Body Worn Cameras Flashcards
Who must wear a body camera
All officers hired after July 1, 2013 are required to wear a potty camera
What is the purpose of body worn camera?
Evidence in criminal and internal investigations, and stocks are training, ensure public trust
When to activate body worn camera
Vehicles all stops, code 3 driving pursuit primary or secondary Persons.’s consensual reasonable suspicion or probable cause all dispatch calls for service arrests and detentions any contact becomes adversarial when bwc had not been activated transporting code five prisoners any contact of the officer discretion canine searches. Search warrant service of a structure
Are officers required to advise or obtain consent to video or audio record
Nope
When do you stop recording
The incident is extremely long. Officer is completing reports or is at the end of an event. Officer may evaluate to turn off after citizens request inside of a home.
Officer shall turn off body one camera when
Event concluded victim or witness contact has concluded person stopped have been released. Arrestee is placed into a vehicle to be transported to detention facility
When do you document and where
Declaration of arrest arrest report incident crime report citation field interview card offers report CAD existence of video will be done on the first line of all reports completed
Test. Can citizens review body camera
All citizens requesting to view body camera will be directed to buy IAB
Supervisors and reports of miss conduct
Supervisors will review body worn camera if available
IAB and citizens
May show video footage if relating to allegation of misconduct
Officer access to bwc
Complete reports, court review, internal investigation including shootings
Supervisory access
Monitor officer performance ensure the body worn camera is being operated and utilized properly, identify training issues, after notification of an early intervention
Can body worn camera be used for training
Only with sheriffs approval or his designee
Are audio video public record
Evidence is not public record. Juvenile offenders are not public record. Homes and other non-public areas are not public record. Sexual assault victims revealing identity are not public record. Video containing abuse of elderly not public record other areas a private concern
Retention of video for an officer involved shooting or deadly force
Seven years
