fc 430 bwcs Flashcards
BWCS is to be used
whenever the employee is in uniform or prominently displaying a badge or other insignia
he state wiretap act makes it lawful for an officer to use BWCS and record if
in uniform or prominently displaying badge/ insignia; ofc making reasonable efforts to conform to bwcs policy; le party to oral communication; notifies individual is being recorded unless unsafe impractical to do so; oral communication is part of videotape recording
officers should conduct a minimum of _ function test per week
1
the bwcs must be activated during _ LE related encounters and activities from the initiation of the call
all
during execution of tactical team deployments bwcs must be activated when deploying out to tactical intervention related positions or at
last point of contact before approach of target
sert personnel will activate when
civil unrest/ protest have potential from criminal activity
bwcs can be activated out of state only with
prisoner consent
the bwcs can be turned off when
ofc leaves scene; supervisor authorization; ofc no longer engaged in enforcement/investigative activity; event concluded
t/f when bwcs is deactivated the ofc must record a brief verbal explanation for the deactivation prior to turning off recording
t
if officers cant record immediately, they must
turn on as soon as possible and state what the delay was for
if a witness doesn’t want to be recorded the officer does/doesn’t have discretion to turn off
does
- must be obtained before recording a sex offense victim
consent
if a bwcs is used it must be documented in any _
incident report
unless a supervisor approves, bwcs must be uploaded_
at the end of shift
recordings may be viewed by
iad, prof account div; supervisor; mgmnt; cao
except for random review, bwcs recordings cannot be viewed to_
discover misconduct
iad must investigate cases
admin conduct; uof; child under 18; potential crim offense; fatality/serious bodily injury; discrimination/harassment
iad must immediately notify the chief for any investigation involving_ and provide bwcs within _ hours of submitting report
uof; child under 18; crim offense; fatality/serious bodily injury; discrimination; 48
if bwcs is being used against an ofc the ofc must be given copy of bwcs at least _ days before questioning
5
supervisor must review bwcs when
uof; officer injured
if a supervisor uses bwcs for performance review the supervisor must_ and provide the ofc with _ at least _ months prior to end of rating period
watch video with employee; written notice; 4
any recording supporting below average rating within last 4 mos of period can be used if ofc received _. the performance evaluation would serve as the written notice
written warning at least 30 days before conclusion of period
the portion of recording used for documenting below performance will be documented in a _ session
counseling
officers will receive notice within _ days of a video being used for training. the officer can object by providing written notice within - days of receiving notification
10; 5
bwcs recordings cannot be used to id a person involved in a __ protected activity, create database or pool of_, used as fillers in_, searched using _ or _ recognition
constitutionally; mugshots; photo arrays; facial or voice
non evidentiary bwcs recording are destroyed after _ days
210
if a copy of bwcs is requested by sao, county exec, or county counsel, the dept must provide video within _ days
7
the dept will/will not provide the FOP with notice that a BWCS is being released unless
will; emergency or bona fide public safety
an officer can request video not be released within _ days of receiving notice of intent to release
2