7.136 BODY WORN CAMERAS

Question 1

Body worn cameras (BWC) are a valuable tool for promoting professionalism, _____ ______ and _______ in policing by recording citizen contacts with officers

Answer 1

Public Trust, and Transparency

Question 2

Who is responsible for the management of LVMPD’s BWC program

Answer 2

Digital Technology Section

Question 3

Who issues BWC and is responsible for the tracking and maintenance of BWC equipment and the management of it’s data?

Answer 3

Systems Administration Unit

Question 4

Officers will wear their BWC on the ___________ bearing shoulder to allow for firing a long gun (shotgun or rifle)

Answer 4

non-weapon

Question 5

What is the procedure for officers when they become aware of a malfunction or damage to their Body-Worn Camera (BWC)

Answer 5

Officers must promptly inform a supervisor, document the malfunction/damage in an email, and submit it to SAU.

Question 6

The decision and reason to deactivate a BWC will be stated prior to deactivation. The following are examples of when an officer may exercise discretion:

Answer 6

1. A citizen with standing has requested the officer stop recording within the citizen’s premises, and the officer has entered the premises on consent. As a rule, if an officer must legally ask permission to enter the premises, a citizen may put conditions on the officer’s entry, such as deactivation of the BWC.
2. The officer is participating in informal, non-enforcement-related contact with the public when no event number is generated (e.g., First Tuesday, Coffee with a Cop, etc.).

Question 7

Under what circumstances will Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs) be used to document police actions, scenes of major crowd-control events, mass demonstrations, or riots

Answer 7

BWCs will be utilized at the direction of an incident commander in specific situations.

Question 8

What are supervisors responsibility when it comes to Body Camera. Ensure…

Answer 8

1. Ensure officers utilize the BWC in accordance with this policy.
2. Ensure officers wear their BWC in a manner to capture the optimum view of their surroundings.
3. When advised of a BWC malfunction:
   a. Direct the officer to remove the camera from service and place it on the dock for upload.
   b. Issue a new BWC kit (camera, wire, and battery/controller) from the station spares in accordance with check-out procedures.
   c. Assign the new BWC to the officer in Evidence.com.
   d. Notify the Systems Administration Unit regarding malfunctions to discuss the remedy.
4. Retrieve an officer’s BWC and upload it by the end of the shift if that officer is unable to do so.

Question 9

When a supervisor is advised of a malfunction with an officers bwc. What must he do?

Answer 9

a. Direct the officer to remove the camera from service and place it on the dock for upload.
b. Issue a new BWC kit (camera, wire, and battery/controller) from the station spares in accordance with check-out procedures.
c. Assign the new BWC to the officer in Evidence.com.
d. Notify the Systems Administration Unit regarding malfunctions to discuss the remedy.

Question 10

What are the 3 reasons when officers may view their own BWC recordings?

Answer 10

1. Assist in completing an investigation and preparing official reports;
2. Refresh their recollection prior to court;
3. Provide a statement pursuant to an internal investigation, including use of force, officer-involved shooting investigations, and other deadly force or critical incidents.

Question 11

Under what circumstances are supervisors allowed to access Body-Worn Camera (BWC) video footage?

Answer 11

Supervisors will only access BWC video for investigative purposes outlined in policy or in cases of alleged misconduct.

Question 12

When a Supervisor is advised of a complaint where it may have been recorded by BWC. What steps will they take next? 8 total

Answer 12

1. Handle Receipts of complaints
2. Interview the Complainant before reviewing BWC
3. Access and review the video out of view from Complaintant
4. Record interview with complainant on BWC. Request another supervisor if BWC not availble
5. Supervisor will not interview officers involved on bwc
6. IF allegation is valid, start SOC notate in narrative of SOC bwc footage was reviewed and SOC is justified
7. If allegation is not a violation of policy or law, doucment in blue team with citizens contact. notate bwc video was viewed.
8. IF supervisor becomes aware of false reporting from complainant, notify criminal investigations section, and IAB on call supervisor.

Question 13

When a Supervisor is advised of a use of force where it may have been recorded by BWC. What steps will they take next? 7 total

Answer 13

1. Access the video on scene. Officers will only view their own video
2. Record interview with subject citizen on bwc
3. Interview subject officer off BWC
4. Review bwc of all officers when practical prior to the use of force report being completed
5. Ensure the review of video is dictated in the narrative of Investigative comments
6. Review the officers positioning of BWC and make sure its to policy
7. 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 14

When investigating officer involved shootings or deadly force:

Answer 14

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. FIT 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.

Question 15

Under what circumstances may citizens, arrestees, or violators be allowed to view Body-Worn Camera (BWC) recordings?

Answer 15

IAB personnel may allow citizens, arrestees, or violators to view BWC recordings as part of an investigation into an allegation of misconduct.

Question 16

Who redacts BWC recordings and manages the public records requests?

Answer 16

Public Records Unit

Question 17

All images, video, and/or audio generated by any BWC are the sole property of LVMPD. Department members will not download, disseminate outside the agency, copy, or record BWC recordings from Evidence.com onto any computer, device, drive, CD/DVD, or any other format without the express written consent from the..

This also includes any videos which will be beneficial for training purposes

Answer 17

Office of General Counsel

Question 18

The retention period begins from the date of recording. Recordings that are not labeled or are not associated with an enforcement action, criminal or internal investigation, or specifically held by the recording officer will automatically be deleted at _____ days.

Answer 18

90 days

Question 19

What is BWC retention period for Automatic Assignments (disposition based)

1. Arrest,
2. Citation,
3. Report Only,
4. minimum Retention?

Answer 19

1. Arrest is 10
2. Citation is 5
3. Report only is 1
4. Minimum Retention is 1

Question 20

What is BWC retention period for Manual Hold Assignments:

1. Long Term
2. Mid-Term
3. Short-Term,
4. Indefinite,
5. Academy training,
6. Administrative Functions (testing process)

Answer 20

1. Long Term(OIS, S/A Etc) 20 years
2. Mid-Term (Risk Management) 7 years
3. Short-Term (non bwc evidence) 4 years
4. Indefinite none
5. Academy training - 6 months
6. Administrative Functions - 18 months

Question 21

Auto-labeling (retention assignment) will only occur if the officer is assigned to an event and clears with the following dispositions:

1. A/D
2. B/E
3. K
4. C/L/P/Q/T/Z
5. F/G/H/I/J/M/O/R/S

Answer 21

1. 10 years
2. 5 years
3. 2 years
4. 1 year
5. 1 year

Question 22

LVMPD has established a minimum activation compliance rate. What is that rate? And what happens if you fall below that rate?

Answer 22

90%

a mandatory compliance audit will be triggered, and the officer’s chain must complete a compliance audit

Question 23

When an officer falls below a specified compliance percentage, the sergeant will follow the procedure below. For each event reviewed during the audit process, if justification is found for the compliance issue, the audit will cease for that event:

Answer 23

1. Review officer’s Detailed APR Report for any unmatched videos.
2. Review CAD for officer dispatched and officer cleared times that align with any identified unmatched videos.
3. Review Evidence.com for video evidence without an ID# within the specified CAD timeframes.
4. Review upload times for any uploads that occurred 36 hours after recorded times.
5. Correct any unmatched evidence in Evidence.com by updating ID# with corresponding CAD event.
6. View all unmatched evidence that corresponds with the officer’s CAD times.
7. If clear BWC compliance policy violations are discovered during the audit, document the issue in a Contact Report. If the problem continues after being documented in a Contact Report, consider opening a Statement of Complaint.

Question 24

Upon completing this assignment, officers will return and upload their BWC at their
bureau on ____ _______ _____ shift. If an officer is involved in any incident that requires reporting to their immediate supervisor (e.g., reportable force, pursuit, citizen complaint), the BWC will be returned to a centralized dock location and uploaded. The officer’s chain of command will ensure the officer is paid through the time that is required to dock the camera.

Answer 24

their next scheduled