Definitions - Camera systems

Question 1

means a process which causes the In-Car Camera to capture audio and/or video recordings.

Answer 1

Activate

Question 2

means a process which causes the In-Car Camera to stop capturing audio and/or video recordings.

Answer 2

Deactivate

Question 3

means a networked automated video solution that creates, stores,
manages, and distributes video evidence via the Video Services Unit. DVAMS assets can be viewed and disclosure ordered
from any workstation on the Toronto Police Service network.

Answer 3

Digital Video Asset Management System (DVAMS)

Question 3

means any in–car recording equipment that captures audio and visual signals, and may
also be referred to as a Mobile Video Recording System.

Answer 3

In-Car Camera System (ICCS)

Question 4

Technician means a Toronto Police Service member trained in the operational use and
repair of In–Car Camera Systems. NOTE: Some technicians may not be trained to repair an ICCS, but specialize in
duplicating methods, storage and retrieval methods and procedures, and possess a working knowledge of video forensics
and evidentiary procedures.

Answer 4

In-Car Camera System (ICCS)

Question 5

means an incident attended by police officer(s) in response to a call from the public for assistance or
service. This includes, but is not limited to, investigative detention, apprehension under the Mental Health Act, arrests,
interactions with persons in crisis, crimes in progress, investigations, active criminals, and public disorder issues etc.

Answer 5

Call for Service

Question 6

indicates a process where the sound is eliminated from the recording even though the video remains operational

Answer 6

Mute

Question 7

means, the Body-Worn Camera is powered off.

Answer 7

Off

Question 8

means, the Body-Worn Camera is powered on. When the camera is in the “on” position, the camera has a pre-event
recording with no audio set to thirty (30) seconds. When the camera begins recording, the video automatically captures the
thirty (30)-second pre-event and attaches it as part of the overall recording.

Answer 8

On

Question 9

means shown openly, plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden.

Answer 9

Overt

Question 10

means the member who, subject to the direction of the Unit Commander, is in charge of and responsible for the operation of a unit.

Answer 10

Officer in Charge

Question 11

means a place where one may reasonably expect to be safe from uninvited intrusion or surveillance, but does
not include a place to which the public has lawful access. Such places include, but are not limited to, a place of worship
and a lawyer’s office.

Answer 11

Private Place

Question 12

means any place to which the public have access as of right or by invitation, expressed or implied.

Answer 12

Public Place

Question 13

indicates any process which causes the Body-Worn Camera to record audio and video data.

Answer 13

Record

Question 14

– This is used generally during Investigative Detention and involves a limited search
of a person who has been detained by police when there is reasonable belief the person poses a safety risk. The scope of
the search is limited to exterior patting of clothing such as pockets, waistband or areas that may reasonably conceal such
items as weapons or implements that may be used as weapons, usually with open hands to maximize the ability to detect
weapons through clothing. This search may also be described as a “safety search”, as that is the purpose and objective.

Answer 14

Protective Search (Formerly Level 1)

Question 15

– R. vs. Golden 2001 SCC 83 established that which constitutes a strip search and what
types of circumstances may justify one. A Strip search includes all steps in Protective and Frisk searches as well as a
thorough search of a person’s clothing and non-physical search of the body. That will often require removal or
rearrangement of some, or all, of the person’s clothing to permit a visual inspection of a person’s private areas: namely the

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genitals, buttocks, breasts or chest, body cavity, and/or undergarments; the mouth was excluded from this definition despite
being a bodily cavity.
The Supreme Court noted that strip searches “represent a significant invasion of privacy and are often humiliating,
degrading and traumatic” and therefore require “a higher degree of justification in order to support the higher degree of
interference with individual freedom and dignity.”
When considering whether a strip search is justified, the Supreme Court stated, “In addition to reasonable and probable
grounds justifying the arrest, the police must establish reasonable and probable grounds justifying the strip search,” and
“the police must establish they have reasonable and probable grounds for concluding that a strip search is necessary in the
particular circumstances of the arrest.”

Answer 15

Strip Search (Formerly Level 3)

Question 16

is a state of the BWC where the camera’s lights and sounds are suppressed, even though recording
continues. Used only on rare occasions, and only for officer safety (e.g. searching a warehouse during a break and enter
and not wanting to alert the suspect of police presence or location).

Answer 16

Stealth Mode

Question 17

indicates any process which causes the Body-Worn Camera to stop recording audio or video data

Answer 17

Stop Recording

Question 18

means the member assigned to head a unit, either temporarily or permanently.

Answer 18

Unit Commander