminalca emu t e
declinedandreferredtotheLegal ureau DocumentProductionUnit.Reque t for WCrecording can emade emailing
FOIL@NYPD.ORGor makingareque tonNewYorkCit FOILwe iteathttp ://a860-openrecord .n c.gov/new.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

NYPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


OaklandPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
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Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

OaklandPDpu li he themo trecentpu licl availa lever ionofit WCpolic onit we ite,linkedfromit
DepartmentalPolicie andProcedure page.Thepolic i DepartmentalGeneralOrderI-15.1,e ectiveJul 16,
2015.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

OaklandPDrequire o cer torecordadetailedandlength etofcircum tance .(II.A)

A.Requiredactivation
Mem er hallactivatetheir[camera]underan ofthefollowingcircum tance :
1.Citizencontact tocon rmordi pela u picionthatthecitizenma einvolved,a a u pect,incriminalactivit ;
2.Detention andArre t ;
3.A e mentorevaluationforap chiatricdetention...;
4.Involvedper onnel,a de ned [thedepartmentpolic onPur uitDriving],duringavehiclepur uit;
5. ervinga earchorarre twarrant;
6.Conductingan ofthefollowing earche ofaper onand/orpropert :
a.Incidenttoarre t;
.Cur or *(i.e.,patdownorlimitedweapon earch);*[]
c.Pro a leCau e;
d.Pro ation/Parole;
e.Con ent;or
f.Inventor
7.Tran portingan detainedorarre tedcitizen(excludingpri onerwagontran port );or
8.Upontheorderofahigherrankingmem er.
Mem er hallactivatetheir[camera]priortoinitiatingthecircum tance enumeratedinPartII.A.1-7,a ove.

Onceactivated,o cer mu tnotturno theircamera untiloneofthede nedcircum tance occur .(II.D.1)

1.Mem er hallnotde-activatetheir[camera],whenitwa activateda required thi polic ,untiloneofthefollowingoccur :


a.Theirinvolvementinthecitizencontact,arre tordetentionha concludedor ecome aho pitalguard...;
.The receiveanorderfromahigherrankingmem er;
c.The aredi cu ingadmini trative,tacticalorlawenforcement en itiveinformationawa fromthecitizen;
d.The areatalocationwherethe arenotlikel tohaveinteractionorachanceencounterwiththe u pect(e.g.outerperimeterpo t,
tra ccontrolpo t,etc.);
e.The earche requiringactivation...haveconcludedandthemem er elieve the willhavenofurtherinteractionwiththeper on;
f.The rea ona l elievetherecordingataho pitalma compromi epatientcon dentialit ;
g.Apur uitha eenterminatedandthemem erperform therequiredaction ,a peci edin[thedepartmentpolic onPur uit
Driving],ornoti e Communication the arein- ervice;or
h.The areinterviewinganinformantforthepurpo eofgatheringintelligence.Attheconclu ionoftheinterview,the[camera] hall e
re-activateduntilnolongerrequired polic .
i.The aremeetingwithanundercovero cer.Attheconclu ionofthemeeting,the[camera] hall ere-activateduntilnolonger
required polic .

Afteramem erde-activate their[camera],iti theirre pon i ilit toen urethe re-activatetheir[camera] houldthecircum tance
requireit.

Thepolic de cri e di erentactivationanddeactivationrequirement for tatementtaking, utweomittho e


requirement herefor revit .(II.D.2)

O cer ma recordattheirdi cretionwhennototherwi erequired polic ,howeverallcamerau emu t e


documentedinwriting.(II. ,III.C.1)

II. .Di cretionar ActivationandDe-Activation


Mem er ,whennotprohi itedfromorrequiredtoactivatetheir[camera],ma u etheirowndi cretionwhendecidingtoactivateand
de-activatethe[camera].
...
III.C.[Camera]U eDocumentation
1.Per onnelarerequiredtodocumentallactivation oftheirPDRD,exceptforte toraccidentalrecording .
Documentation hall eprovidedinatlea toneofthefollowingreport ,a appropriate:
a.CrimeReport;
.Con olidatedArre tReport,electronicorpaper,orJuvenileRecord;
c.FieldInterview;or
d.CADnote
e.U eofForceReport

Wheno cer failtorecord,the mu tal odocumenttherea oninwriting.(III.C.2)

2.Per onnelarerequiredtodocumentandexplaininoneofthereport peci eda ovean dela edornon-activationoftheirPDRDwhen


PDRDactivationwa required.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

OaklandPDallow ( utdoe notrequire)o cer toturno theircamera duringcertain en itive ituation , uch
a inve tigatingachilda u eor exuala aultvictim.(II.C.2,4;II.D.1.f )

C.PDRDActivationi notrequiredunderan ofthefollowingcircum tance :


...
2.Duringapreliminar inve tigationwithachilda u evictimoravictimofa exuala ault;
...
4.Mem er onaguarda ignmentataPolice,Medical,P chiatric,JailorDetentionfacilit .Mem er halla e thecircum tance
(e.g., u pect demeanor/action , pontaneou tatement ,etc.)ofeachguarda ignment,onacontinuing a i ,todetermine
whethertodi cretionaril activateorde-activatetheir[camera].
D.De-activationofthePDRD
1.Mem er hallnotde-activatetheirPDRD,whenitwa activateda required thi polic ,untiloneofthefollowingoccur :
...
f.The rea ona l elievetherecordingataho pitalma compromi epatientcon dentialit ;

OaklandPDal oprovide peci cguidanceon tatementtaking, utthepolic i vaguea towhethero cer


impl needtonotif u ject thatthecamerai on,orwhethero cer actuall needtoo taincon ent.(II.D.2.a)

2. tatementtaking
Per onnelareauthorizedtou ethe[camera]torecord tatement inlieuoftakingawritten tatement.[Camera ],however, hallnot e
u edtorecord tatement fromchilda u eor exuala aultvictim .
a.Per onnel halladvi eoro taincon entfromvictim orwitne e whentakingaPDRDrecorded tatement.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

OaklandPDrequire o cer to leaninitialwritten tatement eforerelevantfootagei reviewed,for ome


criticalincident ,likewheno cer u eforcethatre ult indeathor eriou odil injur .OaklandPDin titute a
two- tepproce .Fir t, eforeviewingthefootage,theinvolvedo cermu t u mitaninitialreporttothe
inve tigator. econd,oncetheinitialreporti approved,theo cerma viewthefootage,and egivenan
opportunit to upplementtheinitialreport(pre uma l ,withacleardelineationofthepart ofthereportthat
werewritten eforeandafterfootagewa reviewed).(IV.A.2-3)
IV.VI WING[CAM RA]VID OFIL
Viewing[camera]video le i authorized,re trictedorprohi iteda follow ...:

A.Level1U eofForce,Level1Pur uitorIn-Cu tod Death
...
2.Noper onnelinvolvedinorawitne totheincidentma viewan audio/videorecording priorto einginterviewed the
appropriateinve tigativeunitandreceivingcommandapproval.
3.Onceamem er report( )ha een u mittedandapprovedandthemem erha eeninterviewed theappropriate
inve tigator,theinve tigatorwill howthemem erhi /heraudio/video.Thi willoccurpriortotheconclu ionoftheinterview
proce [.]
Per onnelwill egiventheopportunit toprovideadditionalinformationto upplementtheir tatementandma ea ked
additionalque tion theinve tigator .

A idefromthea ovecircum tance ,whenano ceri underinve tigation,o cer ma onl viewrelevantfootage
uponapproval theCriminalInve tigationDivi ionortheInternalA air Divi ion.(IV. .)

Forallotherca e ,o cer ma reviewrelevantfootage.(IV. )

.Mem erReview
Mem er areauthorizedtoreviewtheirown[camera]recording toproperl identif thedata le ,refre htheirmemor regardingan
incidentoran otherworkrelatedpurpo e,unle otherwi eprohi ited polic .

Limit RetentionofFootage

OaklandPDretain allfootageforaminimumoftwo ear ,withnoapparentdeletionrequirement.(VI.A.3)

3.[TheProjectAdmini tratorha there pon i ilit to][e]n urePDRD le are ecuredandretainedforaminimumoftwo(2) ear ;

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

OaklandPDexpre l prohi it footagetamperingandunauthorizedu e.(I.C- )

C.All[camera] le arethepropert oftheOaklandPoliceDepartment.Unauthorizedu e,duplication,editing,and/ordi tri utionof


[camera] le i prohi ited.
D.Per onnel hallnotdeletean [camera] le,excepta peci edinPartVII,C.
.Per onnel hallnotremove,di mantleortamperwithan hardware/ oftwarecomponentorpartofthe[camera].

achtimedepartmentmem er viewfootage,the mu tdocumenttherea onwh thefootagei eingacce ed,


indicatingthatallviewingi logged.(V. )

.ViewingaPDRDvideo le
Authorizedper onnelviewingan video le halldocumenttherea onforacce intheComment eldofeachvideo leviewed.The
entr hall emadeeitherpriortoviewingthevideoorimmediatel afterviewingthevideo.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

OaklandPDdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.All


non-departmentalreque t arehandled exi tingdepartmentpolic onpu licrecord reque t(DGOM-9.1),
whichi notpu li hedonthedepartment we ite.(VII. )

.Non-DepartmentalReque t .
Pu licRecord reque t hall eacceptedandproce ed,inaccordancewiththeprovi ion offederal, tate,local tatute andDGOM-
9.1,PU LICR CORD ACC ,andforwardedtotheProjectAdmini trator.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

OaklandPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
OklahomaCit PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

TheOklahomaCit PoliceDepartmentdoe notmakeit od worncamerapolic pu licl andreadil availa leon


theirwe ite.Thelate tavaial lever ioni fromOcto er2015.

OklahomaCit od camera wereremovedfromJune2016toNovem er2016,afteranar itratorruledthatthe


polic violatedthecontract etweenthecit andtheunion.Thepartie cametoanagreementinNovem er2016,
utiti unclearwhatpart ofthepolic havechangeda thenewpolic ha not eenpu li hed.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

OCPDclearl de cri e whencamera mu t eactivated.(188.30)

acho cer hallactivatehi orher od -worncamerainthefollowingcircum tance :


1.Voluntar contact(onl inapu licplaceoraplacewherethepu licandtheo cerhavearightto e)....;
2.Priortoan inve tigativedetention,tra c top,cu todialarre t,orpotentialoractualu eofforce;
3.Priortoinitiatingan Code3re pon e;
4.Uponreceivingorre pondingtoaPriorit 1orPriorit 2call;
5.Whilere pondingtoorinvolvedinan vehicleorfootpur uit;
6.Whenconductinga tandardizedField o riet Te t( F T)orDrugRecognition xpert(DR )evaluation;
7.Whiletran porting,guardingorcomingintocontactwithan per onwho ecome agitated,com ative,threateningormake
tatement relatedtohi orherarre t/protectivecu tod ;or
8.Whendirected a upervi or.

O cer al ohavethepowertoactivatetheir WCwhenthe deemitappropriate.(188.31)

Ano cerma activatehi orher od -worncameraan timetheo cerdeem itappropriatetorecordforo cialpurpo e ,excepta
prohi itedunderProcedure188.32.

O cer arerequiredtomakearecordedannouncementpriortodeactivatingregardingtherea onthecamerai


eingdeactivated.(188.33)

Priortodeactivatinga od -worncameraandwhen afetodo o,theo cer hallmakearecordedannouncementa totherea onthe


camerai eingdeactivated, ucha :
1.Contactcompleted;
2.Incidentconcluded;
3.Ordered upervi or(name)toendrecording;
4.Interviewingvictim,witne ,reportingpart orinvolvedpart ;or
5.Non-enforcementactivit .

OCPDal orequire thato cer whofailtoactivatetheir od worncamera willprovidea upplementalreport


todocumenttheirfailuretorecord.(188.45)

Theo cer halldocumentina upplementalreporttherea ona od -worncamerawa notactivatedwhenit houldhave eenactivateda


required Procedure188.30.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

OCPD polic explicitl tate whenthecamera houldnot eactivated,includingforrea on ofprivac ,and


o cer arenotpermittedtoknowingl recordvictim .(188.32)

Unle required Procedure188.30,ano cer hallnotactivateor halldeactivatehi orher od -worncamera:


1.Whenknowingl interviewingvictim ,witne e ,involvedpartie orreportingpartie ;
2.Inan ituationwhereindividual havearea ona leexpectationofprivac , ucha theirre idence,a athroomoralockerroom;
3.Inahealthcarefacilit ,unle required Procedure188.36;
4.Duringadmini trativeinve tigation unle approved theinve tigating upervi or;
5.Whenknowingl inthepre enceofanundercovero cerorinformant,unle recordingi reque ted theundercovero cer;
6.Duringactivitie ,conver ation ormeeting withlawenforcementemplo ee ;
7.Duringper onalconver ation ,activitie ormeeting thatarenotlawenforcementrelated;
8.Attheconclu ionofacallorincident;or
9.Whendirected a upervi or

Whenano cercome incontactwithavoluntar contacttheo cer hallreceivecon entfromtheminorderto


continuerecording.(180.30.1)

Ifavoluntar contacti initiatedinalocationwhereaper onha area ona leexpectationofprivac ,andthecriteriali tedinnum er 2-8
elowdonotappl ,theo cer hallreceivecon entfromtheper onpriortocontinuingtorecordthevoluntar contact.

Ano ceri notrequiredtoadvi eaper onthe are eingrecordedunle required Procedure188.30.1


(requiringo cer too taininformedcon entin ituation whereaper onha area ona leexpectationof
privac ).(188.40;188.30)

188.40. xcepta required Procedure188.30.1,ano ceri notrequiredtoadvi eaper onheor hei recordingtheirinteractionunle
theper on peci call a k ifthe are eingrecorded,atwhichpointtheo cer hallinformtheper onthe are eingrecorded.
188.30.1
Ifvoluntar contacti initiatedinalocationwhereaper onha area ona leexpectationofprivac ,andthecriteriali tedinnum er 2-
8 elowdonotappl ,theo cer hallreceivecon entfromtheper onpriortocontinuingtorecordthevoluntar contact;
...

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

OCPDencourage o cer tou e WCrecording toa i twiththecompletionofreport .(188.50)

Ano cerwill eallowedtoreviewhi orher od -worncamerarecording ortheportionofanothero cer recordingwherethato ceri


captured:
1.Toa i twithaninve tigationandcompletionofreport ;
2. eforemakingan tatementor einginterviewed,whentheo ceri the u jectofaninve tigation.Iftheo ceri the u jectofan
admini trativeinve tigation,heor hema haveanemplo eerepre entative/legalcoun elpre ent.Iftheo ceri the u jectofa
criminalinve tigation,heor hema havelegalcoun elpre ent;or
3.Priortote tif ingincourt.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic ha aclearretention cheduleforvariou categorie offootage, utthepolic appear toa ign


minimum,ratherthanmaximum,period ,withoutrequireddeletion.(188.70)

Inve tigativeDetention(NoArre torCitation)60da


Whenano cerplace aper onunderinve tigativedetentionfora hortperiodoftime, utultimatel relea e theper onandnocitationi
i ued.
ProtectiveCu tod (PIA, OD,JuvenileTran port/Cu tod )60da
Whenano certran port anadulttoPIAortake anadult/juvenileintoprotectivecu tod underan ODortran port ajuveniletoa helteror
re pon i leper onforrelea e.
Tra c topand/orColli ionInve tigation(NoArre t/NoCitation/MinororNoInjur 60da
Whenano cerconduct atra c top utnoarre ti made,nocitationi i ued,orwhenano ceri workingamotorvehiclecolli ioninvolving
noinjur orminorinjur andnocu todialarre ti madeandnocitationi i ued.
FieldInterview/Citizen A i t/Voluntar Contact ,etc.60da
Whenano cerinitiate a eldinterview,voluntar contactoracitizena i t,wherenoforcei u ed,nocitationi i uedandnoarre ti made.
CADCall orOtherActivit NotIdenti edA ove-NoFurtherAction.60da
Whenarecordingdoe not tunderan ofthea ovecategorie .
Tra c topand/orColli ionInve tigation(CitationI ued/NoCu todialArre t/MinororNoInjur )180da
Whenano cerconduct atra c topwhereacitationi i uedwithnocu todialarre t,orwhenano ceri workingamotorvehiclecolli ion
involvingnoinjur orminorinjur ,andacitationi i ued utnocu todialarre ti made.
Mi demeanorArre t(Citizen Arre t/WarrantArre t/PCArre t)oranInve tigationInvolvingaMi demeanorCrime1 ear
Whenano cermake ami demeanorarre t,regardle iftheper oni ookedintojail, eldrelea ed,etc.,orwhenano ceri a ignedtoor
re pond toami demeanorcrimeinve tigationandconduct aninterview,inventor , earch,prepare acrime cenelog,crime
incident/ upplementalreportetc.
Felon Arre t(Citizen Arre t/WarrantArre t/PCArre t)oranInve tigationInvolvingaFelon Crime( xceptHomicide)3 ear
Whenano cermake afelon arre t,regardle iftheper oni ookedintojail,ho pitalized,etc.,orwhenano ceri a ignedtoorre pond to
afelon crimeinve tigationandconduct aninterview,inventor , earch,prepare acrime cenelog,crimeincident/ upplementalreport,etc.
Colli ionInve tigationInvolvingaFatalit orGreat odil Harm3 ear
Whenano ceri involvedininve tigatingafatalit orgreat odil injur colli ionregardle ifacitationi i uedoranarre ti made.
HomicideArre t,FieldInve tigation,Interview,Inventor or earch, tcPermanent
Whenano cermake ahomicidearre t,regardle iftheper oni ookedintojail,ho pitalized,etc.,orwhenano ceri a ignedtoorre pond
toahomicideinve tigationandconduct aninterview,inventor , earch,prepare acrime cenelog,crimeincident/ upplementalreportetc.
PendingReview upervi orUntilReviewed
Whenano cerneed tohaveavideoreviewed a upervi orpriortomakingadeterminationonhowthevideo hould ecategorized.
Admini trative:Pur uit 3 ear
Whenano ceri a ignedto,re pond toori involvedinamotorvehiclepur uit.
Admini trative:U eofForce(NoInjur /MinorInjur withorWithoutHo pitalization)3 ear
Whenano ceri involvedinorwitne e au eofforceinvolvingnoinjur orminorinjur withorwithoutho pitalization.Thi include u eofle
lethaldevice .
Admini trative:Colli ion InvolvingDepartmentVehicle (NoInjur /MinorInjur withorwithoutHo pitalization)3 ear
Whenano ceri involvedinorwitne e amotorvehiclecolli ioninvolvingadepartmentvehiclewherenoinjur orminorinjur occur withor
withoutho pitalization.
Admini trative:FormalComplaint /InternalInve tigation (Non-Criminal)3 ear
Whenano ceri involvedinaformalcomplaintoranadmini trativeinve tigation.
Admini trative:OpenRecord Relea e3 ear
Whenanopenrecord cop ofanoriginalrecordingi relea ed,theretentionperiodfortheoriginalrecordingwill echangedtothi categor
unle alongerretentionperiodalread applie .
Admini trative:Mi demeanorWarrant3 ear
Whenawarrantha eeni uedforami demeanorchargethatwa initiall categorizedundera horterretentionperiod.
Admini trative:Felon Warrant7 ear
Whenawarrantha eeni uedforafelon chargethatwa initiall categorizedundera horterretentionperiod.
Admini trative:CriminalInve tigationofaDepartment mplo eeNotInvolvingADeath7 ear
Whenadepartmentemplo eei the u jectofacriminalinve tigationnotinvolvingadeath.
Admini trative:U eofForce(Deathor eriou odil Injur )Permanent
Whenano ceri involvedinorwitne e au eofforceinvolvingdeathor eriou odil injur withorwithoutho pitalization.Thi include u eof
le lethaldevice .
Admini trative:Colli ion InvolvingDepartmentVehicle (Deathor eriou odil Injur )Permanent
Whenanemplo eei involvedinorwitne e amotorvehiclecolli ioninvolvingadepartmentvehiclewheredeathor eriou odil injur occur .
Admini trative:CriminalInve tigation ofDepartmentPer onnelInvolvingaDeathPermanent
Whenadepartmentemplo eei the u jectofacriminalinve tigationinvolvingadeath.
Admini trative:Inve tigativeRetentionPermanent
Whenaninve tigatordetermine thatarecordingneed to eretained e ondtheoriginalretentionperiodduetocircum tance ofthe
inve tigation.

Thepolic add thatrecording thathavenoevidentiar valuewill ehandled theDigital vidence


ManagementUnit.(188.51)

Anoriginalrecordingthatma haveevidentiar valuewill emaintained theDigital videnceManagementUnit.Ifaredactioni to e


made,acop oftheoriginalrecordingwill emadeandonl thecop will eredacted.Theoriginalandthecop will emaintained the
Digital videnceManagementUnit.
Anoriginalrecordingthatha noevidentiar valuema edeleteda provideda ove.However,priortodeletionofan non-evidentiar
recording,theDigital videnceManagementUnit hallcon ultwiththeMunicipalCoun elor O ce.Whenarecommendationfromthe
MunicipalCoun elor O cedi er fromtherecommendationoftheDigital videnceManagementUnitregardingdeletion,theinformation
will eforwardedtotheChiefofPolice,orde ignee,forre olution.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

OCPDprohi it o cer fromalteringordeletinginformationfromthe WC.(188.35.2)

od -worncamera andor od -worncamerarecording hallnot e:


...
Copied,deleted,altered,uploaded,reviewedorrelea edinan manner,excepta authorized writtendirective ;
...

OCPDa ign theDigital videnceManagementUnittomaintainrecording amongotherthing , utthepolic


doe notprohi itunauthorizedacce ornotethatacce will elogged.Thepolic a ign re pon i ilit for
providingauditinformationtothe od -WornCameraAdmini trator utdoe notnotewhati auditedinthe
tem.(188.60;188.15)

188.60.The od -WornCameraAdmini tratori re pon i lefor:


...
5.Providingauditinformation.
TheDigital videnceManagementUniti re pon i lefor:
1.Maintainingrecording inaccordancewithdepartmentretentionprocedure ;
2.Proce ingreque t forredactionordeletionandmaintainingrecord ofthe ereque t ;
3.Providingrecording pur uanttoOpenRecord reque t ;
4.Proce ing u poena andcourtorder forrecording ;and
5.Proce ingreque t forreviewfromauthorizedper onnel.
188.15.Digital videnceManagementUnitTheunitre pon i leformanagementoftheaudioandvideorecording o tainedfrom od -
worncamera .Thi include , uti notlimitedto,cop ing,redactingordeletingtheaudioand/orvideorecording .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

OCPD polic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant


footage.However,OCPDwillprovidecopie ofrecording inaccordancewithfederaland tatelaw.(188.71)

TheOklahomaCit PoliceDepartmentthroughtheRecord Unitwillprovidecopie ofrecording from od -worncamera inaccordance


withfederaland tatelaw.TheRecord Unitand/ortheDigital videnceManagementUnitwillcon ultwiththeMunicipalCoun elor O ce
a needed.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Thepolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
OmahaPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$67,500DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er5,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

TheOmahaPDpu li he it mo trecent WCpolic onlinea partofit Policie andProcedure Manual, eginning


onpage57,titled od WornCamera ( WC).Themo trecentmanualwa i uedonMa 18,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

OmahaPDclearl de cri e what ituation mu tandmu tnot erecorded.(VI. ,L,M)

.O cer hallactivatethe WCinthefollowing ituation :


1.Immediatel whendi patchedtoaPriorit 1callfor ervice.
a.Area/crew upervi or willremindo cer onairtoactivatetheir WCduringallcriticalincident andoncall towhichthe
upervi ori di patched.
2.Duringallothercall for erviceandproactive,non-di patchedlawenforcement-relatedencounter andactivitie ,o cer hall
activatethecamerauponarrivalorcommencingcontacta longa activatingthe WCdoe notplacetheo cerorother atri k.
a.Iftheimmediateactivationofthe WCi notfea i leduetoanimmediateri ktothe afet oftheo cerorother ,theo cer
hallactivatethe WCatthe r tavaila leopportunit aftertheimmediatethreatha eenaddre ed.
1. upervi or hallcarefull review uchincident tomakecertainthatthe WCwa turnedonattheearlie tavaila le
opportunit .
. xample oflawenforcement-relatedencounter include utarenotlimitedtothefollowing:tra c top ,arre t , earche ,
interrogation and/orinterview ,footand/orvehiclepur uit ,expeditedlevelre pon e ,citizenand/or u pecttran port ,
violation oflaw,an ituationinwhichtheMVRwould eactivated(whetherornottheirvehiclei equippedwithanMVR),etc.
NOT :Whenindou t,o cer hallactivatethe WC.O cer hallrecordan ituationorincidentthe elieve,throughtheirtraining
andexperience, hould eaudi l andvi uall recorded.
...
L.The WC hallNOT edeactivatedduringanevent/incident,unle :
1.Theo cerdoe notrea ona l elievethatdeactivationwillre ultinlo ofcriticaldocumentar information.
2.A upervi ordirect ano certo toprecording.
3.Awitne orvictimrefu e toprovidea tatementifrecordedandtheencounteri non-confrontational.
4.Intheo cer judgment,arecordingwouldinterferewiththeo cer a ilit toconducttheinve tigation,would einappropriate
ecau eofthevictimorwitne ph icalcondition,emotional tate,age,orother en itivecircum tance (e.g.,avictimofrape,
ince t,orotherformof exuala ault),orwouldri kthe afet ofacon dential ource/informant,citizeninformant,orundercover
o cer.

Wheno cer failtorecordarequiredincident,the mu tprovideawrittenju ti cationintheirDail Report.


O cer mu tal oprovideanexplanationpriortodeactivatingtheircamera .Nota l ,thepolic al oin i t that
upervi or inve tigatefailure torecordcriticalincident .(VI.G,K;VII.6M)
VI. od WornCameraOperationalGuideline
G.Ifo cer doNOTactivatethe WCduringanincidentthe would eexpectedtorecord,the hall elf-reportanddocumenttheir
rea on( )fornotrecordinginanInter-O ceCommunicationthatwill e u mittedtotheirprecinctand/or ectioncommandervia
chainofcommand
...
K.Onceactivated,o cer hallmakecertainthatthe WCcontinue recordinguntiltheincidentand/orcitizencontacti completed.
1.Forcriticalincident , ucha Pur uit ,U eofForceincident involvingActivel Re i tive u ject ,A aultive/High-Ri k u ject ,
orLifeThreatening/ eriou odil Injur u ject (a de cri edintheOPDRe pon etoRe i tanceU eofForcepolic ),the
WC hallNOT edeactivateduntila upervi ordetermine theincidenti completed.
...
M.Priortodeactivatingthe WC,o cer willver all announcetheirintentiontodeactivatethe WCand/orprovidea hortexplanation
(i.e.,theeventi concluded,a upervi orapproveddeactivationofthe WC,etc.).
VII.CriticalIncident
6.Ifinvolvedo cer didNOTactivatethe WCduringtheincidenttheo cer upervi or( ) hallcarefull reviewtheincidentand
u mitanInter-O ceCommunicationtotheChiefofPoliceviachainofcommanddetailingtheincidentandtheo cer rea on for
notrecordingtheincidentwiththeir WC.
a.TheInter-O ceCommunicationwillincludethe upervi or recommendation forremedialtrainingand/ordi ciplineif
applica le.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

OmahaPDprovide detailedguidancea outprivac con ideration andprohi ition (VII.A;VI.L.4)

VII.Privac Con ideration andProhi ition


A.O cer halladheretothefollowingprivac -relatedprohi ition whenoperating WC :
1.Tore pectthedignit ofother ,o cer willtr toavoidrecordingvideo ofper on whoarenude,orwhen en itivehumanarea
areexpo ed.
NOT :O cer hallnotactivatethe WCwhileconducting trip earche .
2.O cer hallnotrecordplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha lockerroom orre troom ,unle the
arepre entinano cialcapacit .
3.Whileinpatientcarearea ofamedicalfacilit ,o cer willonl recordwith WC whentherecordingi foro ciallaw
enforcementpurpo e .Care hould eu edtorecordonl thepartie involvedintheevent einginve tigated.
4.O cer hallnotrecordnon-lawenforcement-relatedper onalactivit .
5.O cer hallnotintentionall recordconver ation offellowemplo ee withouttheirknowledgeduringroutine,non-law
enforcement-relatedactivitie .
6.O cer hallnotknowingl recordcon dentialinformant orundercovero cer .
VI. od WornCameraOperationalGuideline
L.The WC hallNOT edeactivatedduringanevent/incident,unle :
...
4.Intheo cer judgementarecordingwouldinterferewiththeo cer a ilit toconducttheinve tigation,would e
inappropriate ecau eofthevictimorwitne ph icalcondition,emotional tate,age,orother en itivecircum tance (e.g.a
victimofrape,ince t,orotherformof exuala ault),orwouldri kthe afet ofacon dential ource/informant,citizen
informant,orundercovero cer.
...

Thepolic allow , utdoe notappeartorequireo cer todeactivaterecordingatthereque tofvictim and


witne e ,anddoe notrequireo cer o taininformedcon ent.(VI.D;L.3)

VI. od WornCameraOperationalGuideline
D.Whenfea i le,o cer willinform u ject thatthe are eingrecordedvia WC.
...
L.The WC hallNOT edeactivatedduringanevent/incident,unle :
...
3.Awitne orvictimrefu e toprovidea tatementifrecordedandtheencounteri non-confrontational.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

OPDallow o cer toviewrecording whenpreparingtheirreport .(Pream le;IX. )

PR AM L :
od WornCamera ( WC)can eau efultooltoa i ttheOmahaPoliceDepartment(OPD) documentingtheinteractionofpolicewith
citizen ,whichwilla i tinthedocumentationofevidence,preparationofreport ,andfuturecourtte timon .TheRecordedMedia
generated the WCma al o eu edtoprotecttheOPDandit emplo ee fromcivillitigationandfal eallegation ofmi conduct....
.O cer ma reviewrecording whenpreparingwrittenreport ofevent tohelpmakecertainoftheaccurac andcon i tenc ofaccount .
NOT : WCrecording arenotareplacementforrequiredwrittenreport .

venforincident thatrequireimmediateretrievalofRecordedMedia, ucha emplo ee-involvedincident ,


thepolic tilldoe notexplicitl aro cer fromviewingfootagepriortowritingreport orpreparingte timon .
Thepolic indicate that uchmediawill ecla i eda LOCK Dandre trictedto peci cemplo ee , utdoe
notde newhothe e peci cemplo ee arenorunderwhatcircum tance the ma acce lockedfootage.
(VII.A)

A.Whenanincidentari e ( eriou crime cene ,emplo ee-involvedincident ,etc.)thatrequire immediateretrievalofRecordedMedia,the


followingprocedurewill efollowed.
1.Iffea i le,a eld upervi orwillre pondtothe ceneandordertheimpacted WCto ecollectedfortran fertothe WC
Admini trator.
2.The WCAdmini trator hallverif thatallrecording have eentran ferredfromthe WCto vidence.com.
3.The WCAdmini trator hall:
a.Makeaworkingcop oftheRecordedMediafortheinve tigativeunit.
.CreateaDVDa theoriginalcop and ooktheoriginalcop intotheOPD videnceandPropert Unit,perOPDprocedure .
c.CompleteanOPD upplementar Report(PortalOne/OPDForm200A).Provideadditionalcopie a reque ted theCI
Commander.
d.Provideadditionalcopie a reque ted theCI Commander.
4.The WCAdmini trator hallmakecertainthatthe WCi returnedtoit a ignedo cer.
5.The WCAdmini trator hallu ethecla i cationLOCK DontheRecordedMedia.Recording cla i eda LOCK Dare
re trictedto peci cemplo ee .
NOT : eetheOPDRe pon etoRe i tanceInve tigativeProce forU eofForceIncident Involving eriou Injur orDeath
polic forprocedure governingretrievalof WCrecording ofthe et pe ofincident .

TheRe pon etoRe i tanceInve tigativeProce forU eofForceIncident Involving eriou Injur orDeath
doe notaddan additionaldetail a outwhethero cer ma viewfootagepriortomakinga tatementfollowing
a eriou incident.

Limit RetentionofFootage

OmahaPDnote thatmediawill eretainedforaperiodoftwo ear , utthi appear to eaminimumduration


withnorequirementtodeletefootage.(VIII.A- )

VIII.VideoRetention,Cla i cation,and WC temAdmini tratorRe pon i ilitie


A.Allmedia toredon vidence.comwill eretainedforaperiodoftwo ear .
.Thecla i cationcategor LOCK Dwill eu edtocla if eriou incident including, utnotlimitedto,o cer-involved hooting
andcrui eraccident .
1.Recording cla i eda LOCK Darere trictedto peci cemplo ee onl .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

OPDprohi it thedeletion,alteration,anddownloadoffootagewithoutpriorauthorization.(IX. -D)

. mplo ee hallnotera e,alter,reu e,edit,cop , hare,modif ,ortamperwith WCrecording withoutpriorwrittenauthorizationand


approvaloftheChiefofPoliceorde ignee.
C.O cer hallnotrecord,download,orotherwi etran fer WCrecording ontoan t peofper onalrecordingdevice ,including utnot
limitedtoper onalcellularphone ,videorecorder ,ta le ,etc.
D.Topreventdamageto,oralterationof,originalRecordedMedia, uchmedia hallnot ecopied,viewed,orotherwi ein ertedintoan
devicenotapproved the WC temAdmini trator.

Thepolic indicate thatacce torecordedfootagewill eaudited a temadmini tratorforunauthorized


acce .(IV.D)

D.The WC temAdmini trator( )willperiodicall audit WCRecordedMediatomakecertainonl authorizedu er areacce ingthedata


forlegitimateandauthorizedpurpo e ....

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

OPDdoe notexpre l allowcomplainant toviewfootage,andfor id emplo ee frompla ing ackor


di eminatingfootageout idetheagenc withoutpriorauthorization.(Di claimer;VI.I;IX)

Di claimer:
...The WCRecordedMediai con ideredinve tigativeinnatureandi foru eincriminalinve tigation ,di ciplinar inve tigation ,
admini trativepurpo e ,andotherproceeding protected con dentialit law andDepartmentpolic .Theunauthorizedu eorrelea e
of WCRecordedMediama compromi eongoingcriminalanddi ciplinar inve tigation orviolatetheprivac right oftho erecorded.
Di eminationout idetheOmahaPoliceDepartmenti trictl prohi itedwithout peci cwrittenauthorizationoftheChiefofPoliceor
de ignee.Violator will e u jecttodi ciplineuptoandincludingtermination.
V. od WornCameraOperationalGuideline
...
I. mplo ee hallnotpla ack WCrecording tomem er ofthepu lic.
...
IX.Recording,Duplication,Di eminationandReview
A.All WC andallRecordedMedia,image ,audiorecording ,andmetadatacaptured the WC arethepropert oftheOPD.
Di eminationout idetheagenc i trictl prohi itedwithout peci cwrittenauthorizationoftheChiefofPoliceorde ignee.
Violator will e u jecttodi ciplineuptoandincludingtermination.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

OPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


OrlandoPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

OrlandoPDdoe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite.However,aver ionofit polic wa foundonthe ureau
ofJu ticeA i tance od WornCameraToolkit.Thi polic wa e ectiveOcto er21,2015.A of eptem er7,
2017theOrlandoPDha tteda out150o cer with od worncamera .

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

TheOrlandoPDrequire o cer torecordan ituationorincidentthatthemem er,throughtrainingand


experience, elieve hould eaudi l and/orvi uall pre erved,alongwithotherli ted cenario , utonl if
practicalandwithoutcompromi ingthe afet ofthemem erorthepu lic.(3.2-3)

3.2ACTIVATIONOFTH ODY-WORNCAM RA
...
Thi polic i notintendedtode cri eever po i le ituationinwhichthe WC temma eu ed;however,amem er hallactivatethe
WC,ifpracticalandwithoutcompromi ingthe afet ofthemem erorthepu lic,inthefollowingcircum tance :
tra c top ;
priorit re pon e ;
vehiclepur uit ;
u piciou per on /vehiclecontact ;
arre t ;
vehicle earche ;
ph icalorver alconfrontation ;
dome ticviolencecall ;
DUIinve tigation ;
duringinterview ;footpur uit ;
advi inganindividualoftheirMirandawarning ;
re pon etore i tance;
crime inprogre ;
crime inprogre ;
an ituationorincidentthatthemem er,throughtrainingandexperience, elieve hould eaudi l and/orvi uall pre erved.
...
3.3D ACTIVATIONOFTH ODY-WORNCAM RA
Oncethecamerai activatedtorecord,it hallremainonuntiltheinitialincidentthatcau edtheactivationha ta ilizedoratthetimethat
themem ergive aver aldi po itiontoHeadquarter .In omein tance ,themem erma needtorecordtheaction ofthearre teewhile
eingtran portedtothe RC.
Wheno cer decidetoturno the WCorfailtorecordrequiredincident ,OrlandoPDrequire themto
documentandju tif uchfailure .(3.3)

Ifatan pointduringanactivationamem erha rea ontoturno the WCpriortothe nalconclu ionofanincident,thatmem erwill
ver all tatetherea onpriortothedeactivationofthecamera.
...
Ifamem erfail toactivatetheir WCduringarequired ituationorpartofa ituation,orinterrupt orterminate therecording, hallnotif
their upervi ora oona rea ona l po i le,and halldocumenttherea ontotheir upervi orandtheMV Aviaamemorandumoran
email.Inca e whereano cialwrittenreportoftheincidenti required,themem er halldocumenttherea onthe failedtoactivate,
interrupt,orterminatedtherecordinginthereport.Repeatedfailure amem erma econ idereda a a i fordi cipline,uptoand
includingtermination.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

OrlandoPDprohi it o cer fromrecordinginplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t unle


the WCi eingu eda partofano ciallawenforcementincidentortheo ceri conductingo ciallaw
enforcement u ine thatrequire themem ertou ethe WC.(3.4)

Unle conductingo ciallawenforcement u ine thatrequire themem ertou ethe WC,thefollowingi ali tthatmem er mu t
adhereto:
a)The WCwillnot eu edtorecordper onalactivit .
)The WCwillnot eintentionall activatedtorecordconver ation offellowemplo ee withouttheirknowledgeduringroutine,non-
enforcementrelatedactivitie .
c)The WCwillnot eu edtointentionall recordcon dentialinformant orundercoveroperation .
d)Unle the WCi eingu eda partofano ciallawenforcementincident,the WCwillnot eactivatedinplace wherea
rea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha , utnotlimitedto,lockerroom ,dre ingroom,orre troom .

O cer arenotrequiredtodeactivaterecordingvictim orwitne e , utaregivendi cretiontoturno their


camera ifreque ted.(3.3)

Whenmem er areinteractingwithvictim ,witne e andother fromthecommunit whoreque tnotto erecorded,mem er hall:


a) alancethevalueofo tainingarecordingwiththereluctanceofavictim,witne orother fromthecommunit toprovideinformation
while eingrecorded
)Mem er houldu edi cretioninmakingthedeci ion
c)Ifthe u pectofacrimei pre ent,themem er hallnotturno the WC
d)Ifthemem erdeactivate the WCatthereque tofthewitne ,themem er hall tatetherea onpriortothedeactivation

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Thepolic encourage o cer toreviewfootagewhenpreparingreport , utrequire o cer includeadi claimer


thatfootagewa reviewed.(4)

...Mem er areencouragedtoreviewavaila levideowhilepreparingwrittenreport toen ureaccurac ,andwillprovidethefollowing


di claimeroneachdocument:
Thecontent ofthi documentare a edonm o ervation oftheincidentandareviewoftherecording captured amo ile
videorecording tem.
...

Limit RetentionofFootage

OrlandoPD peci e aminimumretentionperiodof90da , utdoe notappeartorequirefootagedeletion.(7)

Generall ,recording hall eretainedforaminimumof90da ,orpurgedwheniti nolongeru efulforthepurpo e ofagenc training,for


aninve tigation,orotherlawenforcementpurpo e .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

TheOrlandoPDappear toexpre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce ,andindicate that


allacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.However,thepolic include aconcerningloophole
indicatingthatmem er ma era eoralterrecord whenconductingo ciallawenforcement u ine that
require themem ertou ethe WC.(3.4.g;6)

3.4.PROHI IT DR CORDING ANDACTION


Unle conductingo ciallawenforcement u ine thatrequire themem ertou ethe WC,thefollowingi ali tthatmem er mu t
adhereto:
...
g)Mem er hallnotera e,alter,reu e,modif ortamperwithan recording.Onl theauthorizedMV Ama era ean previou l
recordeddigitalrecording.
6.DI MINATION
Acce ing,cop ing,orrelea ingan recording forotherthano ciallawenforcementpurpo e i trictl prohi ited,excepta required
law. WCdigitalrecord areacce i leonl toauthorizedper onnel;the temmaintain anauditofu eractivit .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

TheOrlandoPDdoe notexpre l allowindividual toviewrelevantfootagewhen lingapolicemi conduct


complaint.Thepolic provide thatfootagema erelea edinre pon etoano cialinquir orinve tigationor
reque tedviaapu licrecord reque t(3.4.i,4,6)

3.4.PROHI IT DR CORDING ANDACTION


...
i)Unle inre pon etoano cialinquir orinve tigation,mem er a ignedthe WCwillnotallowcitizen toreviewtherecording .
4.DOCUM NTATION
...Allrecording are u jecttotheFloridaPu licRecord Law.Generall ,video arerelea edunle therei anexi tingpu licrecord
exemption,orcon dentialprovi ion.
6.DI MINATION
Alldigitalmediacollectedu ingthemo ilevideorecording tem i pu licrecorda de nedinChapter119,Florida tatute .Pu lic
record reque t hall ehandledpur uanttoe ta li hedpolic ...

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

OrlandoPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
ParkerPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

ParkerPDprovide awe pagededicatedtoit WCprogram,whichinclude alinktoit mo trecentpu licl


availa le WCpolic ,la tupdatedonNovem er1,2016.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

ParkerPDrequire o cer torecordallinve tigativeorenforcementcontact throughtheconclu ionofthe


contact.(3.25.4. -G)

. nforcementmem er houldactivatethe WCattheinceptionofallinve tigativeorenforcementcontact thatareconductedinper on


withamem erofthepu lic,untilthecontactwiththemem erofthepu licha concludedandtheenforcementmem erha leftthe
cene,whichinclude utarenotlimitedto;pede trian top ,con en ualencounter ,call -for- ervice,on-viewevent andinterview .
F.Theenforcementmem er houldactivatethe WCatthe r trea ona leopportunit todo o,unle animmediatethreattothe
enforcementmem er lifeor afet make activatingthe WCimpo i leordangerou ,inwhichca etheenforcementmem er hould
activatethe WCa oona iti afetodo o.
G.Additionalarrivingenforcementmem er thatareequippedwith WC houldactivatetheircamera and eginrecordingthe ituation
upontheirarrivaluntiltheenforcementmem erleave the cene.

Wheno cer failtorecordanentirecontact,the mu tdocumenttherea onwh thatoccurred.(3.25.6)

3.25.6... WCDOCUM NTATION


Ifanenforcementmem erfail toactivatetheir... WC,fail torecordtheentirecontact,orinterrupt therecording,theenforcement
mem er halldocumentwh therecordingwa notmade,interruptedorterminated.Appropriatedi ciplinar action hall etakenagain t
an enforcementmem erwhoi foundtohaveintentionall failedtoadheretotherecordingorretentionrequirement containedinthi
polic ,ortohaveintentionall interferedwitha WC a ilit toaccuratel capturevideofootage.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

ParkerPDrequire o cer tonotif u ject thatthecamerai recording.Inman circum tance ,including


interaction withapparentcrimevictim ,o cer mu to er u ject theoptionto toptherecording.(3.25.4.H-
L)

H. WC houldnot eu ed urreptitiou l .Wheneverpo i le,enforcementmem er wearinga WC houldnotif an per on( )thatthe


are eingrecorded a od cameraa clo etotheinceptionoftheencountera i rea ona l po i le.
I.Duringcon en ualencounter inlocation wheremem er ofthepu lichavearea ona leexpectationofprivac , ucha are idence,an
enforcementmem er hallo erthemem erofthepu lictheoptiontohavethe WCdi continueit recording.Ifthemem erofthe
pu licreque t therecording edi continuedtheenforcementmem er houldimmediatel di continueu eofthe WC.
J.Wheninteractingwithanapparentcrimevictim,theenforcementmem er hould,a oona fea i le,a ktheapparentcrimevictim,if
the wanttheenforcementmem ertodi continueu eofthe WC.Iftheapparentcrimevictimre pond a rmativel ,theenforcement
mem er houldimmediatel di continueu eofthe WC.
K.Wheninteractingwithaper on eekingtoanon mou l reportacrimeora i tinongoinglawenforcementinve tigation,anenforcement
mem er hould,a oona fea i le,a ktheper on eekingtoremainanon mou ,ifthe wouldliketoremainanon mou andwouldlike
theenforcementmem ertodi continueu eofthe WC.Iftheper on eekingtoremainanon mou re pond a rmativel ,the
enforcementmem er houldimmediatel di continueu eofthe WC.
L.Allenforcementmem ero er todi continuetheu eofthe WC,andthere pon e thereto, hould erecorded the WCpriorto
di continuingtheu eofthe WC.

Inaddition,o cer areprohi itedfromrecordingat chool ormedicalfacilitie ,withfewexception .(3.25.5. )

D.The WC houldnot eactivatedwhileontheground ofan pu lic,privateorparochialelementar or econdar chool,orin idea


medicaltreatmentfacilit ,exceptforthefollowingexception :
1.duringtime whenallpartie eingvi i l oraudi l recordedareinaprivateroomwithcon entfor uchrecording;
2.whilea ectinganarre t;
3.whilecontrollingaper onthroughre pon etore i tancetechnique ;or
4.whileindirectph icalcontrolofare trainedper on;or
5.an othercircum tance thatareextraordinar .

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Incertain ituation ,ParkerPDrequire o cer tocompleteaninitialreport eforereviewingan relevantfootage.


(3.25.5.F)

F.Circum tance whenanenforcementmem eri expre l prohi itedfromviewingthevideo leuntilafterthe havecompletedaninitial


reportarea follow :
1.Ifanenforcementmem eri u pectedofwrongdoingor;
2.Ifanenforcementmem eri involvedinacriticalincident, ucha ano cer-involved hootingorother eriou u eofforce.

Inotherca e ,o cer ma viewfootageforexactquote individual whoare lingpolicemi conduct


complaint .(3.25.5.G.2)

G.ReportingRequirement
...
2.Unle prohi ited thi polic ,enforcementmem er ma makereferencetothe WCfootageforexactquote thatwereu ed
thecontactedpartie ,in teadoftran cri ingconver ation intoawrittenreport.

Limit RetentionofFootage

ParkerPDretain un aggedfootageforaminimumofone ear,anddelete un aggedfootagewithinthree ear .


(3.25.10.A)

A.Datagathered theMVRor WC hall eretainedand tored thi Departmentoranauthorizedthird-part foraminimumofone(1)


earfromthedateofcreationhowever hallnotexceedthree(3) ear unle itha evidentiar orexculpator valueinacriminalorcivil
action.Intho ecircum tance ,theapplica ledata hould edownloadedfromthe erverand ookedintothe vidence ectionviathe
A Tandwill eretainedfollowingtheTownofParkerRecord Retention chedule.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

ParkerPDexpre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce ,andindicate thatacce to


recordedfootagewill eloggedandaudited.(3.25.5.G.4;3.25.5.G.3;3.25.6;3.25.7.F-G)

[3.25.5.G.4]Anauditlogwill emaintained the WC torage tem,whichwilldocumentmem eracce to le ,duplicationof le and


di eminationof le .Thi auditlogwill edigitall attachedtothe WCvideo le withinthe torage tem.
[3.25.5.G.3]2.Alldigitalrecording capturedu ingthe WCwill econ ideredpropert oftheParkerPoliceDepartment.Acce ing,cop ing
orrelea ingan recording an mem erforotherthano ciallawenforcementpurpo e i trictl prohi ited,excepttotheextent
di clo urei requiredpur uanttotheColoradoOpenRecord Law.
[3.25.6]...Appropriatedi ciplinar action hall etakenagain tan enforcementmem erwhoi foundtohaveintentionall failedtoadhere
tothe...retentionrequirement containedinthi polic [ howna ove]....
[3.25.7.F]F.No tatic/advance/image /recording taken an mem erinthecour eand copeoftheirdutie ma eu ed,printed,copied,
canned,e-mailed,po ted, hared,reproducedordi tri utedinan manner,unle foro ciallawenforcementpurpo e .Thi prohi ition
include thepo tingofan Departmentphotograph onper onalWe ite including utnotlimitedto,Face ook,M pace,YouTu e,
otherpu lic afet agenc We ite ,ore-mailingtofriend ,relative orcolleague withoutpriorapprovaloftheChiefofPolice.
[3.25.7.G]G.AllDepartmentdigitaldatawill edownloadeda oona fea i le,andwill ecatalogedand toredina ecuredata a ewith
acce limitedtoappropriatemem er .After eingdownloaded,digitaldataonmemor card will eera ed,includingan mem er
per onaldevice .
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

ParkerPDexpre l allow recordedindividual (ortheirlegalde ignee)toreviewfootageofallincident that


includethatindividual.(3.25.10. )

.An mem erofthepu lic,parentorlegalguardianofaminor,oradecea ed u ject nextofkinorlegall authorizedde igneewhoi a


u jectofvideofootage, hall epermittedtoreviewthat peci cvideofootageinordertomakeadeterminationa towhetherthe will
voluntaril reque titto e u jecttoathree(3) earretentionperiod.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

ParkerPD harpl limit theu eoffacialrecognitiontechnologie toperform road earche ofrecordedfootage.


(Anarrowexceptioni madeforanal zingparticularincident u ing uchtechnologie ).(3.25.5. )

.TheDepartment hallnotutilizean iometrictechnolog , ucha facialrecognition,toconduct earche ofvideo le orpa ive earche
ofthepu lic. toredvideoandaudiodatafroma WC hallnot:
1. eu edtocreateadata a eorpoolofmug hot ;
2. eu eda ller inphotoarra ;or
3. e earchedu ingfacialrecognition oftware.
xception:Thi u ectiondoe notprohi itthemem er fromu ingarecognition oftwaretoanal zetherecordingofaparticularincident
whenamem erha rea onto elievethata peci c u pectorper oninneedofa i tancema ea u jectofaparticularrecording.The
exceptionmu t eapproved themem er direct upervi or.

However,weareconcernedthatthepolic limit there trictiontovideo le and toredvideoandaudio,which


leave roomfortheincorporationoffacialrecognitiontechnolog intolivevideocaptureand ituationalawarene
technolog ,andtopa ive earche ofthepu lic,whichma etoovaguetomeaningfull re trictreal-time
iometricanal i .
PhiladelphiaPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

PhiladelphiaPDpu li he it WCpolic onit we ite,linkedfromtheDepartment manualofDirective .


Directive4.21on od -WornCamera wa la tupdatedonJune21,2016.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

PhiladelphiaPDrequire o cer torecordallcontactwiththegeneralpu lic,andtheentiret ofeachcontact.


(7-D,4-A,4- )

7-D.The od -WornCamera hall eactivatedwhenre pondingtoallcall for erviceandduringalllawenforcementrelatedencounter


andactivitie involvingthegeneralpu lica identi edin ection4-A.
...
4-A.Authorized od -WornCamera hall eactivatedwhenre pondingtoallcall for erviceandduringalllawenforcementrelated
encounter andactivitie involvingthegeneralpu lic.Thi hallinclude, uti notlimitedto(PL AC2.4.2a):
1.Whenre pondingtocrime inprogre andpriorit one(1)a ignment .
2.Wheninitiatingan vehicularorfootpur uit.
3.Whenconductingan vehicleorpede trianinve tigation.
4.Wheninitiatinga ightarre torcitation.
5.Whentakinga tatementorinformationfromavictimorwitne .
6.Whenhandlingadi tur anceorcri i relatedincident.
7.Whenhandlingan prote tordemon tration.
8.Whenconfronted an mem erofthegeneralpu licthati orma ecomeconfrontational,antagoni ticorho tile.
9.Whenhandlinga ituationorincidentthattheo cer,throughtheirtrainingandexperience, elieve hould evi uall pre erved.
10.Whenconductinga u pectconfrontation(i.e., how-upidenti cationofa u pect avictimorwitne ).Aviewofthe u pect
hould erecordedduringtheconfrontation,whenrea ona le.(PL AC2.9.1 )
4- .Withthefollowingexception ,oncea od -WornCameraha eenactivated,it hallremainactivatedandrecordinguntiltheeventor
incidentha concludedandtheo cerha eenplaced ackinto ervice PoliceRadio.Priortoturningo thecameratheo cer hould
tatethe peci crea onwh iti eingturnedo ....

Wheno cer arepermittedtoturno theircamera eforethecontactend (e.g.,forprivac rea on ),o cer


mu t tatetherea ononcamera eforeturningito .(7-J)

J.Ifano ceri requiredtodeactivate od -WornCamerapriortotheconclu ionofan incidentoreventpur uantto ection 4- and/orC,


theo cer hall tate,whilethedevicei tillactivated,wh thedevicei eingdeactivated.
NOT :Whenthecondition thatrequiredthedeactivationhavecea ed,iftheeventorincidenti ongoing;theo cer HALLR ACTIVAT
the od -WornCamera.
Wheno cer failtorecordarequiredevent,the mu tnotif theirimmediate upervi oranddocumenttherea on
wh theeventwa notrecorded.(6-H)

H.Ifanincidentoreventthatwa requiredto erecordedpur uantto ection4-Awa notrecordedforwhateverrea on,theo cer( )


a igneda od -WornCamera hall:
1.Notif theirimmediate upervi or,and
2.Documentthi factontheunderl ingincident75-48,alongwiththerea on( )wh theincident/eventwa notrecorded.
3.Iftheincident/eventdoe notrequirea75-48ortheo cera ignedthe od -WornCamerai notre pon i lefortheincident75-48,
theo cera ignedthe od -WornCamera hall u mita eparate75-48.Thi 75-48willli ttheunderl ingincidentDCnum erand
therea onwh theincident/eventwa notrecorded.Thi reportwill ecoded3413-InformationalReque t.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

PhiladelphiaPDrequire o cer toturno theircamera uponthereque tofacrimevictim,andincertain


en itivelocation andcircum tance .(4- ,4-C,7-F)

4- ....[O] cer halldeactivatea od -WornCamerapriortotheconclu ionofanincidentoreventunderthefollowingcircum tance :


1.Priortoenteringthere idenceofan individual,unle priorcon enti providedandrecordedwiththe od -WornCamera,
2.Whenreque ted acrimevictim,witne orinformant,whoreque tnotto erecorded,o cer hall:
a. alancethevalueofo tainingarecordingwiththereluctanceofavictim,witne orinformanttoprovideinformationwhile eing
recorded.
.O cer houldu edi cretioninmakingthedeci ion.
3.Whentherecordingwouldcapturegrue omeimage ,per on nudethatarenotinvolvedincriminalactivit orwhenprivatearea of
thehuman od areexpo edandtherei nolegitimatelawenforcementneedtocapturetheimage .
4.Whenenteringareligiou in titution,during ervice .
5.Whenenteringaho pitalroomorprivatepatientareainaho pital.
4-C.PROHI IT DR CORDINGANDACTION
1. od -WornCamera hallnot eu edoractivatedto:
...
.Inplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t (i.e.,lockerroom ,dre ingroom orre troom ).
c.Recordconver ation withcon dentialinformant andundercovero cer .
d.Duringan trip earche ....
2.O cer hallnotleadaper onto elievethe WCha eendeactivatedwheninfact,the WCi leftactive.
...
7-F.Priortoenteringthere idenceofan individual,unle priorcon enti providedandrecordedwiththe od -WornCamera,the od -
WornCamera hall edeactivated.
1.Oncein ideare idence,ifpractical,o cer hallreque tpermi iontorecord.Ifpermi ioni granted,the od -WornCamera hall
eactivatedandthere identwillagain ea kedforcon enttorecord.
2.Ifatan timeare identre cind con enttorecordwhileinare idence,o cer hallimmediatel ora oona practical,deactivate
the od -WornCamera.
3.O cer hall tatethatthe werereque tedtodeactivatethecamera.

Inaddition, ecau ePenn lvaniai atwo-part con ent tate,o cer mu tinform u ject thatthe are eing
recorded,a umingoralcommunication aretakingplace.(7- )

.Onceonlocationofanincidentorevent,o cer hallinform,a oona rea ona l practical,theindividual identi a l pre entthatthe
o cerha interceptedandrecordedtheoralcommunication(i.e.thatthe are eingrecorded)(PL AC2.4.2 ).

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

PhiladelphiaPDallow o cer toreviewfootagewhenwritingtheirreport .(9- -2)

2.Departmentper onnel hallreviewtheirowndigitalrecording forreportwriting,courtpreparation ,and/ortrainingpurpo e ( eeal o,


ection6-G).Thefollowing tatementwill erecordedonallpolicereport preparedafterreviewingtheir WCvideo:

Thecontent ofthi documentare a edonm o ervation oftheincidentandareviewoftherecording captured amo ilevideo
recording tem.

veninacriticalincident,likeaweapondi chargeorother eriou u eofforce,theoperationalprotocol peci e


thattheo cer camera etaken a upervi ortothedi trictanduploadeda oona po i le utitdoe not
explicitl prohi ittheo cerfromreviewingthefootageinthe eld eforethatcanhappen.(7-K)

K.Ifan od -WornCameravideocapture apolicedi charge,a eriou l injuredo cer,amotorvehicleaccidentinvolving eriou odil


injur ,an deathcapturedonvideo,oran u eofforcere ultingin eriou odil injur ordeath,theo cer od -WornCamera hall e
takentothedi trict the r tavaila le upervi oranduploadedintotheD M .
1.The upervi or hallimmediatel notif theD M Admini tratoroftheincidentandreque tthevideofootage ere trictedfrom
eingviewed alldepartmentalper onnelexceptthePoliceCommi ioner,Deput Commi ioner ,theappropriateinve tigative
unitandtheDi trictAttorne o ce.However,thePoliceCommi ionerortheirde igneema approveacce tootherindividual or
entitie ifnece ar orrequired courtorder.
2.Oncetherecordedmediai uploaded, tored,andre trictedfromview,the od -WornCamerawill ereturnedtotheo cer,a oon
a po i le.

Limit RetentionofFootage

PhiladelphiaPD peci e aminimumretentionperiodof30da forun aggedfootage.Thepolic doe notclearl


indicatewhenun aggedfootagemu t edeleted.(4-D,9-A-1)

4-D.Unle a peci cincidentoreventi markeda evidenceortaggedforfurtherreview,digitalrecording captured od -Worn


Camera hall eretainedfornole thanthirt (30)da fromthedateoftheincidentorevent.Theretentionofdigitalrecording marked
a evidence hall econ i tentwithexi tingdocumentretentionperiod fortheappropriateinve tigative le .
...
9-A. videntiar andRighttoKnowAcce toData.
1.Retentionperiod forthepurpo eofthe WCProgram hall enole thanthirt (30)da ,unle videoi requiredforevidentiar
purpo e orfurtherreview.Ifthevideoi requireda evidence,theretentionperiod hall ethe amea thatrequiredforevidenceof
thatparticularcrime(PL AC2.4.2d).

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

PhiladelphiaPDexpre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce tofootage. utthepolic


doe notindicatethatacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.(6- ,K;9- -4)

6- .O cer hallnotera e,alter,modif ,ortamperwithan od -WornCamera, oftware,hardware,oran audio/videorecording.


...
6-K.O cer ,inve tigator and upervi or hallnotper onall makean copie ofan recording fortheirper onalu e.
...
9- -4.Innoevent hallan digitalrecordingcaptured a od -WornCamera eu edforthepurpo e ofo cerorcivilianridiculeor
em arra ment.Thi include u mi ionofan portionofadigitalrecordingfroma od -WornCameratoamediaorganization, ocial
media,oran othermediaplatformde ignedto eviewed thegeneralpu licorothermem er ofthedepartment.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

PhiladelphiaPDrelie onPenn lvania pu licrecord lawtomakefootageavaila le,anddoe notexpre l allow


complainant toviewrelevantfootage.(9-A-4)

4.Therelea eofan digitalrecording o tainedthrough od -WornCamera throughapu licrecord reque twill econ i tentwiththe
Penn lvaniaRighttoKnowAct(65P. .37.304et eq.).Toen urecompliance,theDigital videnceCu todian hallcoordinatewiththe
Department Right-to-KnowO ceron uchreque t .

An pu licrelea eoffootagemu t eauthorized theCommi ioner.(9- -6)

6.Iftherei alegitimatelawenforcementneed,onl thePoliceCommi ionerorhi de ignee hallhavetheauthorit torelea ean digital


recording froma od -WornCameratothemediaand/or ocialmediaoutlet .

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

PhiladelphiaPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
PhoenixPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$637,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

PhoenixPD mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic i datedApril2013.Oddl ,wefoundthepolic onthe


we iteofthecit of pokane,WA.InJul 2015,wecon rmedwithaPhoenixPDo cialthatthi polic i current
andi theonl onethe verelea edtodate.

PhoenixPDo er a rief,one-paragraphde criptionofit WCprogramonit we ite, utthepagedoe notlink


tothi polic oran otherrelevantdocument .

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

PhoenixPDrequire o cer torecordallinve tigativeorenforcementcontact .(5. .4)

4.The[]cameramu t eactivatedduringallinve tigativeorenforcementcontact ucha , utnotlimitedto,thefollowingexample :


a.Vehicle top
.Pede trian top
c.Con en ualencounter thatareinve tigativeinnature
d.Radiocall for ervice
e.On-viewevent requiringenforcementactivit
f. u pectandwitne tatement andinterview
g.Vehicleandfootpur uit
h. mergenc re pon etocriticalincident

O cer thatarealloweddi cretionifthe area letoju tif uchadeviation utthepolic doe not pecif
how,orevenwhether,o cer mu tprovide uchaconcreteju ti cation.(5. .5)

5.Oncethe[]camerai intheOn/Recordmode,emplo ee mu tcontinuetorecorduntileitherthecompletionoftheeventoruntilthe


leavethe cene.
a. mplo ee ma deviatefromthi directiveifiti intheo viou e tintere t ofthedepartmenttodo oandthe area letoju tif
uchadeviation.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

PhoenixPDprohi it o cer fromrecordingwherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , utdoe not


peci call protectcategorie ofvulnera leindividual .(5.C.1)
1.InkeepingwiththeDepartment valueofre pectingthedignit ofallhuman eing ,u ero cer / upervi or willadheretothefollowing
guideline :
a.The[]camerawillnot eactivatedinaplacewherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha dre ingroom ,precinctlocker
room andre troom .
.The[]camerawillnot eintentionall activatedtorecordconver ation offellowemplo ee withouttheirknowledgeduringroutine
andnon-enforcementactivitie .
c.The[]camerawillnot eutilizedto urreptitiou l recordconver ation ofcitizen andemplo ee .
d.U ero cer / upervi or willnotknowingl recordundercovero cer orcon dentialinformant .
e.The[]camerawillnot eutilizedtorecordan o dut orper onalactivit andwillnot ewornwhileworkinginano -dut capacit .

PhoenixPDha nopolic thatrequire o cer toinform u ject thatthecamerai recording.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

PhoenixPDallow o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirreport .(5. .6)

6.U ero cer / upervi or canviewcapturedvideoutilizingprovided oftwareoncethedataha eendownloadedfromthecamera.Thi


willallowforu ero cer and upervi or torefre htheirmemorie priortothecompletionofdepartmentalreport orwhilepreparingfor
courtproceeding .

Limit RetentionofFootage

PhoenixPD peci e aminimumdurationforfootageretention, utdoe notappeartorequirefootagedeletion.


(5.H)

H.R T NTIONOFR CORDING



Allmediathati capturedduringthepilotprogramwill eretained thePhoenixPoliceDepartmentforaminimumofone earfollowingthe
dateiti recorded.Capturedvideoma eretainedforlongerperiod intheeventthevideoi the u jectofalitigationhold,acriminalca e,
partofdi cover ,etc.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

PhoenixPDprohi it unauthorizedacce anddi tri utionoffootage, utdoe notexpre l prohi itfootage


modi cationordeletion.Thepolic al odoe notindicatethatacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedor
audited.(5.D.1)

1.Alldigitalmediathati capturedu ingthe[]camerawill econ ideredpropert ofthePhoenixPoliceDepartment.Acce ing,cop ing,or


relea ingcapturedvideowithouttheapprovalofthePoliceChieforhi de igneei trictl prohi ited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

PhoenixPDrelie onexi tingpu licrecord lawtomakefootageavaila le,anddoe notexpre l allowindividual


whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.(5.D.2,5.D.5)

2.Therelea eofvideo/ reque tedthroughapu licrecord reque twill ehandledinaccordancewithexi tingpolic andpu licrecord law .
eeOperation Order4.6,Relea eofRecord ,foradditionalinformation.
...
5.O cer / upervi or willnotallowcitizen toreviewvideocaptured the[]cameraunle therei aninve tigativerea ontodo o.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

PhoenixPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Pitt urgh ureauofPolice

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er5,2017.I thi polic nowpu licl availa le?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

ThePitt urgh ureauofPolicedoe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite.TheACLUofPenn lvaniao tained
acop viaPenn lvaniaRight-To-Know-Law.Thepolic wa i uedon,andappear to ee ectivea of,Jul 30,
2014.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Pitt urgh policeoutline wheno cer houldrecord,a longa iti rea ona leand afetodo o.(5.2)

5.2.Utilization:Whenrea ona leand afetodo o,mem er operatingthe WCequipmentwillen urethefollowingt pe ofincident are
recorded:
5.1.1Tra candcriminalenforcement top .
5.1.2In-progre VehicleandCrimeCodeviolation .
5.1.3PoliceVehiclePur uit .
5.1.4Fatalcra hormajorcrime cene ,a nece ar ,todocumentthe cene.
5.1.5DUI top / tandardizedField o riet Te t
5.1.5[ ic]An otherincidentthemem erdeem appropriatewhileactingintheperformanceofhi /hero cialdut .
5.1.6Wheniti afetodo o,o cer houldal orecordthefollowing:
5.1.6.1Patdown
5.1.6.2O tainingcon entto earch
5.1.6.3 earchincidenttoarre t

However,thepolic doe notprovidedetailedguidancea outwheno cer mu tnotrecord,nordoe itrequire


o cer toprovideconcreteju ti cationforfailuretorecord.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic reference expectation ofprivac , utthi appear torefertoo cerprivac ratherthanprivac


intere t ofrecordedindividual .(5.2.7)

Audioorvideorecordingdevice hallnot eu edindepartmentlockerroom ,re troom oran otherplacewheretherewould ea


rea ona leexpectationofprivac .

Thepolic doe notprovidean protection forvulnera leindividual ,andwhilethepolic require thato cer
informindividual the are eingrecordeda oona rea ona l practical,itdoe notrequireinformedcon ent
torecord.(5.2.5)
Mem er hallinformallindividual identi a l pre enta oona rea ona l practical,thattheiroral/videocommunication will eorhave
eeninterceptedandrecorded.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

O cer arepermittedtoreviewfootagepriortowritingtheirreport .(10.4)

O cer ma u emediacapturedviathe WCtoa i twithinve tigation andthecompletionofrequiredreport ...

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic indicate thatun aggedfootagei deletedafter90da .(9.2.8)

Reque t forRetention:An mem erwho elieve thattheretentionofarecordingnot peci call required thi regulationi advi a le
(e.g.,foru eina ummar proceedinginvolvinga eriou tra cviolationortraining), hallnotif theMVRCu todialO cera oona
po i le.MVRCu todialO cer hallevaluateeachreque tinaccordancewiththi regulation.Mem er areadvi ed,perthi regulation,
thatallrecording collected the WCequipmentwhichi notregulated aregularretention chedulewill epurgednolaterthan90
da fromthedateofthela trecording.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic prohi it tamperingwithordeleting WCfootage, utdoe notexpre l prohi itunauthorizedacce .


(5.3.2;6.2,4)

5.3.2Mem er hallnotera eoralter WCrecording ,exceptforapprovedannotationinaccordancewiththetrainingandcapa ilitie ofthe


WC tem(example- aggingalocationin vidence.comforu eincourtatalaterdate).
6.2An andalldataandrecording created the WCequipmentaretheexclu ivepropert oftheP P.Mem er willnotduplicate,cop ,or
otherwi epo e an uchdataorrecording foran per onalrea on.
6.4Mem er willen urethatallcarei takentopreventunauthorizedper on fromviewingthedigitalrecording .An unauthorizedu eof
therecording will u jectthemem ertodi ciplinar action.Thi include , uti notlimitedto,theuploadingorconvertingofthedigital
evidenceforpo tingtoan t peof ocialmediawithouttheexpre permi ionofthemem er' upervi or.

Thepolic doe notindicatethatacce tofootagei loggedoraudited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

TheP Ppolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewallrelevant


footage.Participant onrecording ma reque tthatfootage epre ervedforu eincivilorcriminalproceeding
again tthedepartmentoro cer.(9.2.2,4-6)

9.2MVRCu todialO cer hallen urethatthe elow-li tedrecording areidenti edandretainedinaccordancewiththi polic .MVR
Cu todialO cer hallcompletea upplementalreporttotheapplica leincidentreportwhenanincidentrecordingi retained.
lectronicall retainedrecording hall eretaineduntiltheca ei adjudicatedortherei acourtorder,unle otherwi eindicated elow:
...
9.2.4Recording reque tedto epre erved an individualwhoi aparticipantontherecordingforu einan criminalproceeding.
uchreque t mu t einwritingtotheChiefofPolice,and houldcontainthedate,time,andlocationoftherecordingandthename
ofthepartie involved.
9.2.5Recording reque tedto epre erved an individualwhoi aparticipantontherecordingforu einan civilproceedingagain t
theP Porit per onnel. uchreque t mu t einwriting,and houldcontainthedate,time,locationoftherecording,andthename
ofthepartie involved.Noticeofthereque t hall eimmediatel providedtotheCit LawDepartmentandtherecording hall e
retainedforaminimumoftwo ear fromthedateoftheincidentand hallnot ede tro edwithoutthepermi ionoftheCit Law
Department.
9.2.6Recording reque tedto epre erved an individualwhoi aparticipantontherecordingforu einan civilproceedingthati
notagain ttheP Porit per onnel. uchreque t mu t einwritingtotheCit ofPitt urghLawDepartment,and houldcontain
thedate,time,locationoftherecording,andthename ofthepartie involved.Therecording hall eretainedforaperiodoftwo
ear oruntilacop oftherecordingha eenprovidedtothereque terwhenauthorizedunderP Ppolicie ,whichevercome r t.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

P Pdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


PortlandPolice ureau

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er31,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

PortlandPDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le od worncamerapolic onit we ite, utiti notea to


ndanddoe nt howupinthewe ite earchfunction.Thepolic i titledMo ileAudioVideoProcedureandi
ledundertheheadingFieldOperation withinthePortlandPDDirective Manual,andwa currenta ofOcto er
17,2017.

InMarch2017,new outlet reportedthatconver ation wereongoinga outhowtofunda od worncamera


program.In2015,PortlandPDhad eenacceptingfeed ackonthe WC fromthepu licthroughanonlineform,
utiti unclearwhetherthe are tilldoing o.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

PortlandPDprovide o cer withaclearli tof ituation thatmu t erecorded.(RequiredActivationofMAV


(630.70))

TheactivationoftheMAV temi requiredinan ofthefollowing ituation :


a.All eldcontact involvingactualorpotentialcriminalconduct,withinvideooraudiorange,whichinclude :
1.Vehicularpur uit .
2. u piciou vehicle .
3.Arre t .
4.Pede triancheck .
5.DUIIinve tigation .
6.Con en ualencounter
7.Re pondingtoanin-progre call.
8.Tra cenforcement.
.An callfor erviceinvolvingacrimewheretherecordingma aidintheapprehen ionand/orpro ecutionofa u pect, ucha :
1.Dome ticviolencecall .
2.Di tur anceofpeacecall .
3.O en e involvingviolenceorweapon.
c.An othercontactthat ecome adver arialaftertheinitialcontactina ituationthatwouldnototherwi erequirerecording.
d.An othercircum tance wheretheo cer elieve thatarecordingofanincidentwould eappropriate.

Inaddition,PortlandPDallow o cer toturnontheircamera an timehe/ he elieve it u ewould e


appropriateand/orvalua letodocumentanincident.(RequiredActivationofMAV(630.70))

Inadditiontotherequired ituation ,o cer ma activatethe teman timehe/ he elieve it u ewould eappropriateand/orvalua le


todocumentanincident.In omecircum tance ,iti notpo i letocaptureimage oftheincidentduetocondition orlocationofthe
camera;however,theaudioportioncan evalua leevidenceandi u jecttothe ameactivationrequirement a theMAV.
Thepolic require o cer tocontinuerecordinguntiltheo cerha clearedthe ceneoftheincidentorthe
tran porti concluded.(RequiredActivationofMAV(630.70))

OncetheMAV temi activated,it hallremainonand hallnot eturnedo untiltheo cerha clearedthe ceneoftheincidentorthe
tran porti concluded.Forpurpo e ofthi ection,conclu ionofanincidentinclude , uti notlimitedto,whenallarre t have een
made,arre tee have eentran ported,allinterview ofcitizen have eenconducted,andallcontactwiththe u jectha ended.Audio
andvideorecordingma cea eifano ceri impl waitingfortowtruckorafamil mem ertoarriveorother imilar ituation orduring
theafteractionreviewproce .

However,PortlandPDdoe notrequireo cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation whenthe failtorecordrequired


event .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

PortlandPDdoe notaddre per onalprivac concern andencourage it o cer torecord tatement from
victim andwitne e .(Mem er Re pon i ilitie (630.70)(d))

d.Mem er areencouragedtonarrateevent ,whenpracticalu ingtheaudiorecordingando tainvideoofcrime cene andrecorded


tatement from u pect ,victim andwitne e inaccordancewiththeOR .

O cer areencouragedtonotif u ject thatthecamerai recordinga oona po i le, utareunderno


o ligationtoturno theircamera atthereque tofvulnera leindividual .(PROC DUR (630.70))

WhentheMAVi activated,o cer hould,a oona po i le,advi eallper on pre entthe are eingrecordedinaccordancewith
OregonRevi ed tatute 165.540(5)( ).

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

O cer ma reviewfootage eforewritingtheirreport forallincident ,exceptduringinve tigation involving


theu eofdeadl forceorinanin-cu tod death,wheretheo cerwa neitherawitne nordirectl involvedinthe
incident.(OperationProtocol (630.70)(c))

Mem er
...
c.Ma reviewtherecording whenpreparingwrittenreport ,exceptduringinve tigation involvingtheu eofdeadl forceorinanin-
cu tod death,wheretheo cerwa neitherawitne nordirectl involvedintheincident.

Limit RetentionofFootage

PortlandPD peci e aminimumretentionperiodof ixmonth anddoe notappeartorequirefootagedeletion.


(VideoMedia torageandIntegrit (630.70),RetentionOfRecording (630.70)(c))

Allvideomediathati not ookedina evidencewill eretainedforaminimumof ixmonth afterwhichtimethe ma eera ed,


de tro ed,orrec cled.
...
c.Allotherrecording hall eretainedforaminimumof ixmonth toen uretherecordingi availa leintheeventoflitigation.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

PortlandPDexpre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce , utdoe notindicatethat


acce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.(OperationProtocol (630.70)(a),MediaDuplication(630.70)
( ))

Mem er :
a. hallnotdelete,alter,reu e,modif ortamperwithMAVrecording withtheexceptionoftheMAVtechnicianpur uanttothe
provi ion ofthi polic .
...
.Recordedmedia hallnot ecopied,viewed,orotherwi ein ertedintoan devicenotapproved the ureau.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic de cri e ituation andindividual whoareallowedtoviewrecording , utdoe notexpre l allow


individual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.(ReviewofMAVRecording (630.70),
Copie ofVideoRecording (630.70))

Recording ma ereviewedinan ofthefollowing ituation :


a. a upervi orinve tigatinga peci cactofo cerconduct.
. aninve tigatoror upervi orwhoi participatinginano cialinve tigation, ucha aper onnelcomplaint,admini trativeinquir or
acriminalinve tigation.
c. ureauper onnelwhowereon ceneandeitherdirectl involved,orwitne edtheincident,orwithcon entofthemem er,their
collective argainingrepre entative .
d. courtper onnelthroughproperproce orwithpermi ionoftheChiefofPoliceorhi /herde ignee.
e. mediaper onnelinaccordancewithcurrentpu licrecord rule .
f.Recording ma e hownforthepurpo e oftrainingvalue.Ifaninvolvedo cero ject tothe howingofrecording,hi /hero jection
will e u mittedtotheappropriate ranchChieftodetermineifthetrainingvalueoutweigh theo cer' o jectionfornot howing
therecording.Allrea ona leaccommodation will emadetolimittheimpactoftheincidentonthemem er.
...
Acop oftheoriginalvideorecordingwill emadeuponproperreque tforan per onauthorizedinthi directive.

Thepolic al oindicate thatfootagewill eonl erelea edthroughavalidcourtorder,approvedpu licrecord


reque t,oruponapproval theChiefofPoliceorhi /herde igneeandwill ereferredtodi erento ce for
proce ing,dependingonthenatureofthereque t.(Copie ofVideoRecording (630.70),Pu licRecord and
Di cover Reque t (630.70))

Audioandvideorecord ma onl erelea edinre pon etoavalidcourtorder,approvedpu licrecordreque t,oruponapproval the


ChiefofPoliceorhi /herde ignee.Intheeventthatanoriginalrecordingi relea edtocourt,acop hall emadeandplacedin torageuntil
theoriginali returned.
...
Reque t forcopie orviewing will ereferredtotheRecord Divi ion.Fee will echargedinaccordancewithAppendixA.Reque t for
viewingarecordedcrimeandan companionviolationtrackingwiththeca ewill ereferredtothedi trictattorne o ce.Reque t for
viewingarecordedviolationwill econducted theRecord Divi iona follow :
a.Citizenreque tingtoviewtra cviolation will efacilitated theMAVTechnician.
.Afeewill ecollectedatthetimeofappointment eforetheviewing,areceiptwill ei uedandthepa mentwill eforwardedtothe
Record Divi ionfordepo it.
Afeewillnot echargedforacop ofaMAV letoagovernmentalagenc .

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

PortlandPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
PrinceGeorge Count PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

PrinceGeorge Count PD(PGPD)doe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite.However,aver ionofit polic
wa foundonthe ureauofJu ticeA i tance od WornCameraToolkit.Thi polic wa e ectiveApril18,2015.

A ofFe ruar 10,2017,thePrinceGeorge Count PoliceDepartment(PGPD)hadplannedtoimplementit od -


worncameraprogram eforeApril2017. arlierthi ear,PGPDwa criticizedfornotpermittingthepu licto
revieworcommentonthepolic eforeitwentintoe ect.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Thepolic provide aclearli tofcitizencontact thatmu t erecorded.(IV.7;V.3-4)

IV.7. WC mu t eactivatedattheinitiationofalawenforcementorinve tigativeencounter etweentheo cerandamem erofthe


pu lic,orwhentheo ceri re pondingtoacallfor ervice.
...
V.3.O cer willrecordthefollowingpoliceactivit :
a.Re pon eto911orpriorit call , tartingwhentheo cer egin traveltothecallandendingcon i tentwithParagraph5( elow),
.Terr top
c.Tra c top
d.On-ViewCriminalActivit
e.Arre t and eizure
f. earche andinventorie ofvehicle orper on
g.Tran port (excludingride-along andpa enger formeeting )
h.Vehicle luding/Pur uit
i.Que tioning u pect orwitne e
V.4Onceactivated,a WC hallcontinuerecordinguntil:
a.Theconclu ionoftheincidentorencounter;
.Theo cerha leftthe cene;or
c.Anon- cene upervi orha authorizedtherecordingtocea e;or
d.Iti apparentthattheinvolvedper on( )arerefu ingtocooperateunle recordingcea e .

Wheno cer failtorecordrequiredincident ,PGPDrequire themtodocumentandju tif uchfailure .(IV.4;


IV.14)

4.O cer mu tfollowPGPDo cer afet policie whileconductingenforcement top .O cer afet willtakepriorit overthea ilit to
recordaneventduringacitizencontactorvehicle top;however.O cer mu t ea letoarticulatewh an deci ionwa madetofailto
record.
...
14.Whenano cerfail torecordalawenforcement-relatedencounteroraccordingtootherrecordingprotocol a determined PGPD,
theo cer halldocumenthi orherrea on forfailingtorecord.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Whilethepolic mention theimportanceofper onalprivac ,ito er vagueguidanceonwheno cer mu tnot


record,anddoe notrequireinformedcon entfromvulnera leindividual .(IV.10.e,g;V.5.d)

10.O cer hallnot:


...
e.Recordper onalactivit .
...
g.Recordinplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t unle theactivationi requiredfortheperformanceofo cial
dutie .
...
V.5NoticeofRecording
...
d.O cer arenotrequiredtoinitiateorcea erecordinganevent, ituationorcircum tance olel atthedemandofacitizen.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Thepolic require o cer tocompletewrittenreport inconjunctionwiththe WCrecording , utit unclear


whatthi mean .(IV.12)

12.Recording houldnot e eena a u tituteforwrittenreport ;o cer mu tcontinuetocompletewrittenreport inconjunctionwith


the WCrecording .

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic require thatfootage etagged, utiti unclearwhetherun aggedfootagemu t edeleted.(V.6)

6.Categor andRetention
a.Attheendofeach hift,o cer inthePilotPha eutilizing WC hallidentif eachvideo categor .Intheeventavideoi takenthat
doe notfallintoali tedcategor andha noapparentevidentiar oradmini trativevalue,theo cerma leavethevideoa
Uncategorized.
i.Arre t
ii.CitizenComplaint
iii.CriticalIncident
iv. vidence
v.FirearmDi charge
vi.Pur uit
vii.Tra cColli ion
viii.Training
ix.U eofForce
x.Uncategorized

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

PGPDprohi it o cer fromde tro ing,altering,orrelea ingan recording withoutpermi ionoftheChiefof


Police. uttherei noindicationthatunauthorizedacce i prohi ited,northatallacce torecordedfootagewill
eloggedoraudited.(IV.10.a- )

10.O cer hallnot:


a.Removeortamperwiththe WC .
.De tro ,alter,orrelea ean recording withoutpermi ionoftheChiefofPolice.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewrelevant


footage.(IV.10.c)

10.O cer hallnot:


...
c.Cop or harearecordingwithoutapproval;recording hould e haredforo ciallawenforcementpurpo e onl .
Limit iometric earchingofFootage

PGPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


RaleighPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$600,000DOJgrantfor WC in2016
La tupdated:Octo er12,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

RaleighPoliceDepartment (RaleighPD )draftpolic on od worncamera i acce i leviathedepartment


we ite.Onemu t earch od worncamera onRaleighPD we iteinordertolocatethedraftpolic .The
draftpolic doe notindicateane ectivedate.A ofOcto er11,2017,RaleighPDwa acceptingpu liccomment
onit WCprogramviaemailatRaleigh WC@raleighnc.gov.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

RaleighPDclearl de cri e wheno cer mu trecordandrequire o cer tocontinuerecordinguntilthe


conclu ionoftheo cer involvementinanevent.(Guideline for WCOperation:U eofthe od Worn
Camera,Guideline for WCOperation:Deactivation)

GUID LIN FOR WCOP RATION


...
U OFTH ODYWORNCAM RA( WC)
...
The WC hall eactivatedtorecordduringall eldcontact involvingactualorpotentialviolation ofthelaw;including, utnot trictl
limitedto:
Tra c top
u piciou Vehicle orPer on
Arre t
Voluntar ncounter ofanInve tigativeNature
O cer workingachecking tation hallnotactivatetheir WC untilthe haverea onto elievethatacriminalviolationha occurred,
i occurringori a outtooccur.
The WC hallal o eactivatedwhenre pondingtothefollowingcall for ervice:
Whenre pondingtoan inprogre callfor ervice:
UnlawfulDi tur ance orDi order
Call involvingacri i ordi tur anceinvolvingemotionall ormentall di tur ed u ject
O en e involvingweapon orviolence
Additionall ,the WC hall eactivatedduringthefollowing ituation :
Wheno tainingcon entto earchaper on,vehicle,re idence, uildingorotherlocation,propert orper onalitem,
Duringallwarrantle earche ofindividual ,vehicle , uilding ,andotherplace ,
Duringtheinitialinventor of eizedmone oran highvaluepropert ,and
Priortoconductinga trip earch,o cer hallrecorda360-degreevideoofthelocationwherethe trip earchwill econducted.
D ACTIVATION
Ifnotalread activated,the WC hall eactivatedtorecordan encounterthat ecome adver arialafterinitialcontactorinan ituation
thattheo cer elieve it u ewould eappropriateorvalua letodocumenttheincidentorencounter.
...
Oncethe WCi activated ano cer,the WC hallremainon,andnot eturnedo orplacedin tand mode,untiltheconclu ionof
theo cer involvementinanevent.Thi willoccurwhentheincidentthatrequiredactivationha ta ilized,concluded,ortheo cerha
leftthe cene.Anincident hall econ idered ta ilizedwhentheinitialpolicere pon eorexchangeofcommunicationrelatedtopolice
enforcementactivitie ha tran itionedtoacontrolledandorderl inve tigation theprimar o cer...

Wheno cer deactivaterecordingpriortothecompletionofanevent,the mu tju tif thefailurever all on


camera eforedeactivation.(Guideline for WCOperation:Deactivation)

An timeano cerdeactivate hi orher WCotherthanwhenthecallha concluded, ta ilizedortheo cerha leftthe cene,theo cer
willdocumenttherea onthe WCha eendeactivatedintheformofarecordedannouncementonthe WCpriortodeactivation.

However,thepolic doe notrequirethato cer whofailtorecordrequiredevent provideconcreteju ti cation .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

RaleighPDprohi it recordingincertain en itivelocation andcircum tance ucha withinmedicalfacilitie and


duringprivilegedcommunication ,a wella inplace whereaheightenedexpectationofper onalprivac exi t
unle therei aneedtocapturecriminalactivit oraph icalarre t.(Guideline for WCOperation:Re tricted
U e )

U eof WC i peci call prohi itedincertain ituation :


O cer hallnotu e WC torecordfellowDepartmentalorCit emplo ee ,exceptduring ituation thatwouldrequirerecordingof
acitizeninaccordancewiththi polic ;
O cer hallnotu e WC inplace whereaheightenedexpectationofper onalprivac exi t , ucha locker-room ,dre ing
room ,orre troom ,unle therei aneedtocapturecriminalactivit oraph icalarre t.In uchin tance ,o cer houldmake
ever attempttoavoidrecordingwhenuninvolvedpartie arepre ent;
O cer hallnotu e WC torecord trip earche .However,priortoconductinga trip earch,theo cerwillrecorda360-degree
videoofthelocationwherethe trip earchwill econducted;
O cer hallnotu e WC torecordknowncon dentialinformant orundercovero cer unle the arethe u jectofacriminal
inve tigation;
O cer hallnotu e WC torecordjudicialproceeding incourtroom andMagi trate O ce unle expre permi ioni given
eforehand thepre idingjudicialo cial;
O cer hallnotu e WC torecordprivilegedcommunication etweenadefendantandhi /herattorne ;
O cer hallnotu e WC torecordpeacefulandlawfula em lie ,picket ,parade orprote t ;
O cer hallnotu e WC torecordactivitie thatarenotlawenforcementfunction ;
O cer hallnotu e WC inthepatientareaofahealthcarefacilit ,includingmentalhealthcarefacilitie ,otherthantodocument
injurie foro ciallawenforcementpurpo e ortocapturecriminalactivit oraph icalarre t.Inthe e ituation ,O cer hould
take pecialcaretorecordonl partie involvedintheincident einginve tigated;and
O cer hallnotu e WC whileontheground ofan pu lic,private,orparochialelementar ,middleor econdar chool,exceptin
thefollowing ituation :
Whilemakingaph icalarre t;
Whilecontrollingaper onwithu eofforcea ove ofthand ;or
An othercircum tance thatareextraordinar andinthedi cretionoftheo cer,requiredactivationofthe WC.

Thepolic peci call protect categorie ofvulnera leindividual .(Guideline for WCOperation:Deactivation)

O cer hallmakeallrea ona lee ort toavoidrecordinginterview withcitizen whoare:


Victim ofacriminalact;
Victim ofa exuala ault;

However,o cer arenotrequiredtodeactivaterecordingvictim orwitne e , utaregivendi cretiontoturno


theircamera ifreque ted.(Guideline for WCOperation:Deactivation)

WCrecording ma al o e toppedatthereque tofanon- u pect. houldtheo cerchoo etohonor uchareque tto toprecording,
aidreque t hall ecapturedontheo cer WCpriortodoing o.Theo cer hallmaintainthedi cretiontore umerecordingatan
timeduringtheencounter houldheor hedeemitnece ar .Additionall ,theo cer hallhavethedi cretiontoden uchareque tifhe
or herea ona l elieve continuedrecordingi nece ar .
...
The WCma edeactivatedifiti nece ar todi cu i ue orconcern regardinganindividual mentalorph icalhealthcondition.A
oona theprivateconver ationi completed,the WC hall ereturnedtorecordmode olonga the ituationfall underthede nitionof
requiredu e.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

RaleighPDallow o cer toviewrelevantfootage efore linganinitialwrittenreportor tatement.(Collection,


torageandManagementofMVRand WCData:O cerReviewofRecording )

O cer arepermittedtoviewrecordedvideototheextentallowed andinaccordancewithNCG 132-1.4Apriortocompletionofan


incidentreport.Totheextentfea i le,o cer ma u evideocapturedviathe WCorMVRequipmenttoa i twithaninve tigationandto
aidinthecompletionofo cialreport .Theviewingofan recordingforan thingotherthanapprovedDepartmentalpurpo e i prohi ited.
Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic require thattheDepartmentretainfootagecategorizeda Default/Infraction /Tra c topfor90


da .However,iti notclearwhetherthi i aminimumormaximumretentionperiod,andthepolic doe not
appeartorequirethatfootage edeleted.(Collection, torageandManagementofMVRand WCData:O cer
ReviewofRecording )

Digitalvideo will e toredandretainedona ecurevideo torage erveraccordingtothefollowingcla i cation :

ventT pe RetentionPeriod
Default/Infraction /Tra c top 90Da
DWI 3Year
Mi demeanorCa e 3Year
Felon Ca e 20Year
Con ent earch 3Year

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic prohi it o cer fromattemptingtoera e,edit,orotherwi ealteran datacaptured a WCor


MVR, utdoe notprohi itunauthorizedacce norindicatethatacce tofootagewill eloggedoraudited.
(Collection, torageandManagementofMVRand WCData:O cerReviewofRecording )

Noo cer hallattempttoera e,editorotherwi ealteran datacaptured a WCorMVR.


...
O cer hallnotera e,alter,ortamperwithrecordeddata. mplo ee areprohi itedfrommakingand/ordi tri utingcopie ,inan form,of
WCorMVRvideoexceptin trictcompliancewiththi polic .Onl theChiefofPolice,ortheChief de ignee,ma authorizeadditional
method formakingordi tri utingcopie of WCandMVRdataattheirdi cretiona nece ar .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

RaleighPDexpre l allow arecordedindividualtoreque ttoviewfootageincertaincircum tance .Thepolic


al o,commenda l ,clearl la outtheproce ofreque tingtoviewrelevantfootage,andi oneofthefewpolicie
wehave eenthatdoe o.(Audio/VideoRecordingMediaDi clo ureandRelea e)

A etforthinNCG 132-1.4A,thi i theproce throughwhichaper on,orthatper on per onalrepre entative,i allowedtoreviewa


videooraudiorecordinginwhichthatindividuali captured.
...
Pur uanttoNCG 132-1.4A,recording made departmentalper onnelmu t edi clo edand/orrelea edtoreque tingindividual in
certaincircum tance .
...
An per onreque tingdi clo ureofarecordingmu t u mitacompletedRecordingDi clo ureReque tformtotheChiefofPolice.The e
form ma eo tainedonlinethroughtheRaleighPoliceDepartment we ite,inper onatan RaleighPoliceDepartmentDi trict tation
orfroman wornmem eroftheDepartment.Completedform hall edeliveredinper ontotheO ceofProfe ional tandard othat
theidentit ofthereque tingpart can econ rmed.
TheChiefofPoliceorhi /herde igneema onl authorizedi clo ureofarecordingtothefollowingentitie :
Aper onwho eimageorvoicei intherecording;
Aper onalrepre entativeofanadultper onwho eimageorvoicei intherecording,iftheadultper onha con entedtothe
di clo ure;
Aper onalrepre entativeofaminororofanadultper onunderlawfulguardian hipwho eimageorvoicei intherecording;
Aper onalrepre entativeofadecea edper onwho eimageorvoicei intherecording;
Aper onalrepre entativeofanadultper onwhoi incapacitatedanduna letoprovidecon enttodi clo ure
Whendi clo ingtherecording,onl tho eportion oftherecordingthatarerelevanttothepetitioner reque twill edi clo ed.An per on
whoreceive di clo ureofarecordingi prohi itedfromrecordingorotherwi emakingacop oftherecording.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

RaleighPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Roche terPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$600,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er6,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Roche terPDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onlineonthe od WornCameraProject


ectionofit we ite.Themo trecentpolic i theRPD WCManual,whichwa i uedonAugu t31,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

O cer a igneda WCarerequiredtoactivatetheircamera immediatel after eingdi patched,unle therei


animminentthreattothemem er afet .(IV.A.2)

2.Mem er willimmediatel activatethe WCwhenrequiredunle iti not afeandpractical,i.e.,themem ercannotimmediatel activate


the WCduetoanimminentthreattothemem er afet ,ph icalre i tance, ight,orotherfactor renderingimmediateactivation
impractical.In uchca e ,themem erwillactivatethe WCa oona po i le.

Thepolic mandate thatcamera mu t eactivatedinthecour eofperformingorwhenpre entatan


enforcementactivit andpolicedutie .RPD polic i clearthattherei noexceptiontothi rule,andclearl
de ne whatanenforcementactivit i .(IV. .1;IV.C)

.Mandator WCRecording.Mem er a igneda WCwillactivateitandrecordallactivitie ,andcontactwithper on ,inthecour eof


performingorwhenpre entatan enforcementactivit ,orupondirectionofa upervi or.Therearenoexception totherequirementto
recordmandator event .
1. nforcementactivitie are:
a)arre t andpri onertran port (includingi uanceofappearanceticket andmentalh gienearre t );
)pur uit (pur uitdrivinga de ned G.O.530,Pur uitDriving,andfootpur uit );
c)detention / top ofper onandvehicle (include treet top ,tra c top ,per on on ic cle ,and eldinterview a de ned
G.O.570,FieldInterviewForm);
d)force(u eofforceordeadl ph icalforcea de ned G.O.335, u jectRe i tanceReportandNYPenalLaw10.00-11).
C. tandard WCRecording .Unle a peci cexceptionexi t ( ee ectionIV. elow),Mem er a igneda WCwillactivateitandrecord
allactivitie ,andcontactwithper on ,inthecour eofperformingpolicedutie .Thi include allcall for erviceand elf-initiatedpolice
activit unle li teda Optional elow.

RPDprovide ali tof ituation inwhicho cer havetheoptiontorecordifthe elieveitto eforalegitimate


lawenforcementpurpo e.(IV.D)

D.Optional WCRecording.Unle amandator or tandardeventari e whichmu t erecorded,mem er arenotrequiredtorecordthe


followingactivitie witha WC, utma do oifthemem er elieve it erve alegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e:
1.Whiledrivingorapa engerduringroutinevehiclepatrol.
2.Tra ccontrolandtra cpoint .
3.Walking eat ,directedpatrol,cornerpo t ,and pecialattentioncheck .
...
5.Interviewingcooperativevictim ,witne e ,andper on withknowledgeinaprivatere idenceorapolicefacilit .
...
11.Routinewalk-upreque t forinformationora i tance(e.g.,givingdirection ).
12.CivilianTran port .

O cer mu tcontinuetou etheir WCuntilthecompletionoftheeventorincident,andpriortodeactivating


their WCo cer areexpectedtorecordaver al tatementnotingtheendoftherecording.(VI.A.6).

6.Mem er willcontinuetorecordwiththe WCuntilthecompletionoftheeventorincidentinque tion,ordecidingtoendrecordingin


accordancewiththi Manual.Priortodeactivatingthe WC,themem erwillmakearecordedver al tatementnotingthattherecordingi
ending,unle un afeorimpracticaltodo o.

However,RPD polic doe notrequireo cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation forfailingtorecordrequired


event .

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Roche terPDfor id o cer fromrecordingin en itivelocation ,unle the areengaginginenforcement


activit .(IV. .1.A.C)

1. en itiveLocation .Mem er willnotrecordwith WC inthefollowinglocation unle mem er anticipateorareengaginginan


enforcementactivit a de ned thi Manual:
a.Victim upportoradvocac agencie (e.g., ivona,Willow/A W,etc.);
...
c.lockerroom , athroom ,orotherlocation whereper on areexpectedto edi ro edorina tateofundre .

RPD polic peci e ali tof cenario inwhicho cer areprohi itedfromrecording.Whilethepolic protect
individual inalockerroomor athroom,therei nomentionofvulnera leindividual ucha victim of ex
crime .(IV.F.4.8)

F.Prohi ited WCRecording.Mem er willnotactivateorrecordwitha WCunderthefollowingcircum tance ,andwilldeactivateand top


recordingifan ofthe ecircum tance ari e.
...
4.Mem er willnotrecordwith WC whileinalockerroomor athroominanRPDfacilit ,orwhileu ingan athroom
...
8.Mem er willnotrecord trip earche and od cavit earche

O cer areencouraged, utnotrequired,toinformindividual thatthe are eingrecordedwitha WC.(IV.I)

I.RecordingNoticeGuideline
1.Mem er areencouragedtoinformper on the arerecordingwitha WCunle the encounterph icalre i tance, ight,orother
factor rendering uchnoticeun afeorimpractical(e.g."Maam/ ir,Iamadvi ing outhatourinteractioni eingrecorded.).
2.Ifanindividuala k amem erifheor hei eingrecorded a WCthemem erwillan wertruthfull unle factor exi tthatwould
render uchnoticeun afeorimpractical.

Thepolic allow citizen toreque tthatano cer toprecording,andgive o cer omedi cretiona towhether
tocompl .O cer havedi cretionto toprecordinguponreque tduringOptionalRecordingevent which
include interview ofvictim , utthepolic doe notprovideexplicitprotectionfore peciall vulnera le
individual .(IV. .2)

CivilianReque t to topRecording.Reque t civilian to toprecordingwitha WCwill ehandleda follow :


a.Ifthe ituationinvolve anenforcementactivit (mandator recordingevent),themem erwillnotgrantthereque tandwillcontinue
recording.
.Ifthe ituationinvolve a tandardorOptionalRecordingevent,mem er willrecordthever alreque tto toprecording,andma
exerci etheirdi cretion a edonthecircum tance indecidingtocontinueor toprecording.
c.Ifthereque tingper oni apri onerwhoi o eringinformationa outcriminalactivit utwillnotdo oifrecorded,themem erma
rie toprecordingwhiletheinformationi provided,andmu tre umerecordingoncetheinformationi given.
Note:Ifthemem er top recordinguponreque tofacivilian,thenheor hemu tre umerecordinga oona po i leifheor he
anticipate orcommence anenforcementactivit .

Intere tingl ,thepolic al orequire policeto eginrecordinganinteractionatthereque tofacivilian.(IV. .2)

CivilianReque t toRecord.Ifacivilianreque t thattheirinteractioni recorded,mem er willdo ounle iti prohi itedunderthi polic .
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Roche terPDallow o cer toview WCrecording toa i tinaccuratereportwriting.(V.A)

V.A. mplo ee ma reviewandu e WCrecording onl foro cialRPDdutie ,toinclude:


1.Mem er ma view WCrecording fromtheira igned WCifavaila letoa i tinaccuratereportwriting;
Note:thepurpo eofu ing WCrecording inwritingreport i tomaximizetheaccurac ofthereportnottoreplacethemem er
independentrecollectionandperceptionofanevent.
...

During eriou incident ,anuninvolvedre ponding upervi ori re pon i lefortakingpo e ionofthe
involvedo cer WC , utthepolic doe notprohi itinvolvedo cer fromwatchingfootageintho e
ituation .(VIII.A.1.a- )

1.A oona the cenei rendered afeandundercontrol,anuninvolvedre ponding upervi orwill:


a.Identif which,ifan ,oftheinvolvedandwitne mem er haveana igned WC.
.Takepo e ionofthe WC a oona po i leanden urethatiti notrecording.The upervi orwillmaintainpo e ionofthe
WC untildirected theIncidentCommanderorrankingCommandO ceron cenetoturnthemovertoade ignatedper on.

Limit RetentionofFootage

RPD polic provide retentionperiod forun aggedfootageinAppendixA: WCCategorie andRetention


cheduleoftheir WCManual.(II.H;II.X)

H.RPDwillreviewandretain WCrecording inaccordancewiththeretention chedulee ta li hedinAppendixA.


...
X.R VI W,R T NTION,COPYING,ANDD L TIONOF WCR CORDING
A. WCrecording will ereviewedandretainedinaccordancewithAppendixA, WCCategorie andRetention chedule.

AppendixAofthemanualli t therequiredlengthofretentionforun aggedfootage.However,thepolic doe not


pecif whethertheun aggedfootagemu t edeleted.(AppendixA.5-10)

Categor RetentionPeriod
...
NonFelon O en e /Arre t (Mi demeanor ,Violation ,MHA,MunicipalCode) 6 ear
treet/Pede trian top , earche ,or eizure WithoutArre t(withorwithoutFIF) 5 ear
Vehicle top , earche ,or eizure WithoutArre t(withorwithoutFIF,include V&T) 5 ear
Dome ticIncidentDIR/NoArre t(NYCPL140.105) 4 ear
Recordedin rror 6Month ImmediateReview
General torage 6Month NoReview
...

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Roche terPDexpre l prohi it footagetampering(i.e.,modi cationanddeletion).(II.F,J,K)

F.Novideooraudiorecordingproduced a WCwill ecopied,duplicated,downloaded,converted,orretainedexcepta authorizedfor


o cialRPDpurpo e .
...
J.NoRPDemplo eewillu eanelectronicdeviceoran othermean inordertointentionall interferewithoralterthecapa ilit oroperation
ofa WCoran componentofthe WC tem.
K.NoRPDemplo eewillalter,tamperwith,delete,damage,orde tro an WCor WCrecordingorattempttodothe ameunle a igned
a a temAdmini tratorand peci call authorizedtodo o departmentalpolic .

mplo ee areallowedtoacce WCrecording onl foro cialRPDdutie .(V.A)

A. mplo ee ma reviewandu e WCrecording onl foro cialRPDdutie ,toinclude:


1.Mem er ma view WCrecording fromtheira igned WCifavaila letoa i tinaccuratereportwriting;...
2.conductingcriminalinve tigation ;
3.conducting upervi or dutie ;
4.preparingforte timon relatingtotheiro cialpolicedutie ;
5.managingthe WCrecording ,e.g.,tagging;
6.traininguponapprovalofaCommanderora ove,theAdmini trativeCaptain,theCommandingO ceroftheProfe ional
Development ection(PD ),ortheCommandingO cerofa pecialTeam;and,
7.performingothero cialRPDdutie a authorized departmentalpolic or competentauthorit .
TheRe earchand valuation ection(R& )withintheadmini trationoftheRPDi re pon i leinadmini tering
RPD WCprogram.R& ha variou re pon i ilitie including, utnotlimitedto,providingacce orcopie of
WCrecording toRPDper onnel.(IX.A)

A.R& will ere pon i letoadmini terRPD WCProgram.Thedutie andre pon i ilitie ofR& inperformingthi functioninclude utare
notlimitedto:
...
4.providingacce orcopie of WCrecording toRPDper onnelandcomponent a authorized departmentalpolic orcompetent
authorit ;
...
11.coordinatingreviewof tored WCrecording inaccordancewithe ta li hedpolicie andprocedure ( eeX elow);

Mem er oftheProfe ional tandard ection(P )ofRoche terPDareauthorizedtoacce andcop WC


recording .(V. .1)

1.Per onnela ignedtoP will egivendirectacce tothe WC temandareauthorizedtoacce andcop WCrecording a needed
toperformtheirdutie .P ma al oallowcivilian toview WCrecording inhandlingcomplaint again tDepartmentper onnel.

However,thepolic doe notappeartoprohi itunauthorizedacce ,norindicatethatallacce tothefootage


o tainedfromcamera i loggedoraudited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Mem er oftheProfe ional tandard ectionofRoche terPDma grantcivilian acce toview WCrecording
inreferencetocomplaint again tdepartmentper onnel.(V. .1)

1.Per onnela ignedtoP will egivendirectacce tothe WC temandareauthorizedtoacce andcop WCrecording a needed
toperformtheirdutie .P ma al oallowcivilian toview WCrecording inhandlingcomplaint again tDepartmentper onnel.

RPD upervi or havethepowertoallowcivilian toview WCfootageinre pondingtoQ I ,complaint ,orother


inquirie .(VI.7)

7.Reque ttoView WCRecording.O cer arenotrequiredtoallowcivilian toview WCrecording . upervi or ma allowcivilian toview
WCrecording inre pondingtoQ I [Qualit of erviceInquir ],complaint ,orotherinquirie .

Thepolic incorporate referencethedepartment FreedomofInformationdirective.(XIII.A)

A. WCrecording ma e u jecttoreque t forrelea eunderNewYork FreedomofInformationLaw(FOIL)(Pu licO cer Law,Article6;


84-90).FOILi a eduponapre umptionofacce thatrequire agencie tomakeallrecord availa le,excepttotheextentthat
record orportion thereoffallwithinoneormoreground fordenialappearinginthe tatute.

Thepolic doe provide omeexception tofootagethatmu t erelea edunderFreedomofInformationreque t ,


utnote thatthe earenotcategoricalexception .(XIII.C)

C.RPD ear the urdentodemon tratethatthereque tedmaterialquali e forexemptionfromFOILdi clo ure.Indoing o,RPDma not
rel ongeneralcategorie ofmaterial, utmu tcitea peci candparticularizedju ti cationtoe ta li havalidexemption.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Roche terPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
acramentoPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
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Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

acramentoPDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onit we iteundera ectiondedicatedto


od worncamera .Thepolic i dated eptem er12,2016.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

acramentoPDprovide o cer withaclearli tof ituation thatmu t erecorded.(C.3)

3. mplo ee hallactivatetheir od -worncamera duringan enforcementorinve tigativeactivit ,whether elf-initiated-activit orin


re pon etoadi patchedcallincluding utnotlimitedtothefollowing:
a.Vehicle top ;
.Whenadmini tering eld o riet te t ;
c.Pede trianand/orvehiclecontact ;
d.Whilere pondingtoan in-progre ,ju toccurredand/oran othercallfor erviceinwhichthe eeing u pectand/orvehicle ma e
capturedleavingthecrime cene;
e.Whenre pondingtoacallreportedl involvingweapon orviolence;
f.Allcall involving u pected uicidaland/or uicidalindividual ;
g.Whenpur uinga u pectonfoot;
h.Code3re pon e (includingvehiclepur uit )regardle ofwhetherthevehiclei equippedwithanin-carcamera tem;
i.Whileexecutingwarrantle earche ofindividual ,vehicle , uilding andotherplace .NOT :The od -worncamera hall eutilized
torecordthecon entwhenpractical.Theintentoftherecordingi tocorro oratethecon entandi notintendedtoreplacetheu e
ofan formu edtogainand/ordocumentthecon entto earchwithoutawarrant.
j. xecutinga earchwarrant;
k.Whenadvi ing u pect oftheirright perMiranda;
l.Allarre t ,detention ,and/orcitation ;
m.Whiletaking tatement fromwitne e ,victim ,andother u ject ( ee elowforexception );
n.Prote t ,demon tration ,orcivilunre t;
o.Whenorderedto a upervi ingo cer;and,
p.Othercontact that ecomeadver arial,orinwhich,intheemplo eejudgement,avideorecordingwoulda i tindocumentingthe
incidentforlaterinve tigationorreview.

Thepolic require o cer tocontinuerecordinguntiltheinve tigativeorenforcementactivit involvinga


mem erofthepu licha rea ona l concluded.In ituation whereo cerorcivilian afet i atimmediateri k,
o cer areencouragedto eginrecordingonceiti afetodo o.(C.2,C.5)

2.Ifimmediateactivationofthe od -worncamerai notfea i leduetoanimmediateri ktothe afet oftheemplo eeorother ,the


emplo ee houldactivatethe od -worncameraa oona iti afetodo o.
...
5.The od -worncamera hallcontinuerecordinguntiltheinve tigativeorenforcementactivit involvingamem erofthepu licha
rea ona l concluded.Ifenforcementorinve tigativeactivit withamem erofthepu licre ume ,theo cer hallre-activatethe od -
worncameraandcontinuerecording.

Thepolic encourage o cer toju tif an deci iontodeactivatethe WCandrequire o cer todocumentan
failuretoactivatefor afet rea on .However,thepolic doe notrequireju ti cationforan failuretorecord
requiredincident .(C.2,7;D.2)

C.2.Ifimmediateactivationofthe od -worncamerai notfea i leduetoanimmediateri ktothe afet oftheemplo eeorother ,the


emplo ee houldactivatethe od -worncameraa oona iti afetodo o.Failuretoactivatethe od -worncameraunderthe e
circum tance hall edocumented.
C.7.A entdeli erateand/orarepeatedpattern,thefailuretoactivatethe od -worncamera,alone, hallnotcon titutecau efor
di cipline.
D.2.Detail regardingtherea onfordeactivation hould erecordedanddocumented.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic di courage o cer fromrecordingpatient duringevaluationandtreatmentandfromrecording


informalorca ualencounter withmem er ofthepu lic.O cer mu tal oturntheircamera awa (andonl
recordaudio)during trip earche ,ando cer ma notrecordcon dentialinformant .( ,C.6)

.R TRICT DU OFTH ODY-WORNCAM RAAND/OR TOR DM DIA


1.Undernocircum tance ,excepttho ein tance involvingacriminalinve tigationofDepartmentper onnel,willaconver ation
etweenDepartmentemplo ee eintentionall recordedwithoutallpartie totheconver ation eingawareofthefactthatitwa
eingrecorded.
2.The od -worncamerawillnot eintentionall activatedtorecordDepartmentper onnelduring rie ng ,meeting ,rollcall orwhile
inprivate pace ucha lockerroom orre troom wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t .
3.The od -worncamera hallnotintentionall eutilizedtorecordcon dentialinformant orundercoveremplo ee .
4.Priortoconductinga trip earch,theo cer hallrecorda360-degreevideoofwherethe trip earchwill econducted.Duringthe
trip earch,the od -worncamerawill eutilizedtoonl captureaudiooftheevent po itioningthecameraawa fromthe
individualto e earched.
5. mplo ee houldnotnormall recordpatient duringmedicalorp chologicalevaluation aclinicianor imilarprofe ional,or
duringtreatment. mplo ee hall eawareofpatient right toprivac wheninho pital etting .WhenrecordinginHo pital and
othermedicalfacilitie o cer hould ecarefultoavoidrecordingper on otherthantho ewhoarethefocu oftheinve tigation .
...
C.6.Generall ,emplo ee houldnotrecordinformalorca ualencounter withmem er ofthepu lic. mplo ee houldcon iderthat
recordingpeoplein omecircum tance ma inhi it haringneigh orhoodinformationordeveloping trongtie etweenmem er ofthe
communit andemplo ee .

Thepolic give o cer di cretiontodeactivatethe WCin en itivecircum tance utdoe notrequireo cer
too taininformedcon entfromvictim orothervulnera leindividual priortorecording.(D)

D.D ACTIVATIONOFTH ODY-WORNCAM RA


1. mplo ee ma deactivatethe od -worncameraatan time a edontheirdi cretion,inthefollowingcircum tance :
a.Di cu ionoftacticalorcon dentialinformationwithotherlawenforcementper onnel, rie ng ,orconver ation with
con dentialinformant .
...
c.Ifiti nece ar todi cu i ue orconcern withanemplo ee, upervi or,doctor,nur e,orparamedicinprivate,the od -worn
camerama edeactivated.
d.Awitne orvictimrefu e toprovidea tatementifrecordedandtheencounteri non-confrontational.
e.Intheemplo ee judgement,arecordingwouldinterferewithhi orhera ilit toconductaninve tigation,orma e
inappropriate ecau eofthevictimorwitne ' ph icalcondition,emotional tate,age,orother en itivecircum tance (e.g.,a
victimofrape,ince t,orotherformof exuala ault).

Thepolic doe notrequireo cer tonotif u ject thatthe are eingrecorded, uto cer areencouragedto
do oforthepurpo eofde-e calationorwheninteractingwithcertainvulnera leindividual .(C.4)

4. mplo ee arenotrequiredtogivenoticethe arerecordingwhentalkingwithprivatecitizen duringthecour eand copeoftheiro cial


dutie ,evenwhenthecontactoccur inaprivatere idence.Ifa ked,emplo ee halladvi ecitizen the are eingrecorded.Moreover,
emplo ee hould trongl con ideradvi ingcitizen thatthe are eingrecordeda atooltode-e calatea ituationorwhendealingwith
in tance ucha outlinedinD.1(e).

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

acramentoPDallow o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwrittenreport ,includingpriortogivinga


tatementafter einginvolvedinacriticalincident.(A.2.c, .4)

2. od -worncamera houlda i tinthefollowing:


...
c.A i tingo cer withcompletingreport andprovidingte timon incourt
...
4. mplo ee areauthorizedtoreviewtheirown od -worncamerarecordingatan time,includingpriortogivinga tatementafter eing
involvedinacriticalincident,writingreport ,te tif ingincourtorotherproceeding ,orforan othero cialu e.

Limit RetentionofFootage

1. mplo ee areauthorizedtoreviewtheirown od -worncamerarecordingatan time,includingpriortogivinga tatementafter einginvolvedinacriticalincident,


writingreport ,te tif ingincourtorotherproceeding ,orforan othero cialu e.

1. od -worncamerarecording will eretainedforaminimumof18month fromthedatecreatedinaccordancewiththeCit of


acramentoRetention chedule.Videorecording which ecomeevidencewill ekeptinaccordancewiththecrimecla i cationli tingin
theCit of acramentoRetention chedule PD-007.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

acramentoPDexpre l prohi it emplo ee fromera ing,altering,ortamperingwith WCrecording ,and


tate thatemplo ee ma notu erecording forper onalu eordi tri utefootage.(G.2, .5)

G.2.An attempttoera e,alter,ortamperwiththe od -worncameraorit recording excepta authorized laworDepartmentpolic will


econ ideredemplo eemi conduct.
.5. mplo ee hallnot:
a.Makecopie ofan recordedeventforper onalu e.
.U earecordingdevice ucha acellphonecameraor econdar videocameratorecorda od worncamera leorimage.
c.Cop oruploadan od -worncamerarecording ontopu lic,private,or ocialmediawe ite forper onalu e.

However,thepolic doe notappeartore trictacce tofootage,anddoe notindicatethatacce torecorded


footagewill eloggedoraudited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

acramentoPDdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.


Thepolic require approvaloftheChiefofPoliceforan relea eoffootagetothepu licandtreat recording a
o cialrecord .(A.4,G.4)

A.4.Allaudio,videoimage ,andrecording a ociatedwith od -worncamera arepropert ofthe acramentoPoliceDepartmentandwill


not erelea edordi eminatedtothepu licwithouttheexpre writtencon entoftheChiefofPoliceorde igneeorunle otherwi e
expre l required federalor tatelaw.
G.4.Digitalevidencecaptured a od -worncamera hall etreateda o cialrecord andhandledpur uanttoexi tingDepartment
policie andprocedure a outlinedinGO525.03, ection FandG.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

acramentoPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
aintPaulPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er31,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

The aintPaulPoliceDepartmentdoe ho tadraft od -worncamerapolic onthePoliceDepartment ectionof


theCit of aintPaulwe ite, uti onl acce i le viaalinkinanew relea ethatwa found earchingthe
department we ite. t.Paulpiloted od camera for60da attheendof2016,anditi unclearifthi draftha
ince eenupdated.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

The aintPaulPoliceDepartmentdraftpolic clearl outline whenano cermu trecord,andwhenano cer


mu tnotrecord.(7)

7.MANDATORY,DI CR TIONARY,ANDPROHI T D( ic)R CORDING


A.Mandator Recording
Under tandingthatpeaceo cer encounterten e,uncertain,andrapidl evolving ituation ,totheextentpracticalwithout
compromi ingo cer afet ,o cer arerequiredtoactivatetheir WCinpreparationfor,wheninitiating,orunderthefollowing
circum tance andcondition :
Tra c top
Vehiclepur uit
Arre t
Fri k
earche (e.g., u pect,vehicle,ph icalarea)
O cerre pon etore i tanceoraggre ion.
In-cu tod tran port .
Victim,witne ,or u pectinterview excepta noted elow.
Whenordered a upervi orforaproperpurpo e.
Inre pon etoan callorincidentwheretheo cerma rea ona l expect WCactivationwill erequired oneofthe
cenario li teda ove.
Ifactivationofthe WCma rea ona l eexpected,theo cer hallactivatethe WCa oona iti practicaland afetodo o
whilere ponding,andnolaterthanwhentheo cerarrive on cene.
.Di cretionar Recording
Thi polic doe notde cri eever po i le ituationwherethe WCma eactivated. e ondthemandated cenario de cri ed
a ove,ano cerma activatethe WCan timethe elieveit houldactivated a edontheirtraining,experience,and
judgement,exceptwhenrecordingi prohi itedunderthi polic .
C.Prohi itedRecording
Interaction olel amongotheremplo ee whennotactivel inve tigatingora ignedtoacallorincident.
Non-workrelatedactivit .
Withinarea ofapolicefacilit re trictedtoper onnel-onl acce ,includingrollcallroom ,lockerroom , reakroom ,and
reportroom . WC houldonl recordcitizencontact in ideapolicefacilit ifrelevanttoaninve tigationorinre pon eto
re i tanceoraggre ionin ideapolicefacilit .
Wheninteractingwithundercovero cer orcon dentialinformant ,orper on providinginformation a edoncon dentialit .
Duringawork reak.
Atan locationwherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha a athroomorlockerroom,unle re pondingtoor
encounteringre i tanceoraggre ionornece ar foralawenforcementinve tigation.
In ideacourtroomduringcourtproceeding unle re pondingtoorencounteringre i tanceoraggre ion.
Inpatientcarearea ofaho pital, exuala aulttreatmentcenter,orotherhealthcarefacilit unle re pondingtore i tanceor
aggre ionornece ar foralawenforcementinve tigation.

Additionall ,thedraftpolic o er guidanceforwhenrecordingma e topped,andrequire o cer notethe


rea onfor toppingtherecording,orfailingtorecord,intheirreport.(8;10)

8.WH NR CORDINGMAY TOPP D


Onceactivated,the WCmu tremainonuntiltheincidentha concluded;meaningiti rea ona leto elievethatallarre t aremade,
arre tee tran ported,andvictim,witne ,and u pectinterview arecompletedunle :
A.Theincidentoreventi of uchdurationthatthe WCi toppedtocon ervepoweror toragecapacit .
.Theo cerrea ona l elieve deactivationwillnotre ultinthelo ofimportantdocumentar information.
C.Deactivationi rea ona leandnece ar toprotectthe afet oftheo cer orother .
D.Deactivationi approvedorordered a upervi or.
.Deactivationi nece ar toprotecttheidentit ofaper onorotherdataentitledtoprotectionundertheMGDPA.
F.Uponreque t avictimorwitne ,providedthereque tdoe notcon ictwith( )or(C)a ove.Theo cer houldcon iderthe
totalit ofthecircum tance eforedeactivatinga WCanddeterminethe e tapproachforaparticularcircum tance.For
example,deactivationma ethe e toptionifa WCinhi it avictimorwitne fromprovidinginformation.Deactivationmu t
edocumentedinanincidentreport,orifnoincidentreportinCADcomment .
G.Recordingma etemporaril pau edormuted,dependingontechnolog capa ilit ,toexchangeinformationwithotherlaw
enforcemento cer ortho eworkingino cialcapacitie a partofalawenforcementinve tigation(e.g.,medic , re ghter ,
medicalexaminer ,di patcher ,civilianemplo ee ofgovernmentagencie ,etc.).Ano cermu tnotetheirintenttopau eand
re umerecordingeitherver all onthe WCorinanincidentreport,orifnoincidentreportinCADcomment .
H. WC ma edeactivatedduringnon-enforcementactivitie , ucha waitingforatowtruckorafamil mem ertoarriveor
protectingaccident cene .Nothinginthi ectioni intendedtodi courageano cerfromrecordingduringnon-enforcement
ituation wheninhi orherjudgementtherecordingma e ene cial.
I.Ano cer deci ionto top,pau e,ormuterecordingina ituationinthatwouldotherwi e erecordedunderthi polic mu t e
notedver all (unle afet orothercircum tance makethever alnotationun afeorunrea ona le)onthecamera efore
toppingorpau ing.Thedeci ionto toprecordingandrea on forthedeci ionmu tal o enotedinanincidentreport,orifno
incidentreportinCADcomment .
...
10.FAILUR TOR CORD
Ifano ceri una leorfail toactivatehi orher WCinoneofthemandated cenario de cri edinthi polic ,the WCmu t e
activateda oona iti afeandpracticaltodo o.O cerandpu lic afet i thehighe tpriorit .Fact urroundingthefailureto
recordmu t edocumentedinanincidentreport,orifnoincidentreportinCADcomment .

Notethato cer involvedinacriticalincidentdonotcompletereport .An requirement ofthi ectionforo cer involvedina
criticalincidentwill eful lled thereportofaninve tigator.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

The aintPauldraftpolic prohi it recordingincertain en itiveca e , utdoe not peci call protect
vulnera leindividual .(7(C))

7.MANDATORY,DI CR TIONARY,ANDPROHI T DR CORDING


...
C.Prohi itedRecording
...
Atan locationwherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha a athroomorlockerroom,unle re pondingtoor
encounteringre i tanceoraggre ionornece ar foralawenforcementinve tigation.
...
Inpatientcarearea ofaho pital, exuala aulttreatmentcenter,orotherhealthcarefacilit unle re pondingtore i tanceor
aggre ionornece ar foralawenforcementinve tigation.

Thedraftpolic note thatMinne otai aone-part con ent tate,andthato cer arenotrequiredtonotif
citizen whenrecording.O cer are,however,encouragedtoan wertruthfull ifacitizeninquire a towhether
theo ceri recording.(9)

9.DUTYTONOTIFY
Minne otai aone-part con ent tate,whichmean thatonl onepart toacommunicationneed tocon entforarecording,unle
therecordingi madeforthepurpo eofcommittingacriminalortortiou act.Minn. tat.626A.02, u d.2.Therefore,o cer arenot
requiredtonotif citizen whenrecording.However,ifrea ona leandcon i tentwiththeo cer afeande cientperformanceof
dutie ,theo cer houldcon rmwhethertheincidenti eingrecordedona WCifa ked.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

The aintPauldraftpolic explicitl allow o cer toacce WCfootagewhilepreparingareportorforan


legitimatelawenforcementpurpo e.Thepolic require ano cerwhoi involvedinacriticalincidenttomeet
withtheinve tigativeentit eforeheor hei permittedtoviewfootageofthatincident.(Acriticalincidenti
de nedin1.Gofthedraftpolic .)(16)

16.WATCHING,R VI WING,ANDCOPYING WCDATA


O cer areauthorizedtoacce notpu lic(con dentialorprivate) WCDataforan legitimatelawenforcementpurpo e,including
utnotlimitedtoreportwriting.Nothinginthi polic re trict ano cerfromreviewing WCDatacreated the WCi uedtoand
operated theo cer,exceptingdepartmentpolic 235.20Admini trativeLockdown.
A.O cer involvedinaCriticalIncidentma vieworli tento WCDataoftheincidentonl after:
Theo cerha metwiththe aintPaulPoliceFederationrepre entativeorlegalcoun el,ifreque ted,and
Theo cerandlegalcoun elhavemetwiththeinve tigativeentit orde igneeregardingtheproce foraCriticalIncident et
outinGeneralOrder246.09:Inve tigation -Incident Where eriou Injur orDeathRe ultDuringPoliceCu tod or
Involvement.

However,thepolic doe notexplicitl prohi itviewing eforewritinganinitialreport.

Limit RetentionofFootage

The aintPaulDraftPolic li t theretentionperiod forvariou t pe ofrecording , utiti unclearwhetherthe


retentionperiod li tedareminimum ormaximum .Furthermore, aintPaulPDdoe notappeartorequire
footagedeletionafteran oftheli tedretentionperiod .(20)

20. WCDATAR T NTION


All WCDatawill eretainedforaminimumperiodof90da .Therearenoexception forerroneou l recordedornon-evidentiar data.
Duringthepilot,thefollowingadditionalretentionperiod appl :
La el RetentionPeriod ectionorGeneralRecord Retention cheduleforMinne otaCitie
... ... ...
GeneralCitizenContact 1 ear Minn. tat.13.825,POL05860
xtraneou Recording 90da Minn. tat.13.825,POL05830

WCDatawill eretainedinaccordancewiththeMGDPA,GeneralRetention cheduleforMinne otaCitie ,Ram e Count vidence


RetentionPolic ,courtorder,orapplica le tatuteoflimitation orpre ervationperiod.

Uponwrittenreque t a WCData u ject,thedepartmentwillretainarecordingpertainingtothat u jectforanadditionaltimeperiod
reque ted the u jectofupto180da .Thedepartmentwillnotif thereque toratthetimeofthereque tthatthedatawillthen e
de tro edunle anewwrittenreque ti received.

Thedurationofan WCDataevidenceretentionma eincrea eda needed.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

The aintPauldraftpolic protect note itwillre trictacce ,maintainacce log ,andrequiredocumented


rea onforacce , utdoe notappeartoprohi itfootagetampering.(17)

17.PROT CTIONOF WCDATA/AUDIT


The PPDwillprotect WCDataincompliancewith tatelawandthi polic .Tothatend,thedepartmentwill:
A.Re trictacce to WCDataaccordingtoanauthorizedemplo ee acce credential ,and
.Maintainanelectronicnotationofthedate,time,andper onwithregardtoeachacce todata.Duringthepilot,allemplo ee
whoacce notpu lic WCDatawill erequiredtodocumenttherea onfortheiracce accordingto temcapa ilitie .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Whilethe aintPauldraftpolic doe allowfor u ject of WCfootage,itcontain exception tothi rule,while


notcreatinganexplicitallowancefortho e lingcomplaint .(15)

15.ACC YDATA U J CT
A required tatute,anindividualmu t eallowedtoacce WCDataa outhim-orher elfandotherdata u ject intherecording,
utacce willnot egrantedtodata:
Collectedorcreateda partofanactiveinve tigation.
Re tricted lawfromdi clo uretotheper on eekingacce , ucha portion thatwouldrevealidentitie protected
Minne ota tatute ection13.82, u divi ion17.
Unle thedatai partofanactiveinve tigation,anindividualdata u jectmu t eprovidedwithacop oftherecordingredacteda
follow :
Dataonotherindividual intherecordingwhodonotcon enttotherelea emu t eredacted.
Datathatwouldidentif undercovero cer mu t eredacted.
Dataonothero cer whoarenotundercover,andwhoareondut andengagedintheperformanceofo cialdutie ,willnot e
redacted.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage


The aintPauldraftpolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to
earchfootage.
altLakeCit PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er5,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

LCPDmake it WCpolic readil availa letothepu liconit we itea apartofthe altLakeCit Police
DepartmentPolicie andProcedure Manual, eginningonpage151,titledIII-535 ODYWORNCAM RA .The
polic wa currenta of eptem er26,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

LCPDli t a etof ituation inwhichthe od camerai utilized.Inordertoen urethe eevent arerecorded,


thepolic require o cer toactivatetheircamera foran pu licinteraction andcall for ervicewith ome
limitedexception .(pp.151-152)

od WornCameraVideoRecording
The od camerai utilizedtorecordlawenforcementencounter ,a de neda oveandtoinclude utnot elimitedtootherexample of
event ucha :tra c top ;pur uit ;vehicle earche ;confrontationalcitizencontact ;u eofforce ituation ; tatement made
u ject ,victim andwitne e ,advi inganindividualofhi orherMirandaright ,interrogation ,andarre tcheck done upervi or .

Inordertocapturethea ovet pe ofcontact andevent ,o cer wearingacamera hallactivatethe od camerawheneverthe interact
withthepu licand/oratthetimedi patchedtoacallfor ervice.

Ano cerwhoi foundtohavepurpo efull failedtoactivatethe WCduringaninteractionwithamem erofthepu lic,orwhoha a
patternofnotrecordinginteraction withthepu licwill e u jecttodi ciplinar action.

Prohi ited od WornCameraRecording
The od camera hallnot eu edtorecordnonworkrelatedper onalactivit andwillnot eactivatedinplace wherearea ona le
expectationofprivac exi t , ucha lockerroom ,dre ingroom orre troom .The od camerawillnot eintentionall activatedto
recordtheconver ation offellowemplo ee withouttheirknowledgeduringroutine,nonenforcementrelatedactivitie .

O cer willnotrecordundercovero cer orcon dentialinformant .

Wheno cer decidetodeactivatetheircamera orfailtorecordanevent, LCPDrequire themtodocumentand


ju tif theiraction eitheroncameraorinawrittenreport.(p.151-152)

xception toRecordingRequirement
...An deci iontoturno thecameraandrea on wh hould edocumentedinthewrittenreport.

CameraU eProcedure
Onceactivated,the od camera hallremaininrecordingmodeuntiltheconclu ionoftheincident/encounter,theo cerha leftthe cene
ora upervi orha authorizedthatarecordingma cea e.Theauthorizing upervi ormu t eidenti edoncameraorinawrittenreport.
...
Ifano cerfail torecordanincidentoractivit thati requiredto erecorded,theo cer hallarticulateoncameraorinawrittenreport,
therea onforthefailuretorecord.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

LCPDprohi it recordingwherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t ,andgive o cer di cretiontoturn


o recordingatthereque tofvictim ,witne e ,andcommunit mem er whowi htoreportordi cu criminal
activit .(p.151-52)

Prohi ited od WornCameraRecording


The od camera hallnot eu edtorecordnonworkrelatedper onalactivit andwillnot eactivatedinplace wherearea ona le
expectationofprivac exi t , ucha lockerroom ,dre ingroom orre troom .The od camerawillnot eintentionall activatedto
recordtheconver ation offellowemplo ee withouttheirknowledgeduringroutine,nonenforcementrelatedactivitie .

O cer willnotrecordundercovero cer orcon dentialinformant .
...

xception toRecordingRequirement
O cer havethedi cretiontoturno thecameraforonl tho erea on li tedinUtah tateCodeChapter77-7a-104(9).O cer hould
emindfuloftheprotection avideowouldprovideagain tunwarrantedaccu ation ofmi conduct.

CameraU eProcedure
...Ano cerma placethe od cameraintoPrivac Mode,duringalawenforcementencounter,inthefollowing ituation :
tocon ultwitha upervi ororanothero cer
duringa igni cantperiodofinactivit
duringaconver ationwitha en itivevictimofacrime,awitne ofacrime,oranindividualwhowi he toreportordi cu criminal
activit ,if:
theindividualwhoi the u jectoftherecordingreque t thattheo cerdeactivatetheo cer od camera;and
theo cer elieve thatthevalueoftheinformationoutweigh thevalueofthepotentialrecordingandrecord thereque t the
individualtodeactivatethe od camera
Theintentionto toptherecordingwill enoted theo cerver all onthevideoanda oona theprivateconver ationha endedthe
camerawill ereturnedto ventMode.O cer willver all notethedateandtimethevideoi reinitiated.Theo cer hallal odocument
therea onforplacingthe od cameraintoPrivac Modeinawrittenreport.

O cer arenotrequiredtonotif u ject the are eingrecorded.Thepolic require o cer tonotif occupant
ofaprivatere idencethata od camerai inu e, utindicate thatmerel wearingthecameraprovide u cient
notice.(p.153)

Whenano cerwitha od cameraenter aprivatere idence,theo cer hallgivenotice,whenrea ona leunderthecircum tance ,tothe
occupant ofthere idencethata od camerai inu e either:wearinga od camerainaclearl vi i lemanner,orgivinganaudi le
noticethattheo ceri u inga od camera.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

O cer areencouragedtou evideo toaidincompletingreport ,andareallowedtoreviewrelevantfootagein


u eofforceincident eforewritingareportorcompletinganinterview.(p.153,Reviewof od WornCamera
Media)

Reviewof od WornCameraMedia
O cer houldu ecapturedmediatoa i twithinve tigation andinthecompletionofreport .

O cer involvedinan igni cantu eofforceincidentoraccidentre ultingininjurie will epermittedtoreviewtheirowncameravideoor
audiorecording priortocompletingareportorinterview.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Footagei retainedaccordingtothedepartment retention chedule,whichappear tooutlineminimumretention


duration ratherthanrequirement todeletefootageaftertheretentionperiod.(pp.152)

Recordedmediacaptured thecamerawill eretainedaccordingtotheDepartment retention chedule elow:


Arre t -1 ear,unle categorizeda evidence
Contact andDetention -1 ear
CriticalIncident (non-arre t)-2 ear
vidence-Untiladjudicationof naldi po ition(Ca eagentorInitialo cerre pon i letoen ure)
Pur uit (non-arre t)-1Year
Tra c top /noCitationi ued-1Year
U eofforce-1Year
Mi cellaneou -1Year
Videofootageofinteraction onl -1 ear
Accidentalactivation -6Month
WhenanIAComplaintorNoticeofClaimagain ttheCit i received theInternalA air Unit,theIALieutenanti re pon i leto
changethevideocategor toretaintheevidence.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

LCPDprohi it unauthorizedcop ingoffootage utitdoe notexpre l prohi itfootagetampering(i.e.,


modi cationanddeletion).(p.153,Copie ofVideo)

Themediacapturedwillonl euploadedto vidence.comandwillonl eu edforo cialpurpo e .O cer willnotmakecopie ofan


audioorvideorecording forper onalu eandareprohi itedfromu ingarecordingdevice ucha atelephonecameraor econdar video
cameratorecordmediafrom vidence.comortheMDTifvideoi viewedthroughthe nc tem.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

LCPDdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.(p.153)

Reviewof od WornCameraMedia
...
Allotheracce to od cameramediawill egoverned altLakeCit PoliceDepartmentPolic IV-320R CORD (Guideline for
Acce ingO cialRecord ).

Relea eof od CameraMediatoThirdPartie
...
Reque tfor od cameravideofromthenew mediaandotherthirdpartie mu t emadeinwritingandwill eroutedtotheRecord Unit
GovernmentRecord Acce andManagementAct(GRAMA)Coordinator.Oncegranted,theGRAMAcoordinatorwillnotif theDepartment
od Camera temAdmini tratortofacilitateacce fortheper on/entit makingthereque t.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

LCPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


anAntonioPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er5,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

The anAntonioPoliceDepartment polic on od worncamera i acce i leviathedepartmentwe ite.One


mu t earch od worncamera on APD we iteinordertolocatethepolic . APD mo trecent WCpolic
i fromJul 6,2016.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

O cer mu trecordallevent relatedtothecontact, top,detention,interviewandarre tof u pected


violator .(.03.A)

O cer withproperl functioning WCequipment hallrecordallevent urroundingthecontact, top,detention,interview,andarre tof


u pectedviolator andmaintainthi recordedevidenceforcon iderationincriminalpro ecution.

APDprovide anexten iveli toftheevent thato cer mu trecord.(.06.D)

O cer hall eginrecordingthefollowingevent andcontinuerecordinguntiltheeventi concluded;(An deviation willrequirea


upervi or approvalandmu t edocumentedintheO cer video,report,orCF commententr eldinaccordancewith ection.07of
thi procedure):
1.Upono ervationof u piciou orcriminal ehavior;
2.Uponreceptionoforre pon etoCF ,whetherdi patchedornot;
3.O cer-initiatedcontact :
a.Arre t,
.FieldContact ,
c.Tra c/Pede trian top ,
d.Vehicle/FootPur uit ;
4.Duringallpri onerorwitne tran port .Ifano cerarrive atafacilit thati recorded, ucha Pu lic afet HeadQuarter (P HQ)or
theMagi trate O ce,theO cerma cea erecordinguponenteringthefacilit ortran ferringcu tod ofthepri oner/witne ;
5.Inin tance wheretheO cerrea ona l elieve thattherecordingma provideevidenceincriminalinve tigation ;
6. erviceof earchorarre twarrant onthepremi e ofare idence, u ine or uilding,iftheO ceri a i tingin uch erviceof
earchorarre twarrant ;and
7.Citizen-initiatedcontact or aggeddownreque t forpu lic afet ervice .

APDrequire thato cer ver all documenttheirrea oningforall toppage and/ormuting oftheir WC.
(.06.G)
All toppage and/ormuting ,otherthanadmini trativefunction te tingoraccidentalactivation,ofthe WCmu t ever all documented
tatinga peci crea onintheO cer video,andreportorCF commententr eldinaccordancewith ection.07ofthi procedure.

Onceano ceractivate hi orhercamera,it hallremainonuntiltheincidentha concludedandthepolic


clearl de cri e wheno cer halldeactivatetheir WC.(.07.A- )

A.Unle otherwi epermitted thi procedure,oncethe WCi activated,it hallremainonuntiltheincidentha concluded.


.Forthepurpo eofthi ection,conclu ionoftheincidentha occurredwhen:
1.Allarre t have eenmadeandarre tee have eentran portedandrelea edfromcu tod ;
2.Allwitne e andvictim have eeninterviewed;and
3.Thecontinuedrecordingwillnot ervetoo tainadditionalevidence.

O cer arerequiredtodocumentarea ona leju ti cationforwh the failedtorecordcertainevent .(.07.D)

Failuretorecordactivitie a laidoutinthi polic willnot econ ideredapolic violationa longa rea ona leju ti cationi documented.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Whilethepolic mention theimportanceofper onalprivac ,ito er vagueguidanceonwheno cer mu tnot


record.(.06.F,I)

F.O cer hallnot topormutearecordingduringapu licencounterora ignedCF ,exceptforthefollowingrea on :


1.O cer ma topand/ormute:
a. ncounter withundercovero cer orcon dentialinformant ;
.Per onalreliefor reakand;
2.O cer ma momentaril muteonl :
a.Conver ation thatinvolvepoliceand/orca etactic or trateg and;
.Per onalemergenc matter ofa en itivenature(i.e.famil emergenc ,medicalemergenc ,cata trophicevent).
...
I.O cer hallnot:
...
5.U eDepartmentall -owned WCequipmenttorecordan t peofper onalactivitie .
...
7.Createrecording inpatientcarearea ofan medicalormentalhealthfacilitie unle therecordingi foro cialpolice u ine uch
a acriminalinve tigation,d ingdeclaration,HorizontalGazeN tagmu (HGN)oninjureddriver ,ora peci ccallforpolice ervice,
incompliancewithFederalHIPPAregulation .
8.Recordan courtfacilit ,legalproceeding(i.e.depo ition,cit councilmeeting )or, ecuredgovernmentalfacilit .

Thepolic doe notrequireinformedcon entfromvulnera leindividual ,nordoe itrequireo cer toinform


citizen thatthe are eingrecorded.(.06.A)

O cer arenotrequiredtoadvi ecitizen the are eingrecordedor howan citizenavideowhichthe recorded;furthermore,O cer
houldnotactivate/deactivatethe WC olel uponthereque tofacitizen.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

APDencourage o cer tou etheir WCrecording togatherpertinentinformationwhenwritingreport .


(.06.C)

O cer hallu etherecordingtogatherpertinentinformationforcompo ingreport ,training,andinve tigator purpo e .

Thepolic al oallow o cer toacce an policeoriginatedDM recording eforemakinga tatementa out


theincident.(.15.D)

AnO ceri entitledtoacce an policeoriginatedDM recordingofanincidentinvolvingtheO cer eforetheO ceri requiredtomake


a tatementa outtheincident.

Limit RetentionofFootage

APDu e acategorizationla elwhichhelp determinetheminimumlengthofretentionof WCfootage. APD


require thatrecording from WCthatarecategorizeda an vent0(non-evidentiar )mu t eretainedforat
lea t180da , utdoe notappeartomandateamaximumretentionperiod.(12)

.Thecategorizationla elwilldeterminetheminimumlengthofretention.
1. vent0i electedfornon-evidentiar video ucha fal e tart ,te ting,orITadmini trativepurpo e ;

VID OCAT GORIZATIONANDR T NTIONP RIOD
ventCodeCategor Retention chedule
0Admin/Default180da
...
.Non-evidentiar ,accidentalrecording taggedunderevent0whichcontainper onaland/or en itivematerialandwhichfallunder ection
.06J,ma edeletedwhen:
1.Animmediate upervi ori noti edinwriting;the upervi ornoti e a tem admini trator,whowillre trictthevideo;
2.Reviewed a upervi orfromtheo ceoftheChiefofPolice;
3.Reviewed aDeput Chief;
4.Reviewedand nalized PoliceAudio/VideoRecord peciali t.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

APDprohi it o cer fromtamperingwithandalteringthe WCrecording .(.09. )

Nomem era igned WCequipment hallalter,modif ,reu e,tamperwithordi a lethedeviceora ociatedacce orie inan manner.

The WCpolic tate therequirement forviewingprivilege ofDM .(.04. )

tandardizedviewingprivilege ofDM foradmini trativeandinve tigator purpo e hall ea follow :


1.AllO cer will ea letoviewtheirownDM ;
2.Detective-Inve tigator anda ovewillhaveviewingprivilege forallDM .

APDper onnelmu to tainpermi ionifthe requireacce tolocked WCrecording .(.15. )

Per onnelrequiringacce tolockedvideo will endareque tforacce /viewingofthe peci cDM throughtheirchain-of-command.

Thepolic explicitl tate thattheper onnelviewing WCrecording mu tmanuall documenttheir


informationinthenote eldinthe WCapplicationandindicate thatacce i loggedautomaticall .(.10.G,
.15.C)

10.G.Anautomatedinternalelectronicdataacce log(chain-of-cu tod )will egeneratedandkeptforever DM leproducedvia WCto


documenttheauthenticit oftheDM .Mem er hall epreparedtoju tif therea onforacce ing/viewingDM .
15.C.Per onnelreviewingDM hallmanuall documentname, adgenum er,andthepurpo eoftheirviewinginthenote eldinthe
WCapplication.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

APDdoe notexpre l allowcomplainant toviewrelevantfootage,andrequire a ve tepproce tohandle


individualcomplaint allegingmi conduct.(.11.A)

Whenacomplainti receivedallegingmi conductinvolvinganO cerwhoi a igneda WC,thefollowingprocedure hall efollowed:


1.TheO cer immediate upervi ororInternalA air Unit halldetermineifan policeoriginatedDM exi t .
2.The upervi ororInternalA air Unit hallviewthevideo( )oftheincidentinque tionanddetermineiftherei an cau eforthe
allegation inthecomplaint.
3.Ifnocau ei determined,the upervi ororInternalA air Unit hallcontactthecomplainantandadvi ethempoliceoriginatedDM
exi t fortheincidentandthatnomi conductwa o erved.
4.The upervi ororInternalA air Unit halladvi ethecomplainingpart thatthe ma makeanopenrecord reque tforcop /copie of
thepoliceoriginatedDM .
5.The upervi ororInternalA air Unit hallproceedwiththeire ta li hedprotocol ifmi conducti determined.

APD polic tate thatan reque t foran DigitalMedia videncewill ehandedundertheOpenRecord Act.
(.10.A)

Reque t noncriminalju ticeagencie /individual forDM will ehandledundertheOpenRecord ActinaccordancewithGMProcedure


323,Relea eofPoliceRecord .

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

anAntonioPD WCpolic place nolimit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.facialrecognition)toidentif


individual infootage.
an ernardinoPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er31,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

The an ernardinoPoliceDepartmentpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onthefrontpageof


it we ite.Iti datedJul 13,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Thepolic include anon-exhau tiveli tofcitizencontact thato cer arerequiredtorecord.(449.5.9)

(a) nforcementRelatedContact
1.O cer hallu etheeventmodetorecordenforcementrelatedcontact .Theeventmode hould eactivatedpriortoactualcontact
withthecitizen,ora oona afel po i lethereafter,andcontinuerecordinguntilthecontacti concluded.
2. nforcementrelatedcontact include utarenotlimitedtothefollowing:Tra c top , eldinterview ,detention ,arre t ,per on
pre entatradiocall whoareaccu edofcrime ,andcon en ualencounter inwhichtheo ceri attemptingtodeveloprea ona le
u piciononthe u jectoftheencounter.
3.CoveringanotherCit emplo eeorlawenforcemento cerduringanenforcementcontact;including, utnotlimitedto:C P ,
Parking nforcementO cer ,AnimalControlO cer ,etc.
...
5.Ifano ceri una letoactivatehi orher WCpriortoinitiatingan ofthe eenforcementorinve tigativeactivitie ,theo cer hall
activatethedevicea oona iti practicaland afetodo o.A inallenforcementandinve tigativeactivitie includingvehicleand
pede trian top ,the afet oftheo cerandmem er ofthepu licarethehighe tprioritie .
( )Arre t
1.O cer ma toprecordingintheeventmodeoncethearre teei nolongerintheircu tod .
...
(e)Duringtheexecutionofa earchwarrant,anarre twarrant,aFourthAmendmentwaiver earch,oracon ent earchinwhichtheo ceri
lookingforevidenceofcontra and.

Thepolic doe o ero cer peci cguidanceonwhennottorecord.(449.5.10)However,wheno cer failto


recordarequiredincident,therei norequirementtoprovideaconcreteju ti cation.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

an ernardino polic doe mentionprivac concern ,prohi itingrecordinginplace whereper on havea


rea ona leexpectationofprivac unle uchpre encei directl relevanttothecriminalinve tigation.
(449.5.10(c))Thepolic al odi courage recordingpeacefuldemon tration andinformalorca ualencounter
withmem er ofthepu lic.(449.5.10(f ),449.5.10(g)).

However,thepolic doe notexplicitl requireinformedcon entofvulnera leindividual torecord.Infact,the


polic encourage o cer recordin omein tance thatma econ idered en itive, ucha dome tica u eor
excrime .(449.5.09(i))

(i)Victimandwitne interview
1.Victimandwitne interview hould erecorded.
2.Dome ticviolencevictim oftenrecanttheir tatement a earl a thefollowingmorningafteracrime.Victim ma al omaketheir
childrenunavaila leforinve tigator orcourttoavoidtheirproviding tatement .Forthe erea on ,dome ticviolencevictim hould
erecordedunle thevictimexpre l refu e to erecorded.O cer houldal orecordthe tatement ofchildrenofdome tic
violencevictim whoarewitne e inthe et pe ofca e whenpo i le.
3. WC hould eu edduring exCrime orChildA u einve tigation toinclude tatement ofvictim ,witne e ,andinteraction
withparent ofvictim .

Inaddition,o cer arenotrequiredtonotif u ject the are eingrecorded,norcea erecordingatacitizen


reque t.The are,however,requiredtoan wertruthfull ifacitizeninquire a towhethertheo ceri recording.
(449.5.8)

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

an ernardinoPDallow o cer toreviewtheirowncamerafootage.(449.5.16( ))O cer areallowedtoreview


footage eforewritingreport whennece ar toen ureaccurac andarerequiredtoreviewfootagepriorto
providingformalte timon .(449.5.16(a))

(a)Digitalevidencecaptured the WCi notallinclu ive.The temcapture ale roadandle detailedimagethanthetotalit ofthe
human en e .Ano cer recollectionof peci cdetail ma edi erentthanwhati capturedindigitalevidence.O cer ma review
digitalevidencepriortocompletingreport whennece ar toen ureaccurac .O cer ma reviewdigitalevidencepriortoproviding
voluntar tatement duringcriticalincidentinve tigation .O cer hallreviewdigitalevidencepriortoprovidingte timon athearing ,
trial,ordepo ition .
( )O cer ma reviewtheirownrecording .

Limit RetentionofFootage

an ernardinoPDdoe notappeartorequirethedeletionofun aggedfootage.(449.5.15)

(a)Allrecording relatedtoan criminalproceeding,claim led,pendinglitigation,oraper onnelcomplaint, hall epre erveduntilthat


matteri re olvedand/orinaccordancewiththelaw.
1. videntiar recording hall eretainedforaminimumof2 ear underan ofthefollowingcircum tance (PC832.18,etal):
(a)Therecordingi ofanincidentinvolvingtheu eofforce apeaceo cerorano cer-involved hooting.
( )Therecordingi ofanincidentthatlead tothedetentionofarre tofan individual.
(c)Therecordingi relevanttoaformalorinformalcomplaintagain talawenforcemento ceroralawenforcementagenc .
2. videntiar recording thatma erelevanttoacriminalpro ecution hould eretainedinthe amemannera i required lawfor
otherevidencethatma erelevanttoacriminalpro ecution.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

an ernardinoPDprohi it o cer fromtamperingwith WChardwareand oftwareandfromacce ing,cop ing,


orrelea ingfootageforotherthano ciallawenforcementu e(449.5.2(f )), utdoe notappeartoprohi it
unauthorizedacce to,tamperingordeletionoffootage.(449.5.2(c))

(c)O cer hallnottamperwithordi mantlean hardwareor oftwarecomponentofan WCdevice.


...
(f)Acce ing,cop ing,forwardingorrelea ingan digitalevidenceforotherthano ciallawenforcementu eandcontrar tothi procedure
i trictl prohi ited

Thepolic indicate thatrecord orlog ofacce tofootageareretainedpermanentl utdoe not a whether


tho elog areaudited.(449.5.15( )).Infact,thepolic appear to arthedepartmentfromauditingthe tem
forpolic violation (449.5.16(d)).

( )Record orlog ofacce anddeletionofdatafrom WC hall eretainedpermanentl .


...
(d)TheDepartment hallnotreviewdigitalevidence olel forthepurpo eofgeneralperformancereview,forroutinepreparationof
performancereport ,ortoar itraril di coverpolic violation .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

an ernardinoPDdoe notexpre l allowrecordedindividual toviewfootage.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage


an ernardinoPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch
footage.
anDiegoPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

DPDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onlineonit we iteundera ectiondedicatedto


od WornCamera .Thi ver ion,loggedin ection1.49inAdmini tration,wa i uedande ectiveonJul 20,
2016.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

DPDrequire allo cer torecordenforcementrelatedcontact .O cer arerequiredtoactivatetheir WC


priortoactualcontactwiththecitizen,ora oona afel po i lethereafterandcontinuerecordinguntilthe
contacti concludedorthecontacttran ition fromanenforcementcontactintointelligencegathering.The
polic ha peci crequirement forwhentorecordduringcircum tance includingenforcementrelatedcontact ;
arre t ; earche ;tran portingpri oner ; u pectinterview ;and pecialevent .(V.I.1-7)

1.MandatedRecording
nforcementRelatedContact
a.Allo cer whoarei ueda WC hallkeeptheir WCon u eringMode/ tand- Modewhileondut ,exceptduringin tance
li tedinthi procedureunderProhi itedRecording .Keepingthe WCon u ering/ tand- Modeallow o cer tocapture
pre-eventrecording whenthe ventModei activated.
.O cer hallu ethe ventModetorecordenforcementrelatedcontact .Theeventmode hould eactivatedpriortoactual
contactwiththecitizen,ora oona afel po i lethereafter,andcontinuerecordinguntilthecontacti concludedorthe
contacttran ition fromanenforcementcontactintointelligencegathering.
c.O cer hould eginrecordingintheeventmodewhiledrivingtoacallthatha thepotentialtoinvolveanenforcementcontact.
...
e. nforcementrelatedcontact includethefollowing:Tra c top , eldinterview ,detention ,arre t ,per on pre entatradio
call whoareaccu edofcrime ,andcon en ualencounter inwhichtheo ceri attemptingtodeveloprea ona le u picionon
the u jectoftheencounter.
...
2.Arre t
a.O cer ma toprecordingintheeventmodewhenthearre teei cooperativeand afel ecuredin idealawenforcementfacilit .If
anarre tee ecome uncooperative,oriftherei omeevidentiar purpo e,o cer houldre umerecordingintheeventmode.
.Ifano cerre ume recordingintheeventmode,thecamera hallremainineventmodeuntiltheo cernolongerha contactwith
the u ject.
3. earche
a.When earchingapri onerandwithout acri cingo cer afet ,iti advantageou topo itionthe earch othatiti capturedon
camera.Thi tart thechainofcu tod allowingan contra andorweapon foundto edocumentedonthe WCrecording.
.O cer houldrecordduringtheexecutionofa earchwarrant,anarre twarrant,aFourthAmendmentwaiver earch,knockandtalk,
oracon ent earchinwhichtheo ceri lookingfora u pect,evidenceorcontra and.
c.During earche ofcommercial uilding orre identialdwelling whentherei a trongindicationofencounteringa u pect,while
keepingo cer afet a theprimar concern,o cer houldactivatetheir od worncamera priortomakingentr intothe uilding.
Therecordingofa u pectconfrontationnormall outweigh tactic potentiall hownintherecording.
4.Tran portingPri oner
a.O cer equippedwith WCwillrecordallpri onerorpa engertran port ,regardle ofthegenderofthepri onerorpa enger.The
entiretran portwill erecorded.Twoo cerunit will erequiredtorecordwithatlea tone WCduringtran port .
...
5. u pectInterview
a.O cer areencouragedtofull record u pectinterview .O cer hallnot topand tarttherecordingduringa u pectinterview.
Theonl exceptiontorecordinga u pectinterviewwould eifthe u pectdecline tomakea tatementduetothe od worn
camera eingactivated.
.Whenrecordinginterview ,o cer hallen urethe recordan admoni hment priortothe tartofaninterview.
6. pecial vent
Whendirectedtoworka pecialevent,o cer hallretrieveandu etheir WC .O cer hallcompl withtheprovi ion ofthi
DepartmentProcedure.
7.Deactivationof WC
a.O cer a igned WC willocca ionall a i t pecializedinve tigativeunit andagencie in en itiveoperation where
con dentialit i imperativetotheoperation.Iftherei a peci crea onintheintere toftheinve tigationforo cer involvedinthe
operationtonotactivatetheir WC ,the upervi orinchargemu tgivehi orherapproval.
.A entan peci crea ontonotactivatethe WCapproved the upervi orincharge,o cer hallrecordan in tance li tedin
thi procedure.
c.Ifa upervi ororder ano certoturno theircameraduringanenforcementcontact,thato cerwilldocumentthatorderonan
ARJI -9explainingthe peci crea onwh the WCwa notactivated.
d.Additionall ,a upervi orwhogive anordertoano certoturno their WCduringanenforcementcontactwillal o ere pon i le
fordocumentingtherea ononanARJI -9.

Thepolic al oexpre l li t peci cprohi itedrecording .(V.K)

K.Prohi itedRecording
1. WC hallnot eu edtorecordnon-workrelatedactivit .
2. WC hallnot eu edtorecordinarea oractivitie ucha pre- hiftconference ,Departmentlockerroom , reakroom ,
re troom ,orotheractivitie notrelatedtoanenforcementcontactoracriminalinve tigation.
3. WC hallnot eu edduringDepartmentadmini trativeinve tigation .
4. WC hallnot eu edduringline-up or rie ng .
5. WC hallnot eu edduringmajorcrime rie ng ,homicide rie ng ,orduringahomicidewalk-through.
6. WC hallnot eu edduringcontactwithcon dentialinformant .

Inaddition,thepolic require o cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation forintentionall deactivatingtheir WC


duringevent thato cer arerequiredtorecord.(V.I.1-7.c,e)

c.Ifa upervi ororder ano certoturno theircameraduringanenforcementcontact,thato cerwilldocumentthatorderonanArji -9


explainingthe peci crea onwh the WCwa notactivated.
...
e.O cer willalwa documentwh the WCwa intentionall deactivatedduringanenforcementcontact.

However,thepolic doe not eemtorequireo cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation forfailuretorecorda


requiredevent.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

DPDdoe notrequireo cer tocea erecordingatcitizen reque tand peci e thatprivatecitizen donot
havearea ona leexpectationofprivac whentalkingwithpoliceo cer ,evenwhenpolicearelawfull pre entin
aprivatere idence.(V.H)

1.Privatecitizen donothavearea ona leexpectationofprivac whentalkingwithpoliceo cer duringthe copeofano cer o cial
dutie ,evenwhenthecontacti inaprivatere idence.Wheno cer arelawfull pre entinahome(warrant,con ent,orexigent
circum tance )inthecour eofo cialdutie ,therei norea ona leexpectationofprivac .Therefore,o cer arenotrequiredtogive
noticethe arerecording.However,ifa ked,o cer halladvi ecitizen the are eingrecorded.
2.O cer arenotrequiredtoinitiateorcea erecordinganevent, ituationorcircum tance olel atthedemandofacitizen.
3.O cer and upervi or involvedintheinve tigationofacomplaintagain tamem erofthepolicedepartmentmu tinformcomplainant
andcomplaintwitne e the are eingrecorded.

Whileo cer arenotrequiredtoinformcitizen the are eingrecorded,o cer areencouragedtoa amean to


de-e calatepotentialcon ict .(V.I.1.d)

d.O cer are trongl encouragedtoinformcitizen the are eingrecordedinane orttode-e calatepotentialcon ict .

While DPDprohi it o cer fromrecordingduring exCrime orChildA u einve tigation ,itmandate that
victim (andtheirchildren) erecordedwhenthe arevictim ofdome ticviolenceincident .(V.J.1)
1.VictimandWitne Interview
a.Victimandwitne interview willgenerall not erecorded.
.Dome ticviolencevictim oftenrecanttheir tatement a earl a thefollowingmorningafteracrime. omevictim go ofara to
te tif thattheo cerfa ricatedtheir tatement.Victim ma al omaketheirchildrenunavaila leforinve tigator orcourttoavoid
theirproviding tatement .Forthe erea on ,alldome ticviolencevictim andwitne e hould erecorded.O cer houldal o
recordthe tatement ofchildrenofdome ticviolencevictim whoarewitne e inthe et pe ofca e .
c. WC hallnot eu edduring exCrime orChildA u einve tigation toinclude tatement ofvictim ,witne e ,andinteraction
withparent ofvictim .
d.Whennece ar too taincooperation,o cer ma po itionthe WC othe captureonl audio,andnotvideo,oftheper onmaking
the tatement.

O cer areal oprohi itedfromrecordingpatient duringmedicalorp chologicalevaluation andinmedicalcare


facilitie unle theo ceri confrontingaviolent u pectoranticipatingu eofforce.(V.K.7)

a.O cer hallnotrecordpatient duringmedicalorp chologicalevaluation aclinicianor imilarprofe ional,orduringtreatment.Thi


include duringP RTclinicianinterview .O cer hall eawareofpatient right toprivac wheninho pital etting .Whenrecordingin
ho pital andothermedicalfacilitie ,o cer hall ecarefultoavoidrecordingper on otherthanthe u pect.
.O cer hallnotrecordwhileinafacilit who eprimar purpo ei toprovidep chiatricormedical ervice unle re pondingtoaradio
callinvolvinga u pectortakinga u pect tatement.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

DPDallow andencourage o cer toviewfootagepriortocompletingtheirreport ,andrequire themtodo o


priortoprovidingte timon athearing ,trial ,ordepo ition .(V.Q)

Q.ReviewingImpoundedDigital vidence
1.O cer ma reviewtheirowndigitalevidence.Digitalevidencecanprovideacuetoano cer primingmemor torecallmorefact
andgreaterdetailofanincident
...
4....O cer houldreviewdigitalevidencepriortocompletingreport toa i tinprimingtheirrecollection.O cer hallwritetheir
report towhatthe remem erandnotatean di crepancie fromwhattherecording how .O cer hallnotwritetheirreport
a ed olel onwhatthe viewedfromthe WCrecording.
5.O cer hallreviewdigitalevidencepriortoprovidingte timon athearing ,trial ,ordepo ition .

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic reference aretentionperiodfordigitalevidence utdoe not pecif whatthatperiodi ,nordoe it


requireun aggedfootageto edeleted.(V.O)

Allrecording relatedtoan criminalproceeding,claim led,pendinglitigation,oraper onnelcomplaint, hall epre erveduntilthatmatter


i re olvedand/orinaccordancewiththelaw.O cer anddetective arerequiredtoen urethatthe WCevidencei properl categorized
forthenece ar retentionperiod.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

DPDprohi it o cer fromtamperingwithhardwareand oftwarecomponent[ ],andnote thatdigital


evidencei to eu edforo cialpurpo e onl , utthepolic doe notexpre l prohi ittamperingwithfootage.
(V.C)

C.General
...
4.O cer hallnottamperwithordi mantlean hardwareor oftwarecomponentofan WCdevice
...
6.Alldigitalevidencecollectedu ingthe WCi con ideredaninve tigativerecordforthe anDiegoPoliceDepartmentandi foro cial
u eonl .
7.Acce ing,cop ing,forwardingorrelea ingan digitalevidenceforotherthano ciallawenforcementu eandcontrar tothi
procedurei trictl prohi ited.Pu licrelea eofdigitalevidencei prohi itedunle approved theChiefofPoliceorde ignee.

The WCfootagei tored a ervice, vidence.com,thatdigitall encr pt and ecure thefootage.(IV)

...
vidence.comAdigitalevidencemanagement ervicecontractedforthecit andacce edat dpd.evidence.com.The ervice tore
digitall encr pteddatainahighl ecureenvironmentacce i letoper onnel a edon ecurit clearance.

Whileiti truethat vidence.comlog andaudit acce tofootage,thepolic doe notindicatethat,normention


an other ourcelog oraudit footageacce .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint


Individual lingcomplaint onl haveacce tofootageatthedi cretionof DPD upervi or .(V.Q.7.n)

Digitalevidencema eviewedforadmini trativepurpo e limitedtothefollowing:


...
n. upervi or houldreview WCrecording toa i tcitizen complaint . upervi or havedi cretionto how WCrecording toa
complainantwhenitrelate tohi orhercomplaint,toa i tinclarif ingthecomplaint,re olvingthecomplaint,orhavingthecomplaint
withdrawn.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

DPDPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


anFranci coPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receivedpermi iontou e$250,000ofanotherDOJlawenforcementtechnolog grantfor WC
in2013
La tupdated:Octo er5,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

FPDha awe pagededicatedtothedevelopmentofit WCpolic ,whichprovide detail a outthe


department iweekl WCworkinggroupmeeting thatoccurredin2015.The nalver ionofthe od camera
polic wa adoptedonJune1,2016.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

FPDrequire o cer torecordawiderangeoflawenforcementactivitie .(III.C)

C.AuthorizedU e.
Allon- cenemem er equippedwitha WC hallactivatetheir WCequipmenttorecordinthefollowingcircum tance :
1.Detention andarre t
2.Con en ualencounter wherethemem er u pect thatthecitizenma haveknowledgeofcriminalactivit a a u pect,witne ,or
victim...
3.5150evaluation
4.Tra candpede trian top
5.Vehiclepur uit
6.Footpur uit
7.U e offorce
8.When ervinga earchorarre twarrant
9.Conductingan ofthefollowing earche onone per onand/orpropert :
a.Incidenttoanarre t
.Cur or
c.Pro a lecau e
d.Pro ation/parole
e.Con ent
f.Vehicle
10.Tran portationofarre tee anddetainee
11.Duringan citizenencounterthat ecome ho tile
12.Inan ituationwhentherecordingwould evalua letoevidentiar purpo e
13.Onl in ituation that ervealawenforcementpurpo e

Inadditionto pecif ingwheno cer hallterminatetheirrecording (III. ), FPDrequire o cer todocument


therea on foran failure torecord.(III.G)

G.Documentation.
Mem er u mittinganincidentreportorcompletingawritten tatement hallindicatewhetherthe WCwa activatedandwhetherit
capturedfootagerelatedtotheincident.

...Ifamem erdeactivate a WCrecordingpriortotheconclu ionofanevent,themem er halldocumenttherea on( )for
terminatingtherecordinginCAD,anincidentreport,awritten tatementoramemorandum.

Ifahigherrankingmem erorder a u ordinatemem ertodeactivatethe WC,thehigherrankingo cer halldocumenttherea on( )
forre tartingtherecordinginCAD,anincidentreport,awritten tatementoramemorandum.

Ifamem erreactivate the WCafterturningtheequipmento ,themem er halldocumenttherea on( )forre tartingtherecording
inCAD,anincidentreport,awritten tatementoramemorandum.

Ifamem erdetermine thato cerorpu lic afet would ecompromi edifa WCwereactivatedduringanincidentrequiringit u e,
themem er halldocumentinCAD,anincidentreport,awritten tatementoramemorandumtherea on( )fornotu ingthe WC.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

FPDproactivel prohi it o cer fromrecordingthreecategorie of en itivevictim ,including exuala ault


andchilda u evictim .(III.D)

D.Prohi itedRecording .
Mem er hallnotactivatethe WCwhenencountering:
1. exuala aultandchilda u evictim duringapreliminar inve tigation
2. ituation thatcouldcompromi etheidentit ofcon dentialinformant andundercoveroperative
3. trip earche .

Inaddition,o cer mu tterminatearecordingwhenrecordingataho pitalwouldcompromi epatient


con dentialit .(III. .3)

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

FPDrequire o cer to leinitial tatement eforereviewing WCforthreecategorie ofcriticalincident :after


ano cer-involved hooting,afteranin-cu tod death,andinacriminalmatter.Thelattercategor (criminal
matter)i notclearl de nedinthepolic .I anincidentacriminalmatteronl aftercharge are led?Doe the
polic appl toallcriminalmatter ,oronl tho ewheretheo ceri the u jectoftheinve tigation?

Forallotherincident (am iguit a ide), FPDallow o cer toreview WCfootage efore lingtheirinitial
report .(III.F.1)

F.Viewing WCRecording
1.Amem erma reviewa WCrecordingonhi /hera igneddeviceoronanauthorizedcomputerforan legitimateinve tigator
purpo e,including utnotlimitedto,preparinganincidentreport,preparing tatement ,conductingafollow-upinve tigation,or
providingte timon .Followingan (1)o cer-involved hooting,(2)in-cu tod death,or(3)criminalmatter,an u jecto cer hall e
requiredtoprovideaninitial tatement eforeheor hereview an audioorvideorecording.
Theinitial tatement the u jecto cer hall rie ummarizetheaction thattheo cerwa engagedin,theaction thatrequired
theu eofforce,andtheo cer re pon e.The tatement hall edi tinctfromthepu lic afet tatement.
Afterprovidinganinitial tatement,the u ject hallhaveanopportunit toreviewan audioorvideorecording depictingtheincident
withhi orherrepre entativeorattorne priorto eing u jecttoaninterview.

Limit RetentionofFootage

FPDretain all WCfootageforaminimumof60da .Afterthi duration,recording ma eera ed,de tro ed


orrec cled uttherei norequirementtodo o.(III.J)

1.Con i tentwith tatelaw,theDepartment hallretainall WCrecording foraminimumof ixt (60)da ,afterwhichrecording ma e


era ed,de tro edorrec cled.

Notwith tandingan otherprovi ionofthi polic ,theDepartment hallretain WCrecording foraminimumoftwo(2) ear if:
a.Therecordingi ofanincidentinvolvingamem er u eofforceoro cer-involved hooting;or
.Therecordingi ofanincidentthatlead tothedetentionorarre tofanindividual;or
c.Therecordingi relevanttoaformalorinformalcomplaintagain tamem erortheDepartment.
2.Notwith tandingan otherprovi ionofthi polic ,a WCrecordingma e avedforalongerorinde niteperiodoftimea partofa
peci cca eifdeemedrelevanttoacriminal,civiloradmini trativematter.
...
4. u jecttothea ovelimitation ,mem er oftheRMOareauthorizedtodelete WCrecording inaccordancewiththeDepartment
e ta li hedretentionpolicie on WCrecording orwhendirected theCommandingO ceroftheRMO.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e


FPDprohi it o cer fromdeleting,tampering,acce ingforper onalu e,or haringfootagewithoutprior
authorizationfromtheRi kManagementO ce(RMO).(III.H.3;III.J.3)

H. torageandU eofRecording .
...
3.Mem er areprohi itedfromtamperingwith WCrecording ,acce ing WCrecording forper onalu e,andfromuploading WC
recording ontopu licor ocialmediaInternetWe ite withoutwrittenapprovalfromthecommandingo ceroftheRMO.
...
J.Retention.
...
3.Amem erma notdeletean WCrecordingwithoutpriorauthorization.Themem er eekingtodeletearecording hall u mita
memorandumtohi /herCommandingO cerreque tingtodeletefootagefroma WC leand hallmakeanentr ofthereque tin
theappropriateca e le,ifapplica le.TheCommandingO cer hallthenforwardthememorandumtotheCommandingO cerof
theRMOforevaluationandappropriateaction.

Inaddition, FPDprohi it footageacce forpurpo e unrelatedtoalegitimatelawenforcement.(III.F.2)

2.Mem er hallnotacce orviewa WC[recording]unle doing oinvolve alegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e.

FPDal olog allacce torecordedfootage.(III.I.2.c;III.J.5)

I.DuplicationandDi tri ution.


...
2.DepartmentalReque t :
...
c.Duplicationanddi tri utionof WCrecording arelimitedtotho ewhohaveaneedtoknowandarighttoknowandarefor
lawenforcementpurpo e onl .TheDepartment hallmaintainalogofacce ,duplicationanddi tri ution.
...
J.Retention.
...
5.TheDepartment hallretainpermanentl allrecord oflog ofacce a etforthinI.1.3anddeletionofdataincludingmemorandum
a etforthinJ.3andJ.4fromthe WC.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

FPDrelie onexi tingpu licrecord lawtomakefootageavaila le,anddoe notexpre l allowindividual who


are lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.(III.I.3.a)

3.Non-DepartmentalReque t
a.TheDepartment hallacceptandproce [Pu licRecordAct]reque t inaccordancewiththeprovi ion offederal, tateandlocal
tatute andDepartmentpolic .

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

FPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


anJo ePoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er5,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

anJo ePDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le od worncamerapolic onit we ite homepage. an


Jo ePDwelcome pu liccommentonthedepartment WCprogram,directingthepu lictoapu licopinion
urve andanadditionalfollowup urve fortho ewhohavemadecontactwithano cerwearinga od worn
camera.Additionall ,thepolic i tran latedinto ngli h, pani h,andVietname e.Thewe iteal oha a
Frequentl A kedQue tion pageonthepolic .

anJo ePD od worncamerapolic i notdated, uttheURLinclude 06-29-15followingthetitle,


ugge tingthatthepolic wa relea edonJune29,2015.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Thepolic include anon-exhau tiveli tofcitizencontact thato cer arerequiredtorecord.(5)

O cer hallmakeever e orttorecordnon-enforcementcontact houldthe ecomeconfrontational,a aultiveorenforcement-


oriented.Inadditiontotherequiredcondition ,per onnelma activatethe teman timethe feelit u ewould eappropriateand/or
valua letodocumentanincident...

Duringtheir hift,o cer hallmakeever rea ona lee orttoactivatethe od -worncamerapriortoinitiating,ora oona practical
afterinitiating,thefollowingpoliceaction :
A.Allenforcementencounter wheretherei atlea trea ona le u piciontheper on( )ha committed,i committingorma einvolved
incriminalactivit .Thi include , uti notlimitedto:
a.Detention ,vehicle top ,pede trian top andcon en ualencounter
.Pro ation,parole,po t-relea ecommunit upervi ion,mandator upervi ionorcon ent earche ,knockandtalk .
.Takingorattemptingtotakeaper onintocu tod (e.g.,arre t ,protectivecu tod ofmentall di tur edper on,etc.).
C. nforcementencounter wheretherei rea onto elievethattheindividuali committingaviolationforwhichacitationma e
i ued.
D.Allincident involvingau eofforce.
.Allpu licinteraction,regardle ofcontext,thate calate and ecome adver arial.
F. erviceof earchorarre twarrant .
G. u pect tatement .
H.Witne /Victim tatement (whenpractical).
I.Pur uit (whenpractical).
J.Re pon etocomplaint orcall for ervice.

Thepolic in truct o cer tou erea ona lejudgmentindeterminingwhentodeactivatethecamera.Whilethe


polic prohi it o cer fromintentionall terminatingtherecordinguntiltheconclu ionoftheencounter,the
polic provide avagueexceptionfortacticaland afet rea on .Withoutfurtherguidancethi languagegive
o cer widedi cretiontoturnthecamerao prematurel .(6)
od -worncamerarecording hallnot eintentionall terminateduntiltheconclu ionoftheencounter,exceptfortacticalor afet
rea on ,ortheencounternolongerhold evidentiar orinve tigativevalue....
O cer willu erea ona lejudgmentindeterminingwhentodeactivatethe od -worncamera, ucha whenthepurpo eforactivationi
nolongerpre ent.( xample:Ano ceri a ignedtoanouterperimeterforanextendedperiodoftimeandha nover alorvi ualcontact
withinvolvedpartie .)( xample:O cer have ecuredapri onerandarecompletingpaperworkout idethepre enceofthepri oner,unle
thepri oneri com ative,agitatedorotherwi euncooperative.)

Thepolic require o cer torecordtherea onfordeactivatingrecordingoncameraver all andinapolice


report.Ifnopolicereporti led,theo cermu trecordtherea on fordeactivatingthecameraonthecitation,
ComputerAidedDi patchreport,or treetCheckreport.(6)

...An timetherecordingi terminatedpriortotheendoftheencounter,therea on( ) hould edocumented othonthe od -worn


camerarecording eforedeactivationandinthe u equentpolicereport.Ifnopolicereporti ledfortherecordedencounter,thenthe
rea on( )fortheearl termination hould erecordedonthecitation,CADeventor treetCheck...

Thepolic doe notrequireo cer toju tif afailuretorecordarequiredevent.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic doe notrequireo cer togaininformedcon entfromvictim orwitne e priortorecording.


However,in omecircum tance ,thepolic eitherrequire o cer tocompl withavictimorwitne reque tto
notto erecordedorallow theo certou ehi orherdi cretionnottorecord.(8;9)

...O cer willnotknowingl activatethe od -worncamerainthefollowingcircum tance :


Apotentialwitne whoreque t to peaktoano cercon dentiall orde ire anon mit ( ee ection9,VictimandWitne
tatement ).
.Avictimorwitne whoreque t thatheor henot erecordedandthe ituationi notconfrontational( ee ection9,Victimand
Witne tatement ).
C.Avictimwhoreque t thatheor henot erecordeda aconditionofcooperationandtheintere t ofju ticerequire uchcooperation
( ee ection9,VictimandWitne tatement )
...
houldtheo ceru edi cretionandnotrecordthecrimevictimorwitne tatementwiththe od -worncamera,theo cer hould
documenttherea onfornotfull recordingthe tatementwiththe od -worncamera.

Althoughthepolic prohi it o cer fromrecordingorallow themnottorecordinthe e ituation ,thepolic


encourage o cer torecordcrimevictimandwitne tatement andinclude aprocedurefordoing o,
recommendingthato cer developarapportwithavictim/witne whoi he itantto erecorded.Thepolic
provide thatiftheo cerdecide tou edi cretiontodeactivatethecamera,theo cerma tillrecordtheaudio
ofthevictim/witne tatement.(9)

Whenconductinganinve tigation,theo cer hallattempttorecordthecrimevictimorwitne tatementwiththe od -worncamera.


Therecordingma evalua leevidencethatcontri ute toorcompliment aninve tigation.Whileevidencecollectioni important,the
Departmental orecognize iti importantforo cer tomaintaincredi ilit withpeoplewantingto hareinformationwithlaw
enforcement.
Onocca ion,ano cerma encounterareluctantcrimevictimorwitne whodoe notwi htomakea tatementoncamera.Inthe e
ituation ,theo cer houldcontinuetodeveloprapportwiththeindividualwhile alancingtheneedforevidencecollectionwiththe
individual reque tforprivac .
houldtheo ceru edi cretionandnotrecordthecrimevictimorwitne tatementwiththe od -worncamera,theo cer hould
documenttherea onfornotfull recordingthe tatementwiththe od -worncamera.Inthe ein tance ,o cer ma tillrecordwithan
audiorecordera outlinedinDut Manual ectionL4513.

Thepolic provide thato cer arenotrequiredtodeactivatetheir od -worncamera olel onthe a i ofthe


reque tordemandofacitizen, utthi ectioni followed thea oveguidanceonvictimandwitne
tatement whichindicate tho eca e takeprecedenceoverthi generalguidance.(5)

[O] cer hallnot erequiredtoactivateordeactivatetheir od -worncamera a ed olel onthereque t ordemand ofacitizen, ut


ratherrel ontheirtrainingandthi polic todirecttheiru eofthe od -worncamera.

Thepolic require o cer tomakearea ona lee orttoadvi epeoplethatthe are eingrecorded, utonl at
time whentheo ceri requiredtorecord.Thepolic al oprovide anexceptionforwhentheo cerha rea on
to elievethatadvi ingthatthecamerai onwillendangertheo ceroranotherper on,orwillinterferewiththe
inve tigation.Thepolic doe notrequireo cer toadvi eoro taincon enttorecordwhentheo ceri ina
pu licplaceorwhentheo ceri lawfull pre entinalocationwheretherei anexpectationofprivac ,unle the
o ceri performingacon ent- a ed earchofare idence.(7)

Generall ,o cer arenotrequiredtoadvi eoro taincon enttoutilizethe od -worncamerafromaprivateper onwhen:


A.Inapu licplace;or
.Inalocationwheretherei anexpectationofprivac (e.g.,in idea uildingordwelling) uttheo ceri lawfull pre ent.
However,wheninitiatingapoliceactiona de cri edin ection#5(WhentoActivate),o cer hallmakearea ona lee orttoadvi e
per on the are eingrecordedwiththe od -worncamera,unle theo cerha rea onto elievethatdoing owillendangerthe afet
oftheo ceroranothero ceroramem erofthepu licorwillinterferewiththeconductofaninve tigation.
Whenano cer legalground fora earchofare idencei a ed olel oncon ent,the arerequiredto othadvi eando taincon entto
recordwitha od -worncamerafromtheper on,withlegal tanding,whoi eingrecordedand/or earched.

Thepolic prohi it activationin everalcircum tance whereper onalprivac i ati ue.(8)

O cer willnotknowingl activatethe od -worncamerainthefollowingcircum tance :


...
F. trip earche .
G.Pu licorprivatelockerroom ,changingroom ,re troom ,unle takingthepoliceaction tatedin5(A)-(F),and(I).
...
J.Otherplace whereindividual unrelatedtotheinve tigationarepre entandwouldhavearea ona leexpectationofprivac ,unle
takingthepoliceaction tatedin5(A)-(F),and(I).

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

anJo ePD polic encourage o cer toviewfootagepriortowritinginitialreport ,withtheexceptionof


o cer involvedinorwitne toanO cerInvolvedIncident.(13)

Ano cer houldreview od -worncamera le ,includingtho eofothero cer ,inthefollowingin tance :


Forthepurpo e ofcompletingcriminalinve tigation andpreparingo cialreport withtheexceptionofO cer-InvolvedIncident .
eeO cer-InvolvedIncident ( ection16)...

Thepolic prohi it o cer involvedinorwitne toanO cer-InvolvedIncidentfromviewingfootage efore


makinganinitial tatement,unle givenpermi iontodo o theChieforhi orherde ignee.Thepolic de ne
O cer-InvolvedIncident a includingo cer-involved hooting ,in-cu tod death ,andan intentionalact
ano cerwhichproximatel cau e injur likel toproducedeathtoanother.(16)

Theinitialinterviewofano cerinvolvedinanO cer-InvolvedIncident houldoccur eforetheo cerha reviewedan audio/video


recording oftheincident.Onceaninvolvedo cerha providedaninitial tatement,hewillhaveanopportunit toreviewan availa le
recording withhi repre entative.Theo cer hallthen ea ordedanopportunit toprovideafollow-up tatementafterhavingreviewed
therecording( ).TheChieforde ignee hallhavedi cretiontopermito cer toreviewvideo le priortotheinitialinterview.

Thepolic doe provide,ingeneral,thato cer houldnot u titutearecordingforadetailedpolicereport.(12)

Per onnel houldnot u titutea od -worncamerarecordingforadetailedandthoroughreport.Per onnel houldcontinuetoprepare


report a outlinedintheDut Manual.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic doe notrequirethedepartmenttodeleteun aggedfootage.Thepolic tate that WCfootagewill


eretainedforaperiodoftime, utdoe notde nethatperiodnorrequiredeletionattheendofthatperiod.(1)

TheDepartmentadopt theu eof od -worncamera tovi uall andaudi l record peci ccategorie ofinteraction etweeno cer
andthepu licandtoretaina ociatedvideoforaperiodoftime.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Whilethepolic doe prohi ito cer fromtamperingwith WChardwareand oftware,thepolic doe not
expre l prohi ito cer fromtamperingwithfootage.(3)

O cer hallnotdeli eratel remove,di mantleortamperwithan hardwareand/ortheevidencemanagement oftwarecomponentofthe


od -worncamera.

Thepolic doe prohi itunauthorizedacce to WCrecording .(10;13;3)

(10)All od -worncamerarecording hallremainthepropert oftheDepartmentandcon tituteo cialrecord ofinve tigationofthe


Department.
(10)Unauthorizedacce to,oru e,duplication,and/ordi tri utionof od -worncamera le i prohi ited.Per onnel hallnotmakecopie
ofan od -worncamera lefortheirper onalu eandareprohi itedfromu ingarecordingdevice ucha aphonecameraor econdar
videocameratorecord od -camera le .
(13)All leviewingi forlawenforcementu eonl and u jecttoarighttoknowandneedtoknow a i ...
(3)Mediacapturedviathe od -worncamera hallonl edownloaded/uploadedtoDepartment-approved ecure torage. incethe
contentoftherecordingma econ ideredevidence,andarecon ideredDepartmentrecord ofinve tigation,o cer willcompl withall
ection intheDut Manualregardingthehandlingofevidenceando cialDepartmentrecord .
Thepolic doe indicatethatallacce tofootagei automaticall logged.(13)

Acce tothe od -worncamera temi loggedautomaticall withthedate,timeandnameofper onviewingthe le .

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notallowcomplainant toviewrelevantfootage,unle theChiefofPoliceorthede ignee


approve thereque t.(4)

Atnotime,exceptatthedirectionoftheChieforde ignee, hallthe upervi orallowthecitizentoviewthe lefootage.

However,thepolic allow upervi or toviewvideoinordertore olvecitizencomplaint .(4)

upervi or ma havethea ilit toimmediatel re olvecitizencomplaint viewingvideocaptured theo cer od -worncamera


priortocontactingthecitizen.

Thepolic further tate thatthefootagecapturedi forlawenforcementu eonl .(13)

All leviewingi forlawenforcementu eonl and u jecttoarighttoknowandneedtoknow a i [RefertoDut Manual ection C2002-
2004,C2007,C2011,andChapterC2100]

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

The anJo ePDpolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to
earchfootage.
eattlePoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$600,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er6,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

eattlePDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onit we ite.Whilethepolic i foundwithin


the eattlePoliceDepartmentManual,thewe - a edmanualmake the WCpolic rea ona l ea to nd.The
polic i Title16.090,e ectiveJul 19,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

eattlePDrequire o cer torecordaclearl de ned etofpoliceactivit .(5. )

.When mplo ee RecordActivit


When afeandpractical,emplo ee willrecordthefollowingpoliceactivit ,eveniftheeventi outofviewofthecamera:
-Di patchedcall , tarting eforetheemplo eearrive onthecalltoen ureadequatetimetoturnoncamera
-Tra candTerr top
-On-viewinfraction andcriminalactivit
-Arre t and eizure
- earche andinventorie ofvehicle ,per on ,orpremi e
-Tran port (excludingride-along andpa enger formeeting )
-Vehicleeluding/Pur uit
-Que tioningvictim , u pect ,orwitne e (Thi doe notincludeconver ation withper on merel wi hingtopa oninformation
a outgeneralcriminalactivit nottiedtoa peci cevent.)
Ifcircum tance preventrecordingatthe tartofanevent,theemplo eewillrecorda oona practical.

Thepolic al ogive o cer di cretiontorecordinothercircum tance .(5.c)

c.Di cretioninRecording
mplo ee rea ona l exerci ingdi cretionunderpolic u ection 5c5gwillnot e u jecttodi ciplineforthedeci iontorecordor
notrecordtho eportion ofanevent.

Unle otherwi eprohi ited thi polic ,emplo ee ma initiaterecordingan timethe determineitwould e ene cialtocapturean
eventoractivit .

O cer mu trecordtheentireevent,andifthe toprecordingprematurel ,the mu tdocumenttherea onin


theirreport.(5)

... mplo ee willrecordtheentireeventtoit conclu ionunle peci call in tructedotherwi e thi manual ection.
...
h. mplo ee tatingtheRea on for topping WV
mplo ee who toprecordingduringaneventwill tateontherecordingtheirintentionto toprecordingandexplainthe a i forthat
deci ion. mplo ee willal odocumenttherea on( )intheGOreportand/orCADupdate.

upervi or whodirectthatrecording cea ewilldirectemplo ee todocumenttheorderintheGOreportand/orCADupdate.

An failuretorecordrequiredevent mu tal o edocumented.(7)

7.O cer WillDocumentthe xi tenceofVideoorRea onforLackofVideo


mplo ee willdocumenttheexi tenceofvideoinacallupdateandan relatedGOreport, treetCheck,NoticeofInfraction,Criminal
Citation,orTra cContactReport(TCR).
Ifthi polic require thatanevent erecorded,andtherei norecordingortherewa adela inrecording,emplo ee mu texplaininwriting
wh itwa notrecordedorwh the tartoftherecordingwa dela ed.
mplo ee whoarenotloggedtoacallorevent utcapturevideooftheeventwilllogtothecallandnotethattheeventwa recordedina
callupdate.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

eattlePDprohi it o cer fromintentionall recordingin en itivearea utdoe notaddre peci c


categorie ofvulnera lepeople.(5.d-e;g)

d.Recordingin en itiveArea
mplo ee willnotrecordinre troom ,jail andtheinterior ofmedical,mentalhealth,coun eling,ortherapeuticfacilitie unle fora
directlawenforcementpurpo e, ucha acrimeinprogre .
e.RecordinginRe idence andPrivateArea
mplo ee willa kforcon enttorecordwith WVinre idence orotherprivatearea notopentothepu licunle therei acrimein
progre ,orothercircum tance exi tthatwouldallowtheemplo eeto elawfull pre entwithoutawarrant.Thereque tandan
re pon ewill erecorded.

Ifan per onwithlegal tandingdenie permi iontorecord,emplo ee will toprecordingwith WVwhilethe areintheprivatearea.
However,emplo ee willcontinuetorecordICVaudio,ifequipped,andnotif theper on involvedofthecontinuedaudiorecording.
...
g.RecordingProtectedActivit /Demon tration
mplo ee willnotrecordpeoplelawfull exerci ingtheirfreedomof peech,pre ,a ociation,a em l ,orreligionunle the have
pro a lecau eto elievethatcriminalactivit i occurringorwhenorderedtorecord a upervi or,a provided elow.

Whenanimminentri ktopu lic afet orlarge calepropert de tructionappear likel , upervi or atthe quadleveland/orthe
incidentcommanderofaneventma orderemplo ee torecordwith WV.Under uchdirection,emplo ee willrecorduntilorderedto
cea erecording.

Protectedactivit unintentionall capturedi notaviolation.

Thepolic acknowledge thatin omecircum tance anindividual privac ordignit outweigh theneedto
recordanevent.O cer havedi cretiontodeactivaterecordingtho ecircum tance , utarenotrequiredtodo
o.(5.f )

f.ProtectingPrivac andDignit
Therema elimitedcircum tance whenthere pectforanindividual privac ordignit outweigh theneedtorecordanevent.

uchcircum tance ma includenaturaldeath cene ,deathnoti cation ,childor exuala aultvictiminterview ,culturalorreligiou
o jection to eingrecorded,andwhentheu eof WVwouldimpedeorlimitthecooperationofavictimorwitne .

Whenanemplo ee elieve uchcircum tance exi t,theemplo eema deactivatethe WV.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

eattlePDallow o cer toviewrecordedfootageforawiderangeofpurpo e ,includingforinve tigation .(POL-


23)

2. mplo ee Ma ReviewRecordedVideo
mplo ee ma reviewtheirownrecordedvideoexceptinin tance ofFITinve tigation .TheFITmanualoutline whenemplo ee
ma viewvideointho eca e .

TheDepartment,including upervi or ,OPA,Training,Audit,andinve tigator per onnelma viewICVand WVrecording forthe e
purpo e :
-Complaint
-Criminalinve tigation
-O cer-involvedcolli ion
-Vehiclepur uitinve tigationorreview
-Pu licdi clo urereque t
-U eofforcerevieworinve tigation( eeFITManualifapplica le)
-Performanceapprai al
-A partofthe arl Intervention tem( I )
-Trainingpurpo e ,withthepermi ionoftheinvolvedo cer .
-AuditandQualit Control/Trou le hooting

Viewer mu tnotethepurpo eforviewingfootage.(POL-25)

5.U er hallNotethePurpo eforViewingVideo



An emplo eeviewingavideoafteritha eenuploadedwillmanuall makeanentr intheviewerapplicationatthe eginningofthe
viewing e ion tatingthepurpo eforviewingthevideo...

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic refer toadi erentpartofthe PDmanualtoaddre que tion ofvideoretention.(POL-21)

PDManual ection12.080RetentionandDi clo ureofDepartmentRecord addre e videoretentionperiod andrelea eofvideoto


thepu lic,includingper on wi hingto lemi conductcomplaint .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

eattlePDexpre l prohi it unauthorizedcop ingoffootage, utdoe notaddre otherform offootage


tamperingorunauthorizedacce .Thepolic vaguel tate that[d]epartmentpolic govern theu e of
footage, utdoe notclearl identif which peci cpolicie appl .(POL-21-2)

1.AllICVand od WornVideo andRelatedDataarethePropert ofthe eattlePoliceDepartment


Departmentpolic govern allacce ,review,andrelea eofin-carand od -wornvideo.
2. mplo ee hallNotTamperWith,Alter,orDeleteVideo
xception:Thi doe notappl toper onnelta kedwith temmaintenancewhopurgevideo undere ta li hedretentionguideline .

eattlePDdoe notindicatethatacce tofootagei loggedoraudited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

eattlePDdoe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage,and


thepolic refer toadi erentpartofthe PDmanualtoaddre que tion ofvideorelea e.(POL-21)

PDManual ection12.080RetentionandDi clo ureofDepartmentRecord addre e videoretentionperiod andrelea eofvideoto


thepu lic,includingper on wi hingto lemi conductcomplaint .

However,thatchapterofthepolic doe notappeartola outaproce forpeople lingmi conductcomplaint


apartfromdi cu inggeneralprocedure fordi clo ureunderpu licrecord law .

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

PD polic refer tothe ookingPhotoCompari on oftware ectionofthe PDmanualtoaddre que tion of


iometrictechnologie .(POL-21).Thi polic doe place omelimitation ontheu eoffacialrecognition
technolog ; peci call ,itprohi it theu eof iometricproce inginlivecamera tem (whichitdoe not
explicitl de ne, utpre uma l mean real-timerecordingoncamera including WC )(12.045-POL1,4,6)

12.045-POL
Thi polic applie totheu ageofan oftwarecapa leof iometricproce ing(facialorhumanrecognition,)including ookingPhoto
Compari on oftware( PC .)Theintenti toregulatetheu eofthi technolog toallowforlegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e
whileprotectingprivac .
1.U ageof PC i LimitedtotheCompari onofUnidenti edImage to ookingPhoto
PC ma onl eu edinanattempttoidentif aper onwhomano cerrea ona l u pect ma einvolvedincriminalactivit .
...
4. PC ma Not eU edtoConnectwithLiveCamera tem
...
6.NoPer onnelma u e PC toIdentif Individual forIdenti cationPurpo e whodonotMeettheLi tedCriteria

Fornon-live-cameraimage ,thepolic require o cer toe ta li harea ona le u picionthata iometric


earchwouldidentif a u pect.However,rea ona le u picioni alow tandardthatdoe notmeetour
requirementfor harpl limitingtheu eof iometrictechnologie .(12.045-PRO-1)
12.045-PRO-1Procedure forU ing PC toIdentif aPo i le u pect
TheO cer/Detective
1. ta li he area ona le u picionthattherei a u pectinvolvedincriminalactivit
2.Contact the PDPhotoUnitwiththeGONum er,ifapplica le
3.Pre ent thecapturedimageofapo i le u pecttoPhotoUnitper onnel
tamfordPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er31,2017.I thi polic nowpu licl availa le?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

tamfordPDdoe notmakeit WCpolic pu licl availa leonit we ite,pro a l duetotherecentnatureofa


recentagreement etweenthecit andthedepartment.Thepartie reachedanagreementinApriloutlining
policie foru eofthe od worncamera ,relaunchingtheprogramwhichhad eendi continuedinlate2016.
MetropolitanPoliceDepartment, t.Loui

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er4,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

t.Loui PDha a ectiononit we itedevotedtoit od worncameraprogram,linkedtoclearl fromthe


homepage.Thepagelink tothedraftpolic ,whichappear tohave eenpu li hedorupdatedonMarch9,2016
(accordingtodocumentmetadata).

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

t.Loui PDprovide ali tof ituation whereo cer mu trecord.(I.1)

1. nforcementRelatedContact
a.O cer willu etheeventmodetorecordenforcementrelatedcontact .Theeventmode hould eactivatedpriortoactualcontact
withthecitizen,ora oona afel po i lethereafter,andcontinuerecordinguntilthecontacti concludedorthecontact
tran ition fromanenforcementcontactintointelligencegathering.
.O cer are trongl encouragedtoinformcitizen the are eingrecordedinane orttode-e calatepotentialcon ict .
c. nforcementrelatedcontact includethefollowing:
1)Tra c top ,
2)Fieldinterview ,
3)Detention ,
4)Arre t ,
5)Per on pre entatradiocall,whoareaccu edofcrime ,and
6)Con en ualencounter inwhichtheo ceri attemptingtodeveloprea ona le u piciononthe u jectoftheencounter.
d.A i tinganotherCit emplo eeorlawenforcemento cer(ie.Parking nforcement,ParkRanger ,etc.)duringanenforcement
contact.
2.Arre t
a.O cer ma toprecordingintheeventmodewhenthearre teei cooperativeand afel ecuredin idealawenforcementfacilit .If
anarre tee ecome uncooperative,oriftherei omeevidentiar purpo e,o cer houldre umerecordingintheeventmode.
.Ifano cerre ume recordingintheeventmode,thecamerawillremainineventmodeuntiltheo cernolongerha contactwiththe
u ject.
3. earche
a.When earchingapri onerandwithout acri cingo cer afet ,iti advantageou topo itionthe earch othatiti capturedon
camera.Thi tart thechainofcu tod allowingan contra andorweapon foundto edocumentedonthe WCrecording.
.O cer houldrecordduringtheexecutionofa earchwarrant,anarre twarrant,aFourthAmendmentwaiver earch,knockandtalk,
oracon ent earchinwhichtheo ceri lookingfora u pect,evidenceorcontra and.
c.During earche ofcommercial uilding orre identialdwelling whentherei a trongindicationofencounteringa u pect,while
keepingo cer afet a theprimar concern,o cer houldactivatetheir od worncamera priortomakingentr intothe uilding.
Therecordingofa u pectconfrontationnormall outweigh tactic potentiall hownintherecording.
4.Tran portingPri oner
a.O cer equippedwith WCwillrecordallpri onerorpa engertran port ,regardle ofthegenderofthepri onerorpa enger.The
entiretran portwill erecorded.Twoo cerunit will erequiredtorecordwithatlea tone WCduringtran port .
5. u pectInterview
a.O cer areencouragedtofull record u pectinterview .O cer willnot topand tarttherecordingduringa u pectinterview.
Theonl exceptiontorecordinga u pectinterviewwould eifthe u pectdecline tomakea tatementduetothe od worn
camera eingactivated.
.Whenrecordinginterview ,o cer willen urethe recordan admoni hment priortothe tartofaninterview.
6. pecial vent
a.O cer a igned WC willocca ionall a i t pecializedinve tigativeunit andagencie in en itiveoperation where
con dentialit i imperativetotheoperation.Iftherei a peci crea onintheintere toftheinve tigationforo cer involvedinthe
operationtonotactivatetheir WC ,the upervi orinchargemu tgivehi orherapproval.A entan peci crea ontonotactivate
the WCapproved the upervi orincharge,o cer willrecordan in tance li tedinthi procedure.
...

ut,wheno cer toprecordingorfailtorecordarequiredincident,therei norequirementtoprovideaconcrete


ju ti cation.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic note thatcitizen donothavearea ona leexpectationofprivac wheninteractingwithpoliceo cer ,


utthepolic doe include omeprivac afeguard forvictim ,witne e ,patient ,andindividual involvedin
peacefuldemon tration .O cer arenotrequiredtonotif citizen the are eingrecordedexceptin ome
limitedcircum tance ,norarethe requiredto toprecording olel atthedemandofacitizen.

Weareencouragedthatthedepartmentcon ideredtheneed ofvulnera leindividual , utdi couraged the


polic pre umptionagain tarighttoprivac ,a wella thepolic confu inglanguage.We elievethe
departmenti movingtheintherightdirection, uttherei roomforimprovement.(H)

H.PRIVACYCONC RN
1.Privatecitizen donothavearea ona leexpectationofprivac whentalkingwithpoliceo cer duringthe copeofano cer o cial
dutie ,evenwhenthecontacti inaprivatere idence.Wheno cer arelawfull pre entinahome(warrant,con ent,orexigent
circum tance )inthecour eofo cialdutie ,therei norea ona leexpectationofprivac .Therefore,o cer arenotrequiredto
givenoticethe arerecording.However,ifa ked,o cer willadvi ecitizen the are eingrecorded.
2.O cer arenotrequiredtoinitiateorcea erecordinganevent, ituation,orcircum tance olel atthedemandofacitizen.
3.O cer and upervi or involvedintheinve tigationofacomplaintagain tamem eroftheDepartmentmu tinformcomplainant
andcomplaintwitne e the are eingrecorded.

Thepolic indicate thatvictim andwitne e aregenerall notrecorded,andeditorialize therea oningfor


recordingvictim ofviolentdome ticcrime .(J;K.7-8)

J.DI CR TIONARYR CORDING


1.Victimandwitne interview willgenerall not erecorded.
2.Dome ticviolencevictim oftenrecanttheir tatement a earl a thefollowingmorningafteracrime. omevictim go ofara to
te tif thattheo cerfa ricatedtheir tatement.Victim ma al omaketheirchildrenunavaila leforinve tigator orcourttoavoid
theirproviding tatement .Forthe erea on ,dome ticviolencevictim ofviolentfelonie ucha trangulation,a aultwitha
deadl weapon,oran thingrequiringho pitalization hould erecorded.O cer houldal orecordthe tatement ofchildrenof
dome ticviolencevictim whoarewitne e inthe et pe ofca e .
3. WC willnot eu edduring exCrime orChildA u einve tigation toinclude tatement ofvictim ,witne e ,andinteraction
withparent ofvictim .
4.O cer occa ionall re pondtod namicandchaoticcrime cene .Theinitialencounter withthevictim,andwitne e ,including
theirlocationandan pontaneou tatement made,can eimportanttotheoverallinve tigation.Therefore,o cer ma u etheir
WC torecordthe et pe of cene forevidentiar purpo e .
K.PROHI IT DR CORDING
...
7.PatientPrivac
a.O cer willnotrecordpatient duringmedicalorp chologicalevaluation aclinicianor imilarprofe ional,orduring
treatment.O cer will eawareofpatient right toprivac wheninho pital etting .Whenrecordinginho pital andother
medicalfacilitie ,o cer will ecarefultoavoidrecordingper on otherthanthe u pect.
.O cer willnotrecordwhileinafacilit who eprimar purpo ei toprovidep chiatricormedical ervice unle re pondingto
aradiocallinvolvinga u pectortakinga u pect tatement.
c.O cer willnotregularl recordwhilein idejailfacilitie .
d.However,inan etting,ifconfrontingaviolentora aultive u pect,orinananticipatedu eofforcein tance,o cer will,when
rea ona l a letodo o,activatetheir WC torecordtheencounter.
8.Demon tration
a.A ageneralpolic ,Departmentper onnel houldrefrainfromvideorecordingorphotographingpeacefuldemon tration .
.Whentherei rea onto elievethataplannedeventha thepotentialforunlawfulactivit ,CommandingO cer houldmake
thedeterminationwhethervi ualrecordingorphotographingi appropriate.
c.Whentherei rea onto elievethataplannedeventha thepotentialforunlawfulactivit ,CommandingO cer houldmakethe
determinationwhethervi ualrecordingorphotographingi appropriate.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

t.Loui PDallow o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwrittenreport andprovidingte timon .The


polic al o omewhat trangel editorialize the ene tofcamerafootageoverhumanrecollection.(Q.1-5)
Q.R VI WINGDIGITAL VID NC
1.O cer ma reviewtheirowndigitalevidence.Digitalevidencecanprovideacuetoano cer memor torecallmorefact and
greaterdetailofanincident.
2.Detective arere pon i leforreviewing,updatingandtrackingdigitalevidencea ociatedwiththeira ignedca e .
3. WC havea eldofvi ionofeither75degree fortheFlexor130degree fortheAxon.Whilehuman eing havea eldofvi ionof
180degree ,thehuman rainha a eldofattentionof50-60degree .Under tre ,thi eldcannarrowdowntoadegree. tre
al oinduce auditor exclu ionandprevent the rainfromanal zingandremem eringallthe timulithatittake inthroughthe
en e .
a.O cer makedeci ion a edonthetotalit ofthehuman en e .Ano cer recollectionof peci cdetail ma edi erent
thanwhati capturedindigitalevidence ince WC onl captureaudioandvideo.
.O cer houldreviewdigitalevidencepriortocompletingreport toa i tinprimingtheirrecollection.
4.O cer willwritetheirreport towhatthe remem erandnotean di crepancie fromwhattherecording how .O cer willnot
writetheirreport a ed olel onwhatthe viewedfromthe WCrecording.
5.O cer willreviewdigitalevidencepriortoprovidingte timon athearing ,trial,ordepo ition .
...

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic refer toretentioncategorie , utfail toela orateinhowthe a ectretentionperiod .Thepolic


note thatrecording will eretainedforatlea t90da , utdoe not pecif amaximumretentionperiodafter
whichfootagemu t edeleted.(N.1.C;O.1)

N.1.C.O cer will electtheretentioncategor thatmo taccuratel t therecording.


...
O. WCFIL R T NTION
1.Recording generatedonDepartmentalequipmentwill eretainedforatlea tninet (90)da .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

t.Loui PDprohi it o cer fromera ingortamperingwithrecording andcollecteddata,a wella from


acce ing,cop ing,orrelea ingfootageforrea on otherthano ciallawenforcementpurpo e .(C.10-11)

10.Acce ing,cop ing,forwardingorrelea ingan digitalevidenceforotherthano ciallawenforcementu eandcontrar tothi procedure


i trictl prohi ited.Pu licrelea eofdigitalevidencei prohi itedunle approved thePoliceCommi ionerorde ignee.
11.Per onalcomputerequipmentand oftwareprogram willnot eutilizedwhenmakingcopie ofdigitalevidence.U inga econdar
recordingdevice ucha videocamera,cellphoneorotherdevicetorecordorcapturedigitalevidencefrom vidence.comi trictl
prohi ited.

Thepolic mention thatthePlanningandRe earchdepartmenti re pon i leforprovidingcopie ofaudittrail


forrecording whenreque ted, utthelanguagei not u cientl cleartoconvinceu thattheauditlogrelate to
acce tofootageratherthan impl recordingmetadataandchainofcu tod information.Werethepolic to
clarif thi ,thedepartmentwouldreceiveagreeninthi categor .(U.3)

3.PLANNINGANDR ARCHi re pon i leforperformingthefollowingdutie :


...
.Provideo cialcopie ofan recordingaudittrailwhenproperl reque ted.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

t.Loui PDgive upervi or omedi cretiontoallowcomplainant toviewrelevantfootage, utdoe notrequire


themtodo o.(Q.7.M)

upervi or houldreview WCrecording toa i tcitizen complaint . upervi or havedi cretionto how WCrecording toa
complainantwhenitrelate tohi orhercomplaint,toa i tinclarif ingthecomplaint,re olvingthecomplaint,orhavingthecomplaint
withdrawn.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Thepolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
u olkCount PoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thi polic nowpu licl availa le?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

u olkCount PDdoe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite,andwewereuna letoo tainthepolic from
other ource .Iti unclearwhethertherei apolic .

InMa 2017,the u olkCount PoliceDepartment( CPD)had egunconductingapilotprogramregardingtheu e


of od worncamera ,and omedetail ofthepolic have eencoveredinthemedia.Camera wereinitiall placed
ontwoo cer intheDrivingWhileIntoxicated(DWI)enforcementteam.A ofJul 2017, CPDplannedtoplace
camera onall10mem er ofthe afe-TteamwithintheHighwa Patrol ureau.
TampaPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

TampaPDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le od worncamerapolic onit we itewithinit tandard


OperatingProcedure .Thepolic appear undertheheading ODYWORNR CORDING QUIPM NT tartingon
page631ofthe1,079pagemanual.Themanualwa la trevi edon eptem er1,2016.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

TampaPD polic provide aclearli tof ituation thatmu t erecorded.O cer mu tprovidewritten
explanation whenthe failtorecordanincidentthatthepolic require to erecorded.(IV.C.2-3)

2.Thedepartmentandindividualo cer arelikel to e crutinizedwhenevertherei novideoonanincidentwherevideowould ehelpful.


Yourdi cretionanddocumentationwill eparamountinexplaining ouraction .
3.The od wornrecording tem HALL eutilizedtogatherandrecordthefollowingt pe ofevent ,wheneverpo i le, allo cer
involved:
a.Tra c top ;
.Pur uit -vehicleorfoot;
c.Potentiall confrontationalcitizencontact ;
d.Ph icalarre t ;
e.Re pon etore i tance ituation ;
f. u piciou vehicle/per oncall ;
g.In-cu tod Mirandaright advi ementandinterview (unle recording othermean in idepolicefacilitie );
h.Alarmre pon e and uildingcheck ;
i.An otherlawenforcementactivit whichtheo cerfeel could ene tfromu eofthe od wornrecording tem.Iftherei an
dou tthe tem hould eactivated.Theina ilit todo o,andlackofrecordingofvideoinan ofthea ovein tance ,mu t e
ju ti edinwriting.

TampaPD polic allow o cer tonotimmediatel recordanincidentifdoing o...place[ ]themorother in


danger.However,inthe e ituation ,thepolic require theo certo eginrecordinga oona po i leafter
theimmediatethreatha eenaddre ed.(IV.C.5)

TheTampaPoliceDepartmentrecognize therearecertaincircum tance whereo cer ma happenupona ituationrequiringimmediate


actiontopreventinjur ,de tructionofevidence,ore cape.Inthe et pe of ituation o cer houldactivatethe od wornrecording
temifdoing odoe notplacethemorother indanger.Ifimmediateactivationi notfea i le,theo cerwillactivatethecameraatthe
r tavaila leopportunit ,whentheimmediatethreatha eenaddre ed.

Thepolic allow o cer todeactivatetheircamera inthree peci c ituation ,includingwhenthe rea ona l
elievethatdoing owillnotre ultinthelo ofcriticaldocumentar information.Inthe e ituation ,theo cer
mu tnotean deci iontodeactivateinthevideorecordingandintheincidentreport;however,theo cerdoe not
explicitl requireo cer todocumentwh the toppedrecording.Thi categor wouldhavereceivedagreen
cla i cationhaditincludedlanguagetoexplicitl requireju ti cation(IV.C.6)

The od wornrecording temma emanuall deactivated o cer whenthe rea ona l elievedoing owillnotre ultinthelo of
criticaldocumentar information,toprotecttacticalorcon dentialdi cu ion or rie ng ,orwhendirectedtodo o a upervi or.The
deactivationwill edocumentedonthevideoandinthereport.

Thepolic explicitl for id o cer fromdeactivatingthecamerainanticipationofu ingforceorwhileengagingin


aconfrontationalcitizencontact.(IV.C.9)

Intentionall turningo the teminanticipationofare pon etore i tanceincidentorotherconfrontationalcitizencontacti a olutel


for idden,andwillre ultindi ciplineuptoandincludingtermination.

Inaddition,failuretoactivatethecamerama ratherthanwillre ultindi ciplinar action.(IV.C.8)

Failuretoactivatethe od wornrecording tema outlinedinthi OP...ma re ultindi ciplinar action.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Whilethepolic doe notaddre generalprivac i ue ,itdoe requireo cer to othinformandturno their


camera uponthereque tofacrimevictimwhentheo cerinterview thevictim.(IV.C.4)

Avictim hould einformedthattheinterviewwill erecordedunle thevictimo ject .Therefu al hould e tatedonthevideo the
victim,thevideoturnedo anddocumentedinthereport.

Thepolic al o peci e thato cer ma notrecordcon dentialinformant .(IV.C.7.d.)

7.The od wornrecording tem HALLNOT:


...
d. eu edtorecordcon dentialinformant orundercovero cer unle approved a ergeantora ove.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Notonl doe thepolic allowo cer toreviewrecording ofincident efore lingdocumentationthepolic


require it.Furthermore,thepolic in truct o cer toincludeintheirreport adetailedde criptionofthe
contentofthevideofootageandwhatma have eenoutofviewofthecamera.(IV. .2)

Thevideo hould ereviewedpriortowritingareporttoen urecon i tenc .Althoughthevideoi areferenceinareportit hallnotexclude


thewritingofthedetail inthereport.A anexampletheterm eevideo hould eavoidedandadetailedde criptionofwhatthevideo
o ervedandwhatma have eenoutofview hould ede cri edinthereport.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic et aminimumforhowlongTampaPD houldretainfootagethati uncategorizedortaggeda non-


event.However,thepolic doe notindicatewhenTampaPDmu tdeleteit WCfootage.(IV. .3)

An videothati uncategorizedortaggeda non-eventwill ekeptinthe temaminimumof90da .Allvideothati taggedwillfollowa


tandardretentionperiod a edonthevideotagginginconjunctionwiththerule underF. .Chapter119forretentionofrecord .

F. .Chapter119.071(2)(5)provide thatAlawenforcementagenc mu tretaina od camerarecordingforat


lea t90da utdoe not etadateforthepurgingof WCfootage.F. .Chapter119.021(2)(a)de ignate the
Divi ionofLi rar andInformation ervice oftheDepartmentof tatea re pon i lefor ettingretentionand
di po al chedule forpu licrecord .Whiletheo ce record cheduleforlawenforcement,e ectiveAugu t
2017,doe includea chedulefor od worncameravideoitonl require aminimumretentionperiodof90da
anddoe notrequiredeletion.Therefore,itremain unclearhowTampaultimatel di po e ofrecordedfootage.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

TampaPD polic prohi it o cer fromtamperingwith WCrecording .However,thepolic doe notprovide


thatacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.(IV.C.10)

O cer hallnotera e,alter,reu e,modif ,ortamperwithoriginalaudio/videorecording .


Thepolic prohi it thea u eormi u eofthe[ WC] temandrequire o cer toproperl retainand tore
footage.However,thepolic nevermake clearwhatcon titute a u eormi u e.(IV.C.8)

Failureto...properl retainand torerecording ,orthea u eormi u eofthe temma re ultindi ciplinar action.

Thepolic prohi it unauthorizedcop ingandtran mi ionoffootage, utdoe notexplicitl prohi it


unauthorizedacce to WCfootage.Thepolic eem toallowan o certoacce an WCrecordingatan
timeforan rea on.(VII.A,C,andD)

A....Cop ing,tran mittingorotherreproductionofan digitalrecording egmentgenerated theTampaPoliceDepartment od worn


recording tem,orremoving uchrecording out idetheTampaPoliceDepartment,withoutauthorizationfromtheChiefofPolicei
prohi ited.
...
C.O cer orotheremplo ee hallnotretain,ordi tri utetoan per onorentit ,an originalorcop ofan recordingexcepta peci ed
inthe .O.P.ora expre l approved theo cer oremplo ee upervi or.
D.Po tingoffootagetoan ocialmedia itewithoutpriorwrittenapprovalfromtheChieforde igneei trictl prohi ited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic relie onexi tingpu licrecord lawtomakefootagepu licl acce i leanddoe notexpre l allow
individual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.(VII.A- )

A.Iti thepolic oftheTampaPoliceDepartmentthatallrecording generatedondepartmentalequipmentarethepropert oftheTampa


PoliceDepartment....
.Reque t forcopie ofdigitalrecording per on oragencie out idetheTampaPoliceDepartmentor tateAttorne O ce hall e
directedtothePu licRecord O ceand u jecttotheprovi ion ofFlorida tatute Chapter119.Thereque tingper onwill e
re pon i lefortheco tofduplicationpur uantto tate tatute.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Thepolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Tuc onPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er11,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Tuc onPDpu li he it mo trecentpu licl availa le WCpolic onlinewithintheTuc onPoliceDepartment


GeneralOrder ,foundundera ectioncalled3700 pecializedDepartment quipment.Thepolic i 3760 ODY
WORNCAM RA Y T M,whichwa revi edonFe ruar 7,2017andwa currenta of eptem er20,2017.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Thepolic require o cer torecordinawiderangeoflawenforcement ituation ,including earche of u pect


and uilding , ervicecall ,andcitizeninteraction performedinaninve tigativeorenforcementcapacit .
(3764.1)

U er hallactivatethe WCtorecordthefollowingevent :
Oncall for ervice(upondi patchforprioritie Level1andLevel2call for ervice;uponarrivaltoallothercall for ervice).
UponCode3activation.
Duringcontactwithmem er ofthepu licinaninve tigativeorenforcementcapacit (.e.g.tra c top ,detention ,arre t ,Miranda
advi ement,u eofforceincident ,criticalincident , eldinterview ,orcon en ualcontact wheretheo ceri attemptingto
developrea ona le u picion).
An timetheu erfeel iti appropriateornece ar tocreateavideorecord.
Whenordered a upervi or.
During u pect/ uilding earche .

Thepolic limit o cer di cretionto toprecording requiringo cer tocontinuerecordingrequiredevent


untilthecompletionoftheencounteroraction,oruntil[theo cer ]haveleftthe cene.Al o,wheno cer are
involvedinanincidentwheredeathor eriou injur occur orwherea oardofInquir ma econvenede.g.an
o cer-involved hooting,thepolic prohi it themfrom toppingrecordinguntildirectedtodo o a uperior
o cer.(3764.1)

Onceactivated,mem er willcontinuetorecorduntilthecompletionoftheencounteroraction,oruntilthe haveleftthe cene,excepta


providedinthi order.
WCu er involvedinanincidentwhere eriou injur ordeathoccur ,orwhereaCriticalIncidentReview oardma econvenede.g.an
o cer-involved hooting... hallnot toptherecordinguntildirectedtodo o.In uchcircum tance ,therecording hallonl e topped
the r t upervi oron- ceneorIncidentCommanderwhenthe cenei ecured.A oona practical,the r t upervi oron- ceneor
IncidentCommander hallprovidedirectionto toptherecordingofan WCworn aninvolvedmem er(Focu ,CoverorWitne o cer).
The WC hall e ecured theinve tigativedetail.

Inaddition,thepolic require aconcreteju ti cationforturningthecamerao norforfailingtorecordarequired


event.(3764.2)
Mem er halldocumentonan citationand/orreportwh acamerawa notutilizedinin tance whereacamerai required.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic mention theimportanceofper onalprivac , uto er vagueguidanceonwhennottorecord.The


polic prohi it recordinginplace privac would eexpectedandonl provide a example locker/dre ing
room orre troom .Thepolic al oprovide anexceptionforrecordingintheo cialperformanceofalaw
enforcementfunction.(3764.3)

The WC tem hallnot eactivatedinplace whereprivac would eexpected, ucha locker/dre ingroom orre troom ,exceptin
theo cialperformanceofalawenforcementfunction.

Thepolic doe notrequireo cer tonotif u ject thatthe are eingrecorded,nordoe thepolic require
o cer too taininformedcon entfromvictim orothervulnera leindividual priortorecording.Thepolic
permit utdoe notrequireano certocompl withavictim reque ttonot erecordedanda uchallow
o cer tocontinuerecordingde piteavictim reque tnottorecord.(3764.1)

Whenrecordingavictimcontact,con iderationma egivenifthevictima k notto erecorded.Alternativemean ofoperatingthe WC


can eu edtoaudiorecord utnotvideorecordvictim (camerainpocketorlen locked).Thevictim reque ttonot erecorded hall e
recordedtodocumentthi ifpo i le.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Thepolic allow o cer toviewfootagewhilecompletingtheirreport .Thepolic doe notexpre l requirean


initialwrittenreportor tatement eforean relevantfootagei reviewed.(3764.1-2)

Mem er hallonl view le createdviathe WCtoa i twithaninve tigation,thecompletionofreport ,orinpreparationforhearing ,


depo ition andtrial.
...
Mem er involvedincriticalincident (e.g.police hooting ,in-cu tod death ,etc.) hallnotviewvideoorli tento WCaudiopriorto
authorization aninve tigative upervi orinaccordancewithG.O.2500.
...
Videorecording areintendedto upplementDepartmentalreport . u mittedreport are tillrequiredtocomprehen ivel capturethe
totalit oftheevent.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic require Tuc onPDtodeleteun aggedfootageafter180da .(3765.3)

Recording notattachedtoaca eorinve tigationwill epurgedafter180da .

Thepolic al orequire compliancewithexi ting taterecordretentionlawandevidenceretentionprotocol .


Thecurrentretention cheduledoe not peci call addre WCrecording .(3765.3)

achaudio-video lewill eretainedforaminimumof180da .Long-termvideo le torage hallcompl withexi ting taterecord


retentionlawandevidenceretentionprotocol .

Whilenotincludedinthepolic ,apageonthepolicedepartmentwe itecalledO tainingPoliceReport &


Di clo ureindicate that aggedfootagei retainedfor3 ear forpett o en e ,25 ear formi demeanor and
109 ear forfelonie .

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

Thepolic expre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce ,andwhileTuc on polic for


da hcam peci call indicate that achattempttoacce theaudio-video lei loggedandtracked,the od
worncamerapolic doe notindicatethatallacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.(3764.3)

Mem er hallnotalter,remove,di mantle,ortamperinan wa withan WCrelatedhardwareandor oftware.Mem er hallnotdelete


oralter WCrecording .
Acce ing,viewing,cop ing,orrelea ing WCrecording forotherthantheo ciallawenforcementpurpo e etoutinthi GeneralOrder
i trictl prohi ited.An deviationmu t eapproved a upervi or.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic relie onArizona pu licrecord lawtomakefootageavaila leanddoe notexpre l allowindividual


whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage.Underthepolic ,citizen canonl acce recording
throughapu licrecord reque torifacce i approved a upervi or.Thepolic doe notprovidean criteria
for upervi or tocon iderindeterminingwhetherornottoapprovefootageforpu licdi clo ure.(3764.3;
3765.3)

3764.3.Departmentmem er hallnotallowcitizen toreviewtherecording ,unle approved a upervi or.Mem er ofthepu lic


reque tingtoviewarecording hall edirectedtoutilizethepu licrecord proce too tainvideo.
3765.3.All WCrecording andinformationcaptureda partofaDepartmentmem er dutie hall ethepropert oftheTuc onPolice
Departmentand econ ideredarecordoftheTuc onPoliceDepartment.Therelea eofinformationreque tedthroughapu licrecord
reque twill e u jecttothe ame tatutor exemption fromdi clo urea an otherDepartmentalrecord .Priortorelea ingan WC
recording ,theDepartmentwillen ureproperredactioni completed.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Thepolic doe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.
Tul aPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$599,200DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er12,2017.I thi polic nowpu licl availa le?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

Tul aPoliceDepartmentdoe notpu li hit WCpolic onit we ite,anditi unclearifapolic evenexi t .

In2015,TPDreceived$599,200fromtheDepartmentofJu ticetodevelopa od worncameraprogram.TPD


egan eldte tingof WCinNovem er2016.Followingtheinitialpilotprogram,TPDpurcha ed450 WCtoout t
it o cer ,andi currentl intheproce ofcarr ingouto certrainingandhardwareupdate .

InMarch2017,theTul aCommi iononCommunit Policingmadeanum erofrecommendation toimprovelocal


policingpractice ,includingarecommendationthatTPDimplement WC tandard .TheCommi ionidenti e
thi a anareawhereTPDi full implementingthi e ortonanongoing a i .WhiletheTPDPu licPolic
Hand ookdoe includeapolic forMo ileVideoRecording tartingonpage318,thedepartment de nitionof
Mo ileVideoRecorder temappear toreferonl toA/V tem inpolicevehicle oitremain unclear
whethertheTPD WCprogrami operatingunderan o cialpolic .
Virginia eachPoliceDepartment

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er13,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

TheVirginia eachPoliceDepartment (V PD )draftpolic on od worncamera i acce i leviathe


departmentwe ite.Onemu t earch od worncamera onV PD we iteinordertolocatethepolic .
V PD mo trecentdraft WCpolic i from eptem er23,2016.A of eptem er29,2017,V PDwa accepting
pu licfeed ackonthe WCprogramviaaformpu li hedontheV PDwe ite.

V PD tatedinJanuar 2017thatitwouldinitiateit od -worncameraprogramonJune1,2017,with110


camera eingactivated.However,a of eptem er18,2017,V PDhadnot etorderedthenece ar equipment
andhadnotannouncedarevi edrolloutdate.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

Thepolic require recordingan timeano cermake o cialcontactwithacitizenintheperformanceofhi /her


dutie andinclude a hortli tof cenario whererecordingi required.(ProcedureC.1,2)

C.Activation
1.O cer hallonl activatethe WC forlegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e . WC willnot eallowedforper onalu e.
2.The WCwill eactivatedan timeano cermake o cialcontactwithacitizenintheperformanceofhi /herdutie .Thi include
uti notlimitedto:
1.Call for ervice
2.Tra c top /cra h cene
3.O cerinitiatedinve tigation
4.An encounterthati likel tore ultinanarre t
5.An encounterwhereu eofforcei likel tooccur
6.Vehicleandfootpur uit
7.Citizeninterview

V PD polic mandate thato cer activatetheir WCa oona practical,duringan encounterthat ecome
adver arialorinan ituationwheredocumentingtheeventwillcontainadmini trativeorevidentiar value( e t
intere toftheagenc /o cer).(ProcedureC.3)

The WCwill eactivated,a oona practical,duringan encounterthat ecome adver arialorinan ituationwheredocumentingthe
eventwillcontainadmini trativeorevidentiar value( e tintere toftheagenc /o cer).Thi include area withinprivatere idence
under tandingthato cer havealegalrightto ethere.O cer houldnot acri ce afet concern forthe akeofactivatingthecamera,
utit houldal o ein tinctiveto eginrecordingpriortotheencounter.
Thepolic al orequire thato cer giveaclear,articula lerea onforwh the didnotrecordordi continued
recording.Thi rea onmu t e tatedeitheronthevideopriortoturningo thecamera,ontheCAD report,orin
thereport u mitted theo cer.(ProcedureC.5,ProcedureD.3)

C.5.Oncethe WCi activatedtheentireencounter hould erecordedwithoutinterruptionunle aclear,articula lerea ontodi continue


recordingoccur .Inthatca e,theo cerwill tatetherea onfor toppingtherecordingwhenpractical.
...
e.O cer willhavethedi cretiontocea earecordingprovidedtheo cercanprovideaclearandarticulaterea onwh continuingto
recordwillcreateunintendedho tilit etweentheo cer andthecitizen .Iftheo cerexpect totakelawenforcementaction(i.e.
makeanarre t),theo cer hallrecordtheentireevent.
D.3.O cer hallu etheir e tdi cretioninarea whereahighexpectationofprivac i expected.Ifano cerdoe notrecordaneventor
elect todi continuerecordingthere hould eanarticula lerea onfornotrecording.Thi will e tatedeitheronthevideopriorto
turningo thecamera,ontheCAD reportorinthereport u mitted theo cer.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Thepolic prohi it o cer fromrecordingin idean medicalfacilit wheremedicalprivac i expectedand


recorded law.However,thepolic onl in truct o cer tou etheir e tdi cretioninarea whereahighlevel
ofprivac i expected.(ProcedureC.5.d,ProcedureD.3,6,7)

C.5.d.O cer ma terminaterecordinganeventif:


Theevent ecome en itiveinnatureorrequire theo certogotoanareawhereprivac i expected.
D.3.O cer hallu etheir e tdi cretioninarea whereahighexpectationofprivac i expected.Ifano cerdoe notrecordaneventor
elect todi continuerecordingthere hould eanarticula lerea onfornotrecording.Thi will e tatedeitheronthevideopriorto
turningo thecamera,ontheCAD reportorinthereport u mitted theo cer.
...
D.6.O cer willnotactivatetheir WC in idean courthou eduringan trialproceedingorwhilewaitingfortheirca e to ecalled.
D.7.O cer willnotactivatetheir WC in idean medicalfacilit wheremedicalprivac i expectedandrequired law.

Althoughthepolic require o cer informcivilian whenthe are eingrecorded,thepolic doe notrequire


informedcon entfromvulnera leindividual .(ProcedureC.4)

Wheneverrea ona le, afeandpracticaltodo o,o cer halladvi ecitizen thattheencounteri eingrecorded.Iti elievedthat
recordingtheeventwillpo itivel in uencethe ehavior ofallper on involved.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

Thepolic permit o cer toviewtheirrecording inordertoa i tincompletingreport ,unle theo ceri


u mittinga lueTeamreport(o cer haveto u mita lueTeamreportifthe haveu edforcetotakeacivilian
intocu tod ).O cer ma viewtherecordingpriorto peakingtoa upervi orormaking tatement toInternal
A air inve tigator a outtheincident, utthi tepappear tocomeafterano cerwould eexpectedto u mit
a lueTeamreport.(ProcedureA.4,Procedure .5,7)

A.4.O cer ma notreviewan recording whereforcei u edanda lueTeamreporti to e u mitted. upervi or willen urethecorrect
videoi includedwiththe lueTeam u mi ion.O cer ma viewvideorecording priortocompletingreport involvingevent thatdo
notinvolve lueTeam u mi ion provideditdoe notcau eatimel dela intheircompletion.O cer ma al oviewrecording priorto
peakingtoa upervi orormaking tatement toInternalA air inve tigator a outtheincident.

.5.O cer ma viewtherecording tohelpcompletereport ,withtheexceptionof lueTeamreport ,provideditdoe notcau eadela in
the u mi ionoftho ereport .Firearm di chargereport arecon ideredau e-of-forceandwillnot eallowedto eviewed the
o cerpriorto u mittinga lueTeamreport.
...
.7.Inacriticalincident, ucha o cer-involved hooting,in-cu tod injur ordeath,oru e-of-forceagain tacitizencau ing eriou odil
injur ordeath,a upervi orwillimmediatel takepo e ionofthe WCequipmentatthe ceneanden ureiti properl maintained.The
videowill ehandledinamannercon i tentwithotherevidence.Nodepartmentmem er hallwatchthevideopriortoanInternalA air
inve tigator arrival.Thevideowill eturnedovertoIAatthe ceneorimmediatel uploadedattheprecinct.

Limit RetentionofFootage

Thepolic tate thatnon-evidentiar andnon-admini trativevideo will eexpungedfrom[the] tem30da


after eingrecorded.(Retention)

Videoretention chedule aredetermined theVirginiaLi rar ofRecord andVirginia tateCode.An recording deemedtohave
admini trativeorevidentiar valuewill e avedonthe erverfortheamountoftimerequired law.Non-evidentiar andnon-
admini trativevideo will eretainedforaperiodof30da fromthedateoftherecording.After30da the will eexpungedfromour
tem.

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e


Virginia eachPDexpre l prohi it o cer fromeditingan footage.Ital oexpre l prohi it o cer from
acce ingaco-worker footagewithoutauthorization,andlimit o cer acce totheirownfootageto peci c
cenario , ucha whencompletingtheirreport.(A.4-7;D.13-14; .3,7)

A....Intentionala u eormi u eoftheequipmentormaliciou violationofthi polic ma re ultindi ciplinar action.


...
5.O cer hallnoteditan recording .Onl theProgramAdmini trator(InternalA air )withadmini trativeright caneditrecorded
event .An edit /change madetoanexi tingrecordingwill edocumentedinanauditlogandmaintainedatInternalA air .Thelog
willcontainthedateandtimeoftheedit,thedateandtimeoftheactualrecording,therea onfortheeditandthe upervi orwho
approvedtheedit .
6. mplo ee areprohi itedfrommakingacop ofan WCrecording u inganotherrecordingdevice ucha acellphone.
7.O cer arenotallowedtoviewanothero cer recording( )exceptforawork-relatedrea onwhichi authorized a upervi or.
D.Re trictedU eof WC :(CAL A41.3.8- )
...
13. mplo ee hallnotacce ,o tainorviewvideofootagefromanotheremplo ee WCwithoutthepermi ionofa upervi orafter
expre inganeedtodo o.
14. mplo ee hallnotconverto tain,orcop an WCfootageforper onalu e.Noimage ,footageor WCinformationwill e
relea edtoan ocialmedia itewithoutthepermi ionoftheChiefofPolice.
...
.VideoRecording :
...
3.Onl thede ignatedProgramAdmini trator( )caneditan datacapturedon WC .

Thepolic al oindicate thatacce torecordedfootagewill eaudited a temadmini tratorfor


unauthorizedacce .(ProcedureA.11)

Allvideo willcontaintracking oftware(audit )toindicatewhoha viewedthefootageandifthedatawa edited.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

Thepolic doe notexpre l allowindividual whoare lingpolicemi conductcomplaint toviewfootage,and


refer toapplica lelaw togoverntherelea eofrecording .(ProcedureD.2,Procedure .1,Freedomof
InformationAct)

D.2.Allrecording captured WC arethepropert oftheVirginia eachPoliceDepartmentandcannot erelea edwithoutproper


authorizationthroughtheInternalA air /FOIAo ce.
.1.Allrecording capturedon WC arepropert oftheVirginia eachPoliceDepartmentandwill etreateda evidence.Norecording will
edi eminatedwithouttheapprovaloftheCu todianofRecord .
...
FreedomofInformationAct
TheVirginia eachPoliceDepartmentwilladmini terFOIAreque t for WCfootagecon i tentwithdepartmentpolic andVirginia tate
Code.Novideo will erelea edwithouttheapprovaloftheChiefofPolice.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

Virginia eachPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earch


footage.However,thepolic doe prohi ito cer fromidentif ingan civilian withinthefootagewhowerenot
engagedinillegalactivit andfromcompilingadata a ecompri edoftheindividual inthevideo .(D.9;D.12)

D.9 WCrecording ofcon titutionall protectedactivitie ma not eu edtoidentif citizen pre entattheactivit unle therewa
articula le,illegalactivit involved,ortherewa aneedfora i tance mem er ofthepu lic.
...
D.12.The toredvideoandaudiodatafromthe WC ma not eu edtocreateadata a eorpoolofmug hot ,a ller forphotolineup ,
norrandoml earchedformem er ofthepu lic mem er ofouragenc .
MetropolitanPoliceDepartmentoftheDi trictofColum ia

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le


Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er5,2017.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.

Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le

MPDmaintain adedicatedwe pagea outit WCprogram.Notonl doe thepageprovideMPD mo trecent


pu licl availa le WCpolic (datedMarch11,2016),ital oprovide programcontext,relevantdocument ,
an wer tofrequentl a kedque tion ,andeven ample WCfootage.

Limit O cerDi cretiononWhentoRecord

MPDprovide alonganddetailedli tof ituation thato cer mu trecord.(V.3-4)

3.Mem er ,includingprimar , econdar ,anda i tingmem er , hall tarttheir WCrecording a oona acalli initiatedviaradioor
communicationfromOUContheirmo iledatacomputer(MDC),oratthe eginningofan elf-initiatedpoliceaction.

4.Inaddition,mem er hallactivatetheir WC forthefollowingevent :
a.Alldi patchedand elf-initiatedcall -for- ervice;
.Allcontact initiatedpur uanttoalawenforcementinve tigation,whethercriminalorcivil;NOT :Mem er arenotrequiredtorecord
non-inve tigator contact (e.g., u ine check ).
c.All top (i.e.,tra c,pede trian,and ic cle),andfri k a de nedinGO-OP -304.10(Police-CitizenContact , top ,andFri k );
d.Vehicleandfootpur uit ;
e.Alltra ccra h cene ;
f.An incidentortra ccra hinwhichthemem eri involved;
g.DUIandcon umptionofmarijuanainve tigation ;
h.High-ri kencounter (e.g., arricade ituation ,active hooter ituation );
i.Tacticalactivitie ,toincludecanine, mergenc Re pon eTeamandCivilDefen eUnitdeplo ment ;
j. ncounter withmentalhealthcon umer ;
k. u piciou activitie ;
l.U eofforce ituation ;
m.Arre t ;
n. ncounter requiringtheadvi ingofMirandaright ;
o.Alltran port ofpri oner andcitizen ;
p.An ofthefollowing earche ofaper onorpropert :
(1)Con ent earche ;
(2)Warrantle earche ;
(3)Vehicle earche ;
(4) earche conductedincidenttoarre t;
(5)Inventor earche ;
(6)Cur or earche ;
(7)Pro a lecau e earche ;
(8) xecutionof earchorarre twarrant ;
(9)Field earche ;
(10)Full-cu tod earche ;
(11) tripor quat earche ;
q.Ho pitalguarddetail a outlinedinPartV.A.9. ofthi order;
r.Duringtheinitialinventor ingof eizedmone oran highvaluepropert ;
.During chool- a edevent a de nedinPartIII.11ofthi ordera wella otherencounter withjuvenile duringevent de nedinthi
ection;
t.DuringFir tAmendmentA em lie inaccordancewithPartV.A.7ofthi order;
u.Whilea i tingotherlawenforcementagencie (e.g.,United tate ParkPolice,Di trictofColum iaHou ingAuthorit Police)in
handlingincident outlinedinthi ection;
v.Whileinteractingwithcitizen in ideapolicefacilit (e.g., tationper onnelprovidingpolice ervice orinformation);and
w.An incidentthatamem erdeem appropriatetoactivatethe WCinaccordancewiththi orderorupondirectionfromano cial.

O cer aregivenclearguideline a outdeactivatingtheircamera .(V.11.a)

Onceactivatedinaccordancewiththi order,mem er hallnotdeactivatetheir WCuntil/unle :


1)The havenoti edthedi patcheroftheira ignment di po ition,andthe haveclearedthea ignmentor,intheca eofarre t,have
tran ferredcu tod ofthearre teetoanothermem er.
(2)Theirinvolvementinthecitizencontactordetentionha concluded.
(3)The receiveanorderfromahigher-rankingmem er.In uchca e ,mem er halldocumenttheorderandthenameoftheo cialintheir
a ociatedincidentorarre treport andonthe WCwhenpractica le.
(4)The earchrequiringactivationa outlinedinPartV.A.4.pofthi orderha concluded,andthemem er elieve heor hewillhaveno
furtherinteractionwiththeper onorpropert .
(5)Apur uitha eenterminated,andthemem erha returnedto ervicethroughthedi patcher.
(6)Intheeventofaprolongedcrime ceneoranincidentduringwhichtimethe needtotakea reak(e.g.,re troom reak).Intho eca e ,
mem er hallcontactthedi patchertoreque ta reakandlaterdocumentinthenon-pu licnarrative ectionofallrelatedreport or
theirnote ooktheinterruptionofthe WCrecording.

O cer mu tdocumentan dela orfailuretoactivateorinterruptionofrecordingintheirwrittenreport .


(V.12.a)

12.ReportingRequirement :
a.Priortotheendoftheir hift,mem er whoarea igned WC hall:
...
2.Documentinthenon-pu licnarrative ectionofallrelatedreport ortheirnote ookan dela orfailuretoactivatetheir WCand
an interruptionofa WCrecordingrequired thi order.

Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern

Ingeneral,MPDprohi it recordinginplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t ,and peci call


prohi it recordingofindividual withextremeinjurie .(IV.M)

Mem er hallnot...
(8)Ingeneral,MPDprohi it recordinginplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t ,and peci call prohi it recordingof
individual withextremeinjurie .(IV.M)
...
(11)Recordgratuitou oro ceneimage , ucha thee ect ofextremeviolenceorinjur ,unle nece ar forevidentiar
documentation....
...
(13)Recordinplace wherearea ona leexpectationofprivac exi t , ucha lockerroom orre troom ,unle theactivationi
requiredfortheperformanceofo cialdutie .

Forprivac rea on ,o cer areal oin tructedtotake pecialprecaution whenrecordingvictim ofintrafamil


incident ,andmedicalpatient .(V.A.8-9)

8.Intrafamil , exualA ault,and talkingIncident andO en e


Intrafamil Incident andO en e mem er whore pondtointrafamil incident ando en e a outlinedinGO-OP -304.11
(Intrafamil O en e ) hallcontinuetheir WCrecording utmakeever e orttoprovidethevictimprivac uchthatthe donot
recordan di cu ion etweentheOn-CallAdvocac Program(OCAP)advocateandthevictim,regardle ofwhetherthe
conver ationi in-per onoroverthephone.Mem er hallpo itionthem elve in uchawa a toa ordthevictima muchprivac a
po i le.

9.MedicalFacilitie ,Am ulance ,andPatientPrivac
a.Mem er hallrecordam ulancetran port whenthe arepre entforlawenforcementpurpo e .
.Mem er areremindedthatthe hallonl activatetheircamera inho pital andothermedicalfacilitie fortheevent li tedinPart
V.A.4[requiredrecordingevent ]ofthi order,includingho pitalguarddetail .
c.Mem er hallnotrecordinthecommonarea ofmedicalfacilitie exceptwhenrecordingarequiredeventa required Part.V.A.4of
thi order.
d.Whenrecordinginho pital orothermedicalorp chiatricfacilitie ,mem er hall ecarefultoavoid,whenpo i le,recording
per on otherthanthe u pect,complainant,andwitne e .
e.Whenmem er areinho pital ormedicalfacilitie pur uanttoPartV.A.4,the hallcontinuetorecordandmakeever e ortto
providepatient withprivac uchthatthe donotrecordpatient duringmedicalorp chologicaltreatmentorevaluation a
clinicianor imilarmedicalprofe ional.Mem er hallpo itionthem elve in uchawa a toa ordthepatient a muchprivac a
po i le.

O cer mu tnotif u ject thatthe are eingrecorded, utimportantl ,MPDdoe notallow u ject (in
particular,crimevictim orothervulnera leindividual )toa rmativel optoutofrecordingunle the wi hto
provideananon mou tip.(IV. ;IV.M;V.A.8)

IV. .Whenpractica le,mem er hallinformcontact u ject thatthe are eingrecordedatthe eginningofthecontact(e.g.Maam/ ir,I
amadvi ing outhatourinteractioni eingrecorded.)
IV.M.Mem er hallnot
17. ndarecording a ed olel onacitizen reque tunle thecitizenwi he toprovideananon mou tip.Inca e wherethecitizen
continue toreque tthatarecording eturnedo ,andthemem ercannotre olvethei ue,themem er hallreque tthatan
o cialre pondtothe cenetoa i t.Mem er ma u e WC torecordinitialinterview ofvictim ,complainant andwitne e .
V.A.8.Intrafamil , exualA ault,and talkingIncident andO en e
a.Intrafamil Incident andO en e mem er whore pondtointrafamil incident ando en e a outlinedinGO-OP -304.11
(Intrafamil O en e ) hallcontinuetheir WCrecording utmakeever e orttoprovidethevictimprivac uchthatthe donot
recordan di cu ion etweentheOn-CallAdvocac Program(OCAP)advocateandthevictim,regardle ofwhetherthe
conver ationi in-per onoroverthephone.Mem er hallpo itionthem elve in uchawa a toa ordthevictima muchprivac
a po i le.
. exualA aultIncident andO en e mem er whoinitiall re pondtoallegation of exuala ault hallcontinuetheir WC
recording utareremindedthat,inaccordancewithGO-OP -304.06(Adult exualA aultInve tigation ),the halla konl the
nece ar que tion toena lethemtodeterminethet peofcrime,andtoo taintherequiredinformationforalookout roadca t.
Mem er hallnotque tionthevictimindetaila outtheo en e.
c.Mem er arereminded,andma informthevictimorother pre entatthe cene,that WCrecording takenin ideaper onal
re idenceorrelatedtoanincidentinvolvingdome ticviolence, talking,or exuala aultwill ewithheldfromrelea etothepu lic.

Onelauda lefeatureofMPD polic i thatrecordingnotice emadeavaila lein ixlanguage thi polic i


uniqueamongmajordepartmentpolicie weve een.(IV.G)

G.InaccordancewithGO- PT-304.18(LanguageAcce Program ),mem er hallen urethatthe providelanguageacce ervice toall


limitedandnon- ngli hpro cient(L P/N P)per on inatimel ande ectivemanner.Mem er hallprovideL P/N Pper on withaMPD
and od WornCameraRecordingNotice...intheappropriatelanguageatthe eginningofthe WCrecordingwhenpractica le.

NOT :MPDand od WornCameraRecordingNotice areavaila leinthefollowinglanguage :Amharic,Chine e,French,Korean, pani h,
andVietname e.

Finall ,MPDrequire periodicprivac audit ofrecordedfootage.(V.K)

a.TheMPDPrivac O cer hall


...
5.Conductperiodicaudit tocon rmthattheproperprotectionofindividual privac right have eena ordedinaccordancewiththe
od -WornCameraProgramAmendmentActof2015.

Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing

O cer involvedinpolice hooting arenotpermittedtoreviewrecording relatedtotheca e.Inotherca e


(includingu eofforce,in-cu tod death,or u jectofcriminalinve tigation)o cer ma viewfootagepriorto
u mittingareportor einginterviewed.(V. .3.1)

a.Pur uanttothe od -WornCameraProgramAmendmentActof2015,mem er involvedinapolice hooting hallnotreviewtheir WC


recording ,orothermem er recording ,relatedtotheca e.
.Inallotherca e ,mem er whoareinvolvedina eriou u eofforce,in-cu tod death,orarethe u jectofacriminalinve tigationma
viewtheir WCrecordingrelatedtotheincidentpriortocompletingand u mittingan requiredreport and einginterviewed the
appropriateinve tigativeunitprovidedthat:
(1)Themem eri inreceiptofadeclinationfromthepro ecutingauthorit orafteraRever eGarrit Warningi i ued;and
(2)Therecordingi viewedattheIADoratalocationapproved anIADo cial.
c.Mem er whoarethe u jectofanadmini trativeinve tigationma viewtheir WCrecordingpriortocompletingand u mittingan
requiredreport and einginterviewed theappropriateinve tigativeunit.

Limit RetentionofFootage

MPDprovide adetailedta leoffootageretentionperiod forvariou categorie ofevent .Forin tance,event in


thecategor Incident,NoArre t hall eretainedfor90da .However,the eretentionperiod appearto e
minimumduration ,andnorequirementexi t forfootagedeletion.(V.G.H)

1. WCrecording hall eretainedandacce i leonthe WCdata a eforaperiodof90calendarda unle the arecategorizeda


follow :
...
16.Incident,NoArre t...90Da

Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e

MPDexpre l prohi it o cer fromtamperingwith WChardware, oftwareandrecordedfootage.(IV.M.1-5)

M.Mem er hallnot:
1.Remove,di mantle,ortamperwithan hardwareor oftwarecomponentorparta ociatedwith WC application .
2.De tro ,di eminate,edit,alter,modif ,tamperwith,orotherwi eu e WCrecording withoutthewrittenpermi ionoftheChiefof
Police.Mem er whotamperwith WCrecording ma e u jecttocriminalinve tigationand/orpro ecution.
3.Cop ordownloada WCrecordingwithoutwrittenapprovalofano cial. WCrecording hallonl e haredforo ciallaw
enforcementpurpo e .
4.Deletean WCrecordingexcepta peci edinPartV.Cofthi order(i.e.,accidentalrecording ).
5.Record,view,downloadorconvertan WCrecordingforper onalu e....

TheMPD WCCoordinatormu tmaintainanauditlogonthehi tor ofever recording, utit unclearwhatthi


mean .Thi couldmeananauditlogthatdetail all le addedto,anddeletedfrom,the toragedata a eorit
couldmeananauditlogofallacce to toredfootage.UntilMPDclearl e ta li he thelatter,fullcreditforthi
criterioni withheld.(V.C.3)

3.Anauditlogonthehi tor ofever recordingwill emaintainedinthe toragedata a e.

Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint

MPDexpre l allow arecordedindividualtoreque ttoviewfootage.Thepolic al o,commenda l ,clearl la out


theproce ofreque tingtoviewrelevantfootage,andi oneofthefewpolicie wehave eenthatdoe o.(V.F)

F.Reque t for WCRecording u ject


1.The u jectofa WCrecording,hi orherlegalrepre entative,orthe u ject parentorlegalguardianifthe u jecti aminor,ma
reque tto cheduleatimetoviewthe WCrecordingatthepolicedi trictwheretheincidentoccurred.
2.Mem er hall eawarethat u ject ma reque ttoview WCrecording onlineoratthedi trict tation.
a. u ject ma u mitreque t forrecording onlineathttp://mpdc.dc.gov/page/ od -worn-camera-citizen-viewing-proce or
u mittingaReque ttoReview od -WornCameraRecording( eeAttachmentC).
.Mem er whoreceivereque t toview WCrecording u ject ortheirrepre entative atthedi trict tation hall
immediatel notif theirdi trict WCUnitCoordinator,inwriting,andforwardreque t totheMPDFOIAO ceat
mpd.foia@dc.gov.
3.Thea ignedMPDFOIA peciali t hallconductaprivac reviewofthevideoanddetermineiftheun-redacted WCrecordingviolate
theindividualprivac right ofan other u ject oftherecordingand hallnotif the WCUnitCoordinatoriftherecordingora
portionoftherecordingi eligi leforviewing.
4.Uponnoti cationfromtheFOIAO cethatarecordingi eligi leforviewing,the WCUnitCoordinator hallreviewtherecordingand
con rmthattheviewingoftherecordingwouldnotcompromi ethe afet ofan other u ject.
5.The WCUnitCoordinator hallnotif the u jectwhethertherecordingi availa leforviewing.
a.Inca e wheretherecordingi availa le,the WCUnitCoordinator hall chedulea uita letimeforthe u ject,hi orherlegal
repre entative,orthe u ject parentorlegalguardiantoviewtherecordingunderthefollowingcondition :
(1)The u ject,hi orherlegalrepre entative,orthe u ject parentorlegalguardianifthe u jecti aminor hallprovidea
validgovernment-i uedphotographicidenti cation[e.g.,adriver licen e,pa port,greencard(U. .PermanentRe ident
Card)ormilitar identi cation]...
(2)The u ject,hi orherlegalrepre entative,orthe u ject parentorlegalguardianmu t ignthePDForm99- (Con entto
View od -WornCameraRecording)(AttachmentD)priortoviewingtherecording.
(3)Theviewingmu toccurinthepre enceofthe WCUnitCoordinator.
(4)Undernocircum tance hallthe u ject,hi orherlegalrepre entative,orthe u ject parentorlegalguardian:
(a) eallowedtou ean recordingdevicetomakeacop ofthe WCrecording.
( ) eprovidedacop oftherecording. u ject ,ortheirrepre entative ,ma contacttheFOIAO cetoreque tcopie
oftherecording.
...
3.Notwith tandingtheprovi ion ofthi order:
(1)Acomplainant reque ttoviewa WCrecordingpriortoinitiatingacomplainti voluntar .Whetherornotthecomplainantchoo e to
reque ttoviewtherecording hallinnowa econ idered MPDifthecomplainantchoo e toproceedwiththecomplaint....

Allotherpu licreque t forfootagearehandled theDCFOIAO ce.(IV.G.2)

Reque t for WCrecording thepu lic hall ereferredtotheFreedomofInformationAct(FOIA)O ce,O ceoftheGeneralCoun el.

Limit iometric earchingofFootage

MPDdoe notplacean limit ontheu eof iometrictechnologie (e.g.,facialrecognition)to earchfootage.


APP NDIX

CivilRight Principle on od WornCamera


Ma 2015

Mo ilecamera operated lawenforcementma pla avalua leroleinthepre entandfutureofpolicing.


Whetherthe reworn ano cerormountedonpoliceequipment,camera couldhelpprovidetran parenc into
lawenforcementpractice , providing r t-handevidenceofpu licinteraction .

utpolice-operatedcamera areno u titutefor roaderreform ofpolicingpractice .Infact,camera could e


u edtointen if di proportionate urveillanceandenforcementinheavil policedcommunitie ofcolor.Without
carefull craftedpolic afeguard inplace,therei arealri kthatthe enewdevice could ecomein trument of
inju tice,ratherthantool foraccounta ilit .

Tohelpen urethatpolice-operatedcamera areu edtoenhancecivilright ,department mu t:

1.Developcamerapolicie inpu licwiththeinputofcivilright advocate andthelocalcommunit .


Currentpolicie mu talwa epu licl availa le,andan polic change mu tal o emadein
con ultationwiththecommunit .

2.Committoa etofnarrowandwell-de nedpurpo e forwhichcamera andtheirfootagema e


u ed.Inparticular,facialrecognitionandother iometrictechnologie mu t ecarefull limited:if
the areu edtogetherwith od camera ,o cer willhavefargreatervi i ilit intoheavil policed
communitie wherecamera will ea undantthanintoothercommunitie wherecamera will e
rare. uchtechnologie couldamplif exi tingdi paritie inlawenforcementpractice acro
communitie .

3. pecif clearoperationalpolicie forrecording,retention,andacce ,andenforce trict


di ciplinar protocol forpolic violation .While omet pe oflawenforcementinteraction (e.g.,
whenattendingtovictim ofdome ticviolence)ma happeno -camera,theva tmajorit of
interaction withthepu licincludingallthatinvolvetheu eofforce hould ecapturedonvideo.
Department mu tal oadopt tem tomonitorandauditacce torecordedfootage,and ecure
footageagain tunauthorizedacce andtampering.

4.Makefootageavaila letopromoteaccounta ilit withappropriateprivac afeguard inplace.Ata


minimum:(1)footagethatcapture policeu eofforce hould emadeavaila letothepu licand
pre uponreque t,and(2)uponreque t,footage hould emadeavaila leinatimel mannertoan
lmed u ject eekingto leacomplaint,tocriminaldefendant ,andtothenext-of-kinofan one
who edeathi relatedtotheevent capturedonvideo.Department mu tcon iderindividual
privac concern eforemakingfootageavaila leto roadaudience .

5.Pre ervetheindependentevidentiar valueofo cerreport prohi itingo cer fromviewing


footage efore lingtheirreport .Footageofaneventpre ent apartialand ometime
mi leadingper pectiveofhowevent unfolded.Pre-reportviewingcouldcau eano certo
conformthereporttowhatthevideoappear to how,ratherthanwhattheo ceractuall aw.

igned :

AmericanCivilLi ertie Union


A ianAmerican AdvancingJu tice|AAJC
A ianAmerican AdvancingJu tice|A ianLawCaucu
A ianAmerican AdvancingJu tice|Lo Angele
A ianAmerican AdvancingJu tice|Chicago
CenterforDemocrac andTechnolog
CenterforMediaJu tice
ColorOfChange.org
Data& ociet
DemandProgre
Demo
lectronicFrontierFoundation
FreePre
HipHopCaucu
TheLaw er CommitteeforCivilRight UnderLaw
TheLeader hipConferenceonCivilandHumanRight
Martinez treetWomen Center
Ma Fir t/PeopleLink
MediaAlliance
MediaLiterac Project
MediaMo ilizingProject
MillionHoodie MovementforJu tice
NAACP
NAACPLegalDefen eand ducationalFund,Inc.
NationalA ociationof ocialWorker
NationalCouncilofLaRaza
NationalHi panicMediaCoalition
NationalUr anLeague
NewAmerica OpenTechnolog In titute
Pu licKnowledge
outhwe tWorker 'Union
Ur ana-ChampaignIndependentMediaCenter
Voice forRacialJu tice
WorkingNarrative
Alvaro edo a, xecutiveDirector,CenteronPrivac andTechnolog atGeorgetownLaw*

*A liationforIdenti cationPurpo e Onl


Acknowledgement

Thi projecti led CorrineYu, akiraCookand,Le liePaluchatTheLeader hipConferenceonCivilandHuman


Right ,andHarlanYuandMiranda ogenatUpturn.

Thecreationofthi corecardwouldhavenot eenpo i lewithoutthetirele workofourcolleague . pecial


thank toAri hAli,AlexanderAntonio,Millie hatia,Ga eColman,ClaireFelten,JuliaFranklin,Ja onGer on,Alex
Hudgin,LoganKoepke,I a ellaLeavitt,ArielMolk,CharlotteRe ing,AaronRieke,DavidRo in on,Alex
hwartzman, en mon ,andJe Unger.

Weareal ogratefultotheman organization thatprovidedvalua lefeed ackonthi report,e peciall the


ignatorie oftheCivilRight Principle on od WornCamera .

Thereport outreachandrolloutwa coordinated hinInou e,T lerLewi ,andPatrickMcNeilfromThe


Leader hipConferenceonCivilandHumanRight .

Thi reportwa madepo i lethroughthe upportoftheFordFoundationandtheOpen ociet Foundation .

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