325.07: Body Worn Cameras

Question 1

What is the BWC program designed to determine?

Answer 1

Does it contribute to Officer Safety
Provide evidence for prosecution
help resolve complaints made against personnel
Foster positive relationships w/ community

Question 2

What are BWC’s intended to record?

Answer 2

only which an officer could potentially observe or hear using his/her own senses of sound and sight

Question 3

The BWC program is a ________.

Answer 3

work in progress

Question 4

Who can deploy a BWC?

Answer 4

authorized officer to whom it has been issued

Question 5

What is an Officer to do at the beginning of their shift in regards to a BWC?

Answer 5

Perform a “function test.”

Question 6

How is a BWC “function test” performed?

Answer 6

activate BWC

state name, badge number and date

Question 7

What should an officer do, as soon as practicable, if their BWC is not functioning properly, damaged or missing?

Answer 7

1. report to immediate supervisor, both verbally and in a written memo
2. Enter the issue into Guardian

Question 8

What is a Supervisor who receives a report about a malfunctioning, damaged or missing BWC supposed to do?

Answer 8

inform the administrator of the BWC program

Question 9

Where is the BWC supposed to be placed on an Officer?

Answer 9

Chest portion of their work clothing

Question 10

At the conclusion of their tour of duty, what is an officer supposed to do with their BWC?

Answer 10

place it on the appropriate docking station

Question 11

What does docking the BWC do?

Answer 11

1. initiates the uploading of the video

2. recharge the BWC

Question 12

Are Officers who are assigned BWC’s required to document this fact when writing a narrative?

Answer 12

yes

Question 13

How is the BWC documented in a narrative?

Answer 13

Write “Body Worn Camera” (not BWC at the top of the narrative page followed by the last four numbers of the BWC serial number (not the Newport PD property number)

Question 14

What capabilities, according to policy, are the BWC’s not to have?

Answer 14

1. GPS
2. remote monitoring
3. any type of Night Vision

Question 15

Define Buffering mode?

Answer 15

the BWC is powered on but not recording

Question 16

What mode should the BWC be in when it is not required to be activated?

Answer 16

Buffering mode

Question 17

Under what circumstances can the BWC be turned off?

Answer 17

During the performance of non enforcement functions or administrative duties within a Department facility

Question 18

When must a BWC be turned on?

Answer 18

1. All calls for service

Question 19

What is an Officer to do, as soon as practicable, when they fail to activate their BWC regardless of their reason?

Answer 19

enter a written reason in Guardian

Question 20

Failure to activate a BWC may be considered a policy violation unless…..?

Answer 20

reasonable justification is documented`

Question 21

What is the maximum length of Video and audio for a Pre-event recording on a BWC?

Answer 21

2 minutes for video

no audio

Question 22

Describe circumstances where an Officer is prohibited from turning on their BWC.

Answer 22

1. During encounters not directly related to official police duties
2. Performance of non-enforcement functions or admin duties within a Department facility
3. In places where reasonable expectation of privacy exists…ex. interior sections of domiciles, locker rooms hospitals etc.
4. When dealing with victims of sex crimes or child abuse
5. to record personal conversations between other members of the department without the recorded members permission/knowledge
6. Whenever it would compromise the identities/ techniques of undercover officers
7. during strip searches
8. At the request of potential witness
9. whenever a witness or victim requests they not be recorded and the situation is not confrontational
10. when the victim requests they not be recorded as a condition of cooperation.

Question 23

When a member of the public requests that a BWC be turned off, you should….

Answer 23

capture the request on the BWC prior to turning it off.

Question 24

What should an officer do when a prohibited recording his made?

Answer 24

make a request for the deletion of the video to their supervisor. The request will document the facts and circumstances for the deletion request.

Question 25

What does the BWC Administrator do whenever a deletion is done?

Answer 25

Enter a Guardian entry

Question 26

Should a BWC Officer inform a subject they are being recorded?

Answer 26

if practicable and when consistent with ensuring Officer safety

Question 27

After a BWC has been activated, when should it be turned off?

Answer 27

1. When Officer interactions have ceased or;
2. The arrested subject has reached the booking area or;
3. Upon determination that a prohibited recording has occurred

Question 28

What should a BWC Officer do, when practicable, whenever a recroding is interrupted and/or prematurely terminated against policy?

Answer 28

Report to their immediate supervisor both verbally and by documenting in a Guardian entry

Question 29

When can a BWC be muted?

Answer 29

1. conferences between people discussing confidential medical information
2. When discussing investigative strategies, where disclosure of such would compromise future investigations

Question 30

What are the 2 ways to document an Officers intentions to mute a BWC?

Answer 30

1. record their intention to mute on the BWC or

2. Document in the narrative section