Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras

Question 1

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, True or False, To effectively perform their duties, Officers must have a level of comfort in wich minor disciplinary offenses recorded while performing their duties that would not otherwise become known but for wearing a body -worm Camera, will not adversely affect an officers career,

Answer 1

TRUE : minor disciplinary code violations that are captured on any Body Worn Camera will not result in an official Internal Affairs investigation or 75-18’s solely upon their minor infractions.

Question 2

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, True or False, Minor disciplinary code violations, shall mean any Disciplinary Code violation where the 1st offense has a penalty range of a Reprimand to 3 days.

Answer 2

FALSE : BWC minor Disciplinary offense is one that has a penalty range of Reprimand to 5 days.

Question 3

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, Under the Wiretapping and Electronic surveillance Control Act, officers may record under the following conditions.

Answer 3

1. The officer is in uniform or otherwise clearly
   identifiable as a law enforcement.
2. The officer is using an electronic, mechanical or
   other device which has been approved under 18 Pa
   C.C 5706 (b) (4).
3. The officer informs as soon as reasonable practical,
   the individuals identifiable present that they have
   intercepted and recorded the oral communication.

Question 4

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, When will body worn Cameras be activated ?

Answer 4

They will be activated prior to responding to all calls for service , and during ALL law enforcement related encounters and activities involving the public.

Question 5

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, True or False , Once a body worn camera has been activated , It shall remain activated and recording unless general members of the public object to the filming on a public highway.

Answer 5

FALSE: Once a body worn camera has been activated , it shall remain activated and recording until the event or incident has concluded and the officer has been placed back into service by police radio.

Question 6

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, A officer shall deactivate a body worn camera when ?

Answer 6

1. Prior to entering the residence of any individual ,Unless prior consent is provided and recorded with the BWC.
2. When interacting with crime victim ,witness, informant, who request not to be recorded , officers shall balance the value obtaining a recording with the reluctance of the victim.
3. When the recording would capture gruesome images.

NOTE: a subjects objection to being filmed is not a reason to stop recording.

Question 7

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, Unless a specific incident or event is marked as evidence or tagged for further review, digital recordings captured by body-worn cameras shall be retained for how long ?

Answer 7

30 days form the date of the incident or event.

Question 8

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, The feature that allows investigators to indicate points of interest in the Body-Worn Camera video clip thereby, allowing future viewers to quickly locate the point of interest without the need to view the entire video is called ?

Answer 8

Bookmarking / Tagging

Question 9

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, True or False , Once on location of an incident or event , officers shall inform, as soon as reasonably practical , the individuals identifiably present that the officer has intercepted and recorded the oral communication.

Answer 9

TRUE: inform individuals present that they are being recorded.

Question 10

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, True or False , Because of wiretap laws , the fact that an incident was recorded by BWC will only be noted on the 75-49, investigation report.

Answer 10

FALSE: Officers shall record on the patrol logs any subsequent police report, such as 75-48, 75-48A, or citation that the incident was recorded.

Question 11

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, If an arrest is made and it is recorded on a Body-Worn Camera, the officer shall do the following ?

Answer 11

1. As soon as possible after arrest, report to their district and have the video associated with the arrest uploaded to the DEMS.
2. Review the video and inform the assigned detective that a recording of the arrest was made.
3. Record the fact that a video exit on the 75-48, patrol log and any accompanying arrest paper work.

Question 12

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, Who has the authority to receive, disseminate all digital recordings made or obtained by the PPD?

Answer 12

The Digital Evidence Custodian.

Question 13

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, True or false, Charging Decisions WILL NOT be based on the presented video evidence.

Answer 13

FALSE: The purpose and importance of these procedures is to ensure that the investigator / DAO has access to video evidence as soon as possible. So they can make the critical decision whether or not to charge an individual in a timely manner

Question 14

According to Directive 4.21 Body Worn Cameras, Officers shall view the recordings for report writing. the following statement will be recorded on all police reports prepared after reviewing the BWC video ?

Answer 14

The contents of the document are based on my observations of the incident and a review of the recordings captured by a mobile recording system.