5/210.01 EVIDENCE BWC

Question 1

1. Body worn cameras (BWC) are a valuable tool for promoting professionalism,
2. public trust, and
3. transparency

are also effective in capturing video and audio of(2)?

Answer 1

1. evidence for use in criminal prosecutions and
2. internal investigations

Question 2

The BWC shall not be used to record:

1. Follow-up investigative briefings;
2. Large-scale special events (e.g., New Year’s Eve, mega-sports event, etc.) unless a circumstance arises that requires activation.
3. Any telephone call or personal conversation between other Department employees without the recorded employee’s knowledge
4. Non-work-related activity where a reasonable expectation of privacy exists, such as locker rooms, dressing rooms, or restrooms;
5. 6. 7.

Answer 2

5. Inside a detention facility;
6. Administrative matters, training, shift briefings, management meetings, professional development conversations, work performance counseling, disciplinary processes, or bargaining and contractual matters;
7. Encounters with undercover officers or confidential informants.

Question 3

To ensure the details of an evolving incident have been captured on BWC, officers will continue recording until:

Answer 3

1. They have cleared from the scene and are no longer assigned to the event; and
2. They have discontinued contact with (and are no longer in proximity to) the subject(s).

Question 4

Officers will deactivate their BWC on:

• static crime scenes where investigative units have arrived or when directed by a supervisor.
• All other officers assigned to other responsibilities related to the event will have their BWC activated until advised by a supervisor.

and ….

Answer 4

• Officers will not record briefings with investigative units or activities at command posts.

Question 5

1. When advised of a BWC malfunction the supervisor will:
   
   1. Direct the officer to remove the camera from service and place it on the dock for upload.
   2. Issue a new BWC kit (camera, wire, and battery/controller) from the station spares in accordance with check-out procedures.
   3. 4. .

Answer 5

c. Assign the new BWC to the officer in Evidence.com.
d. Notify the Systems Administration Unit regarding malfunctions to discuss the remedy.

Question 6

For acitizen’s complaint the supervisor will:

1. Handle receipts of complaints in accordance with LVMPD 5/101.26, Maintenance of Values and Ethics.
2. Interview the complainant before reviewing any available BWC video, when possible.
3. Access the video on-scene through a mobile device or any MDT. A supervisor will not review the recording in the presence of the complainant.
4. Record the interview with the complainant. Supervisors not wearing a BWC should consider having another field supervisor record.
5. Supervisors will not record the subject or witness officer during the investigation.
6. If the allegation appears to be valid, document this in the narrative of the SOC that BWC video is available, was reviewed, and is a justification for the SOC.
7. If the allegation is not a violation of policy or law, document this in Blue Team by a Citizen Contact Report that BWC video is available and was reviewed.
   8.

Answer 6

8. If a supervisor has probable cause, based on BWC video, to believe a reporting citizen is in violation of NRS 207.280, False Reporting of Crimes Unlawful, notify the Criminal Investigations Section, Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) on-call supervisor for further direction.

Question 7

When investigating the application of reportable force (except use of deadly force) the supervisor will:

1. Access the video on scene in the presence of the involved officer(s).
2. Record the interview of the subject citizen.
3. Do not record the subject officer during the investigation.
4. Review the video with the officer as soon as practical prior to the Use of Force report being completed.
5. Ensure the review of the BWC video is documented in the narrative of the investigative comments and verify that the video is labeled and categorized in accordance with this policy.
6. 7.

Answer 7

6. Review the positioning and view of the officer’s camera and ensure compliance with policy.
7. In circumstances when force is used by a specialized unit not wearing BWC and the incident is captured by other Department members equipped with BWC, the supervisor of the specialized unit is responsible for viewing relevant video and ensuring the recording is properly labeled and retained.

Question 8

When investigating officer involved shootings or deadly force:

1. Involved personnel and/or any supervisor or representative will not view the BWC recording prior to Force Investigative Team (FIT) or Critical Incident Review Team (CIRT) viewing the footage, except when exigent circumstances exist.
2. Involved officers or witness officers will be allowed to view their own BWC recording prior to a scene walkthrough and subsequent FIT/CIRT statement.
3. The supervisor taking the involved officer’s Public Safety Statement will also ensure that BWCs are not used to record any part of the officer’s Public Safety Statement.
4. _____ personnel will be responsible for collecting and securing the BWC from all involved and witness officers upon arrival at the scene. FIT or CIRT is responsible for upload of video into Evidence.com.

Answer 8

FIT