15-20 Body Worn Camera Flashcards
Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) are audio video recording devices that will document officers interactions with members of the public during the execution of their duties. BWCs are intended to capture certain incidents. They are not intended for 24 hour recordings
True or False
True
The Ontario Court of Appeal decision: R vs. Duarte 1990 emphasizes that interaction between the police and public are not to be secretly recorded without judicial authorization.
False, this was ruled by the Supreme Courts of Canada, and means covert recording by a uniform police officer using a BWC is prohibited by law
Who are issued BWCs
a) all uniform members
b) all uniform members and selected specialist units and plain clothes units
c) frontline uniform officers
d) none of the above
c) frontline uniform officers
this excludes those who would not in the normal course of their duties engage in enforcement / investigative duties
In the circumstances not involving the SIU, the service can make the decision to released body worn footage to the public
True or False
True
the service may release to the public recordings from BWCs where such recordings depict interactions with members of the public where a “compelling” public interest exists.
Who has the authority to release BWC footage
a) The Chief of Police
b) Professional Standards
c) TPOC
d) Unit Commanders
a) The Chief of Police
Any police officer found not in compliance with this procedure, and/or associated service governance, will receive a minimum penalty of ____ hours
a) 6 hours
b) 10 hours
c) 8 hours
d) 12 hours
c) 8 hours
- any apparent breach of this procedure will be considered on its merits having regards to all circumstances before discipline is commenced
Any supervisor found not in compliance with this procedure, and/or associated service governance, will receive a minimum penalty of ____ hours
a) 16 hours
b) 10 hours
c) 9 hours
d) 12 hours
a) 16 hours
- any apparent breach of this procedure will be considered on its merits having regards to all circumstances before discipline is commenced
The service is committed to maintaining public trust by delivering professional and unbiased police at times
The above discipline will take effect after an officer is trained and equipped with a BWC for _______ calendar days. This was deemed by the service to be a fair amount of time to allow officers to learn proper use of new technology
a) 30 days
b) 60 days
c) 90 days
d) 120 days
b) 60 days
recording in private place is permitted during exigent circumstances, under the legal authority of a warrant or with the consent of the owner/occupant if the private place.
True or False
True
recording in a public place - officers may encounter situations where individuals object to being recorded in a public place. Officers may continue to record, in compliance with the law. Officers should be mindful that the public has a reasonable, yet diminished expectation to privacy in public places
True
An example of an incident of a sensitive nature where an officer can temporary obstruct their BWC would be:
When allowing a person to put clothing on
True or False
True
Taking into consideration the expressed wishes of the persons in question, only the video should be obstructed, and this should only be resorted to for a short period of time and provided the member are not in a situation where they might use force.
BWC use in a place of worship - the officer shall be cognizant of the privacy of those persons present for prayer or worship
In these circumstances, the BWC should be stopped due to reasonable concern for their __________
a) privacy
b) identity
c) dignity
d) all of the above
c) dignity
All BWC records shall be retained for a minimum of __________________
a) 1 year
b) 2 years
c) 2 years plus 1 day
d) 5 years
c) 2 years plus 1 day
this ensures the records are retained for the duration of the genera information period established by the Limitations Act 2002 and then securely destroyed, absent a circumstance that triggers a longer retention period
Consideration may be given to retaining BWC recordings for training purposes. In such circumstances, this must beat the approval of _______________
a) the Chief of Police
b) the OIC of the Division involved
c) The Unit Commander of the unit involved
d) The Toronto Police College
d) The Toronto Police College
A service member who wore the BWC which captured the recording and who has already completed any required initial note, reports, statements and interviews regarding the recorded events shall be allowed to access the recording
True or False
True
