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2016TheLeader hipConferenceonCivilandHumanRight &Upturn.
Licen edunderaCreativeCommon Attri ution4.0InternationalLicen e.
Polic corecard
Department
:DOJfunded
Al uquerque
Aurora
Au tin
altimore
altimoreCount
atonRouge
o ton
Charlotte-Mecklen urg
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dalla
Denver
Detroit
FairfaxCount
Fa etteville
Fergu on
FortWorth
Fre no
Hou ton
La Vega
Loui ville
Lo Angele
Memphi
Me a
Miami
Miami-Dade
Milwaukee
Minneapoli
Montgomer Count
NewOrlean
Polic
Availa le
O cer
Di cretion
Per onal
Privac
O cer
Review
Footage
Retention
Footage
Mi u e
Footage
Acce
iometric
U e
NewYork
Oakland
OklahomaCit
Omaha
Parker,CO
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pitt
urgh
Roche ter
altLakeCit
anAntonio
anDiego
anFranci co
anJo e
eattle
t.Loui
Tampa
Tuc on
Wa hington,DC
Purpo e
Inthewakeofhigh-pro leincident inFergu on, tatenI land,NorthCharle ton, altimore,
andel ewhere,lawenforcementagencie acro thecountr arerapidl adopting od worncamera fortheiro cer .Oneofthemain ellingpoint forthe ecamera i their
potentialtoprovidetran parenc into omepoliceinteraction ,andtohelpprotectcivil
right ,e peciall inheavil policedcommunitie ofcolor.
utaccounta ilit i notautomatic.Whetherthe ecamera makepolicemoreaccounta le
or impl inten if police urveillanceofcommunitie depend onhowthecamera
andfootageareu ed.That wh TheLeader hipConference,togetherwitha road
coalitionofcivilright ,privac ,andmediaright group ,developed haredCivilRight
Principle on od WornCamera .Ourprinciple empha izethat[w]ithoutcarefull
craftedpolic afeguard inplace,therei arealri kthatthe enewdevice could ecome
in trument ofinju tice,ratherthantool foraccounta ilit .
Thi corecardevaluate the od -worncamerapolicie currentl inplaceinmajorpolice
department acro thecountr .Ourgoali tohighlightpromi ingapproache that ome
department aretaking,andtoidentif opportunitie wheredepartment couldimprove
theirpolicie .
Methodolog
Whenweinitiall relea edour corecardinNovem er2015,weexaminedthe od -worn
camerapolicie from25localpolicedepartment . incethen,weveexpandedour
corecardto50department ,coveringallmajorcit policedepartment inthecountr that
haveequippedorwill oonequiptheiro cer with od camera .Weal oadded
department thathavereceivedmorethan$500,000inDOJgrantfundingto upporttheir
cameraprogram (a indicated onthe corecard).Inaddition,weincluded aton
Rouge(LA)andFergu on(MO) ecau eofthenationalattentionthe havereceivedafter
recentevent ,andParker(CO) ecau eofthepromi ingpolicie the haveadopted..
Thepolic land capei hiftingrapidl : inceourinitialrelea e,man department have
alread updatedtheirpolicie a edontheirearl experience ,andother havelaunched
new od cameraprogram andpolicie .Ouranal i i currenta ofthela tupdated
dateoneachindividualdepartment corecard.A we ecomeawareofnewdeplo ment
andpolic change ,wewilldoour e ttoupdateour corecardanal i .If ou eean thing
thatlook outofdate,plea eletu know.
valuationCriteria
Weevaluatedeachdepartmentpolic oneightcriteria,derivedfromourCivilRight
Principle on od WornCamera .We elievethatthe eareamongthemo timportant
factor indeterminingwhethertheproperpolic afeguard areinplacetoprotectthecivil
right ofrecordedindividual .
Foreachfactor,we coreddepartmentpolicie onathreelevel cale.Weawardedapolic a
greencheck onl ifitfull ati e ourcriteriathe earethepolicie thatother
department houldcon ideremulatingifthe arelookingtoimprovetheirown.A ellow
circle mean thatapolic partiall ati e ourcriteria,andthatthedepartmentha
roomforimprovement.Aredex indicate thatapolic eitherdoe notaddre thei ue,
orapolic run directl again tourprinciple .Inca e wherethedepartmentha notmade
it polic pu lic,weu eaque tionmark a aplaceholderforfuturereview.
Oureightcriteriaexaminewhetheradepartment:
Make theDepartmentPolic Pu licl andReadil Availa le
ite.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Thepolic require o cer to leaninitialwrittenreportor tatement eforerelevant
footagei reviewed,forallincident .
Thepolic require o cer to leaninitialwrittenreportor tatement eforerelevant
footagei reviewed,for omeincident .
Thepolic allow orevenencourage o cer toviewrelevantfootage efore ling
aninitialwrittenreportor tatement.
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic require thedepartmenttodeleteun aggedfootagewithin ixmonth .
Thepolic require thedepartmenttodeleteun aggedfootage utaftermorethan
ixmonth .
Thepolic doe notrequirethedepartmenttodeleteun aggedfootage,orweare
una letodeterminewhethertheun aggedfootagemu t edeleted.
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Thepolic expre l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce
indicate thatallacce torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.
,and
l prohi it othfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce
Finding
Department aremovingquickl todeplo od -worncamera ,andareexperimentingwith
awiderangeofpolicie acro eachofthedimen ion weexamined.Department thathave
a trongpolic inoneareaoftenfalterinanotherever departmentha roomtoimprove.
Atthe ametime,weareplea edto ndexample of trongpolic languagecurrentl inu e
fornearl allofourcriteria.Thepo itivepolic languagehighlightedonthi ite hould
ervea amodeltodepartment lookingtoimprovetheirpolicie .
Wefoundthat:
A ofAugu t2016,ofthe68majorcit department intheU. .,42nowhave od
worncameraprogram withpolicie inplace.Threeadditionalmajordepartment appear
tohavecamera ontheground, uthavenotrelea edtheirpolicie tothepu licin
Aurora,DetroitandPitt urgh.
venwhendepartment havepolicie inplace,nearl half(24of46)dontmakethem
ea il andpu licl availa leontheirdepartmentwe ite ,whichhinder ro u tpu lic
de atea outhow od camera hould eu ed.Man ofthepolicie weanal zedwere
foundexternall onotherwe ite .
Increa ingl ,department aree ta li hingexplicitprocedure thatallowrecorded
individual liketho e eekingto leapolicemi conductcomplainttoviewthe
footageoftheirownincident .Fourdepartment weanal zedinCincinnati,Chicago,
Parker(CO)andWa hingtonDCnowappeartoprovide pecialacce torecorded
individual .The e pecialacce right ,tailored peci call for od camerafootage,
exi talong ide tate-levelpu licrecord law .
Noneofthedepartmentpolicie weanal zedhavea lanketlimitationono cerreview
offootage efore linganinitialwrittenincidentreport.However, ixdepartment
policie havepartialprohi ition inplace,forcertaincriticalincident likeo cer
hooting .
Duetoconcern fromcivilright group a outtheincrea edpotentialfor urveillance,
leadingdepartment have eguntoincludelimit ontheiru eof iometrictechnologie ,
likefacialrecognition,togetherwithcamerafootage.Inourinitialrelea e,onl
altimore polic addre edfacialrecognition. incethen, altimoreCount , o ton,
Cincinnati,Montgomer Count ,andParker(CO)haveallfollowed uit.
igneda WC:
temtoeventmodetorecordtheentire
i tunit willactivate
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Thepolic require o cer to leaninitialwrittenreportor tatement efore
relevantfootagei reviewed,forallincident .
Thepolic require o cer to leaninitialwrittenreportor tatement efore
relevantfootagei reviewed,for omeincident .
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic require thedepartmenttodeleteun aggedfootagewithin ixmonth .
.(3XX.06. )
,and
OmahaPDprohi it thedeletion,alteration,anddownloadoffootage
withoutpriorauthorization.(VII. -D)
. mplo ee hallnotera e,alter,reu e,edit,cop , hare,modif ,ortamperwith
WCrecording withoutpriorwrittenauthorizationandapprovaloftheChiefof
Policeorde ignee.
C.O cer hallnotrecord,download,orotherwi etran fer WCrecording onto
an t peofper onalrecordingdevice ,including utnotlimitedtoper onal
cellularphone ,videorecorder ,ta le ,etc.
D.Topreventdamageto,oralterationof,originalRecordedMedia, uchmedia hall
not ecopied,viewed,orotherwi ein ertedintoan devicenotapproved the
WC
temAdmini trator.
u ject
DepartmentPolicie
Al uquerquePoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$250,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Jul 13,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Al uquerquePDdoe notaddre ,andthu doe notprohi it,o cerreviewoffootage
efore lingtheirinitialreport .
Limit RetentionofFootage
Al uquerquePD peci e aminimumretentionperiod, utdoe notappeartorequire
footagedeletion.(1-39-2- )
...Therecording will e avedfornole than120da .
l prohi itfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce
l prohi itfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce
AuroraPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Au tinPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 13,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
U D WC Y T MD ACTIVATIONI AUTHORIZ D
U D WC Y T MU
I NOTR QUIR D
temi notrequired:
(a)During reakandlunchperiod
( )Whennotin erviceandnotonacall
(c)Whenin ervice, utnotonacall.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Au tinPDmandate thatrecording hould ekeptforaminimumof90da , utdoe not
pecif amaximumretentionperiodorrequirethedepartmenttodeletefootage.(303.3.4)
All WCrecording hall eretainedforaminimumof90da orforaperiodoftimethati con i tentwiththe
Cit ofAu tin Record ManagementOrdinance,Chapter2-11,andan applica leCit Record Control
chedule and/orthe tateLocalGovernmentRetention chedule .
mplo ee hallnot:
(a) pa orattempttooverridetheequipment.
( ) ra e,alter,ordeletean recordingproduced the[camera].
torecordedfootagewill eloggedoraudited.
altimorePoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 18,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Forcertain eriou incident , altimorePDonl allow o cer toreviewthe WCrecording
ifcertaincondition aremet, ucha ifano cerha eencompelledtomakea
tatement.Forotherroutinematter andadmini trativeinve tigation ,o cer canview
footage eforewritingtheirreport .
ReviewofRecording
...
2.Mem er ma viewtheirownvideofootagetoa i tincompleteandaccuratereportwritingforroutine
matter .Amem ermu tdocumentintheirwrittenreport whethercameradatafortheincidentwa
reviewed.
3.Mem er whoareinvolvedina eriou u eofforce,in-cu tod death,orarethe u jectofacriminal
inve tigationma viewtheir WCrecordingrelatedtotheincidentpriortocompletingand u mittingan
requiredreport and einginterviewed theappropriateinve tigativeunitprovidedthat:
3.1.Themem eri inreceiptofadeclinationletterfromthepro ecutingauthorit ,orthemem erha een
compelledtomakea tatementandtheappropriateGarrit warningha eeni ued;and
3.2.Therecordingi viewedatIA oratalocationapproved anIA o cial.
4.Mem er whoarethe u jectofanadmini trativeinve tigationma viewtheir WCrecordingpriorto
completingand u mittingan requiredreport and einginterviewed theappropriateinve tigativeunit.
Limit RetentionofFootage
altimorePDdoe notaddre
,andlog
temlog-in
the PD
ReviewofRecording
...
7. toredvideoandaudiodatafroma WC hallnot:
7.1. eu edtocreateadata a eorpoolofmug hot ;
7.2. eu eda ller inphotoarra ;or
7.3. e earchedu ingfacialrecognition oftware.
NOT :Thi u ectiondoe notprohi itthe PDfromu ingarecognition oftwaretoanal zetherecordingofa
particularincidentwhena upervi or mem erha rea onto elievethata peci c u pectorper oninneed
ofa i tancema ea u jectofaparticularrecording.
altimoreCount PoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 29,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Di cretionar WCU e
Mem er wearinga WChavethedi cretiontoactivatethedeviceduringan legitimatelaw
enforcementcontactifthemem er elieve arecordingofanincidentwould eappropriate(e.g.,
tran port ofpeopleoftheoppo ite ex,advi ingofMirandaright ,etc.).
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
altimoreCount PDpermit o cer toreviewfootagewhencompletingtheirwritten
report .(Acce toRecording ;InternalA air ection(IA ))
Acce toRecording
Mem er haveacce totheirownrecording ,andrecording hared
Mem er ma acce recording forthefollowingpurpo e :
1.Reportwritingorpreparationofothero cialdocument .
othermem er .
2.Courtpreparation.
3.Reviewofpro ecutionevidence.
4.Reviewofvictim/witne / u pect tatement .
5.Crime ceneo ervation .
6. tatementofcharge preparation.
7.Clarif ingo ervation atthe ceneofanincident.
Mem er will haretheirrecording withothermem er uponreque ttofurtheraninve tigationorfor
othero cialpurpo e .
...
InternalA air ection(IA )
n ure thatmem er andtheirrepre entative aregiventheopportunit toreviewallrelatedrecording
priortoprovidinga tatementduringanadmini trativeinve tigation.
Limit RetentionofFootage
altimoreCount PDkeep un aggedfootagefor18month anddoe nothaveadeletion
requirement.(Categorie andRetention)
Categorie andRetention
...
TheDepartment categorie andretentionperiod are:
1.Mi cellaneou andNon-Criminal
Retention:18month .
U e:Fieldinterview ,non-criminalcall ,andaccidentalrecording .
2.RoutineTra c
Retention:18month .
U e:Non-jaila leandnon-arre ta letra c.
atonRougePoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
o tonPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 15,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
a upervi or.
e , utaregiven
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
o tonPDencourage o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwrittenreport .
(4.1)
WCO cerAcce toFootage: WCo cer ma reviewtheirown WCrecordinga itrelate to:
1.Theirinvolvementinanincidentforthepurpo e ofcompletinganinve tigationandpreparingo cial
report .Tohelpen ureaccurac andcon i tenc ,o cer areencouragedtoreviewthe WCrecording
priortopreparingreport ;
2.Providingte timon incourttorefre hrecollection.O cer willen urethatthepro ecutingattorne i
awarethe WCrecordingwa reviewed;and
3.Providinga tatementpur uanttoaninternalinve tigation,includingo cerinvolved hooting
inve tigation andothercriticalincident a outlinedin ec.4.2. elow.
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic doe notlimitretentionoffootageduringthedepartment pilotprogram.(6)
R T NTION:Duringthepilotprogram,norecordingorfootage hall edeleted.Footagerecordedduringthe
pilotprogramwill eretainedfornolongerthanone earafterthepilotprogramconclude ;however,footage
recordedduringthepilotprogramthatrelate toan criminalorcivilproceeding,an criminaloradmini trative
inve tigation,oran u eofforcewill eretainedduringthependenc ofan relevantproceeding,inve tigation,
or tatuteoflimitation period.Theretentionperiodforfootagerecordedpur uanttothepilotprogramma e
uper eded an future WCpolic implemented.
l prohi itemplo ee
Charlotte-Mecklen urgPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 12,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Thepolic permit o cer toreviewfootagewhencompletingtheirwrittenreport .
(V.J.3.c)
c.O cer ma review WCvideotoaidincompletingreport ,providing tatement orcourtte timon .
Limit RetentionofFootage
Charlotte-Mecklen urgPD polic require footagethati notrelatedtoacriminalcharge
orinve tigationto edeletedwithin45da .Thepolic require footagecla i eda NonCitizenInvolvement(videothatdoe notcontainaninteractionwithacitizen, u pector
a ociatedwithan othercategor . x:Pre hiftte tvideo, luelightandTA R parkte t,
accidentalactivation)andNon-CriminalO en e (interactionwithacitizenthati not
relatedtoacriminalchargeorinve tigation)to eretainedfor45da and peci e that
the WC torage
temautomaticall delete footageattheendofthea ignedretention
period.(IV.F.9;V.G-H)
7.Whenanincidentha ended,theo cer hall topthe WCrecordingandentertheincidentcomplaint
num erandappropriatecategor .
Categor i thetermu edtoidentif the election anauthorizedu ercancla if aneventthatha een
recorded.
Categor
RetentionPeriod
Non-CitizenInvolvement
45Da
Tra c topWarning
45Da
Tra c topInfraction
45Da
3Year
Tra c topFelon
20Year
Non-CriminalO en e
45Da
IACM
4Year
CriminalInve tigationNonFelon
3Year
CriminalInve tigationFelon
20Year
torecorded
recognition)to earchfootage.
ChicagoPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Jul 15,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
temtoeventmodetorecordtheentireincidentforall:
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
ChicagoPDallow o cer toreview WCrecording priortowritingan reportrelatedto
theincident.(VI.A.2.NOT )
NOT :Departmentmem er ma reviewthe WCrecordingofanincidentpriortowritingan reportrelatedto
theincident.Themem erwilldocumentthi factinthenarrativeportionofthereport.Thi include uti not
limitedtoca ereport ,arre treport ,andinve tigator topreport .
)willen ure:
...
3.mem er whorevieweda WCrecordingpriortowritinganarre treportdocumentthi factinthe
narrativeportionofthearre treportpriortoapprovingpreliminar pro a lecau eforan arre t .
Limit RetentionofFootage
ChicagoPDincorporate referencepolicie fromit department-widedataretention
polic ,a wellthe tate recentO cer-Worn od CameraAct.(IX.A)
IX.R T NTION
Alldigitall recordeddatacreated the WCwill eretainedinaccordancewiththeDepartment' Form
Retention chedule(CPD11.717)andtheIllinoi O cer-Worn od CameraAct(50ILC 706/10).
A.Recording madeon WC mu t eretainedforaperiodofninet da unle an encountercapturedon
therecordingha een agged.
thecamera
authorization
A.Unauthorizedduplicating,deleting,altering,capturing,ordi eminatingofaudioorvideofrom WC
footagei trictl prohi ited.Forexample,Departmentmem er areauthorizedtoviewtheirown WC
footageonaDepartmentwork tation utma notrecordthi footagewithacellphone,camera,orother
method.
[i ]tracked
CincinnatiPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 18,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
temduringalllawenforcement-relatedencounter and
Procedure:
A.OperatingandUtilizing WC
tem
...
2.O cer willu e WCequipmenttorecordallcall for erviceand elf-initiatedactivitie .The WCmu t
eactivatedwhentheo cerarrive on- cene.Thi include :
a.Whilere pondingforcall for erviceinemergenc mode.
.Tra c top ,includingtheinve tigationofavehicleandoccupant alread toppedorparked.
1)O cer equippedwiththe WC(primar or ackupo cer )willcontinuetorecorduntilthe
toppedvehicledepart oro cer leavethe cene.
c.Duringtheentiret oftra corfootpur uit .
1)Activatethe WC eforeinitiatingatra corfootpur uit.
2)Deactivatethe WCwhenavehicleor u jectcannot elocated.
d.Whena i tingothero cer onan callfor erviceor elf-initiatedactivit .
1)O cer mu ten urethe areaddedtotheCADincidentwhena i tingothero cer .
e.Allreque t forcon entto earchwithoutawarrant,including earche ofper on , uilding ,or
vehicle ,will erecorded. othaudioandvideorecording will emadeofthereque tandcon ent
whenpractical.
1)Recordingi intendedtoenhanceadocumentedcon ent;itdoe notreplacea ignedForm601,
Con entto earchWithoutaWarrant.
f.Reque t for earche anddeplo ment ofdrug-detectioncanine involvingvehicle ,whenpractical.
g.Recording ofallper on ph icall arre tedand eingtran portedinan Departmentvehicletoan
location.
h.O cer havethedi cretiontoactivatethe WCwhenthe elieveaneventma haveevidentiar
value.
...
3.The WCma edeactivatedafter:
a.Clearingthecallfor ervice/ elf-initiatedactivit ,or
.TheDVRi activatedandrecordinga u ject eingtran portedinthepolicevehicle.
tem
tem
...
4.O cer willnotu ethe WCtorecordthefollowing:
...
c.Inan placewheretherei area ona leexpectationofprivac (e.g.,re troom,lockerroom)except
duringanactiveincident(e.g.,footpur uitthatlead intoalockerroom).
d.Inan detentionfacilit orho pitalfacilit (whencon dentialpatientinformationma erecorded)
exceptduringanactiveincident(e.g.,di orderl per on).
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
CincinnatiPDdoe notexpre l prohi ito cer fromviewingrelevantfootage efore ling
aninitialwrittenreportor tatement.Forpolice-involved hooting ,theHomicide
upervi ordecide when WCfootagema ereviewed.( .5)
.Viewing,Alteringand/or haring WCRecording
...
5.Whenano ceri involvedinapoliceintervention hooting,their WCwill e u jecttotheproce
outlinedinProcedure12.550,Di chargingofFirearm PolicePer onnel.
a.Reviewofthe WCfootageatCriminalInve tigation ection(CI )will emadeaccordingtothe
inve tigativeproce andatthedi cretionofaHomicide upervi or.
Limit RetentionofFootage
CincinnatiPDautomaticall delete un aggedfootageafter90da
.(Polic )
Information:
...Video le arethepropert oftheCPDandarenotto eduplicatedand/oru edwithoutauthorizationfrom
thePoliceChiefortheirde ignee....
Procedure:
.Viewing,Alteringand/or haring WCRecording
...
2.O cer hallnotedit,alter,era e,duplicate,cop , hareorotherwi edi tri uteinan manner WC
recording withoutpriorapproval.
a.Reque t todeleteportion ofa WCrecording(e.g.,intheeventofaper onalrecording)mu t e
u mittedforapprovalonaForm17tothepolicechief,whowillreviewinaccordancewith tate
recordretentionlaw .Allreque tand naldeci ion hall ekepton le.
...
6.O cer hallnotu enon-agenc equipmentordevice torecordordownloadvideofrom WC .
Forreque ter whoarenotrecorded u ject ,thepolic relie onexi tingpu licrecord law
tomakefootageavaila le.Oddl ,thepolic contain anexceptionforOVI(Operatinga
VehicleUndertheIn uence)incident ,whichallow thepro ecutortowithholdfootage.
( .3-4)
.Record Reque t
...
3.Out idereque t forvideo le mu t e u mittedtoPR onaForm29,PoliceRecord Pu licRecord
Reque t.Thereque tcan ecompletedonline emailingtheForm29tocpdrecord @cincinnati-oh.gov
or llingoutanonlineformathttp://cincinnati-oh.gov/noncm /police/record /.
a.PR willfollowtheir OPforthecompletionofrecord reque t .
.OVIrecordedevent willonl erelea edwiththeapprovalofthepro ecutor.
c.Whenareque tforavideo lei madefromout idetheDepartment,a econddi ccop ofthevideo
lewill emade PR andmaintainedina leforone ear.
4.Mediareque t forvideo le will ereferredtoandhandled thePu licInformationO ce(PIO).PR
willrelea eadi ccop ofvideo le toPIOuponreque t.
captureand ituationalawarene
technolog .
ClevelandDivi ionofPolice
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 21,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
aClevelandDivi ionofPolice
...
J.Documenttherea onthataWC unitha eenactivatedto ventModeandi thenreturnedto u ering
Mode.Documentation halltaketheformofmakingarecordedannouncementontheWC .
1.Contactcomplete.
2.Ordered upervi or(name)toendrecording.
3.Incidentcomplete.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
ClevelandPoliceallow o cer toviewrelevantfootagewhilecompletingtheirreport .
(X. )
.Mem er ma acce [camera]capturedmediavia[thefootage torageandacce
a i twithinve tigation orreport .
tem]andviewitto
Limit RetentionofFootage
ClevelandPolice peci e aretentionperiodof180da
deletionrequirementexi t .(X.A;XVII. )
ite]
...
XVII.Mem er hallu ethefollowingcategorie toa i tinmaintainingand lingcaptured[camera]media.
Capturedmediathatmem er u pectneed to eretainedlongerthantheretentionperiod hall e
documentedinaForm-1de cri ingtherea onandforwardingitthroughthechainofcommandtotheMo ile
upportUnit.
...
.Po i lecomplaint (retentionof180da ).
1.Mem er elieve theincidentma re ultinacomplaint.
2.Capturedmediathatdoe notfallintoan ofthea ovecircum tance .
Dalla PoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er15,2015.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Dalla PDencourage o cer toviewincidentrecording eforewritingtheirreport .
(3XX.04.A.1.m;3XX.06.F)
Limit RetentionofFootage
Dalla PDautomaticall delete un aggedfootageafter90da
.(3XX.06. )
DenverPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 13,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Thepolic encourage utdoe notrequireo cer tonotif thepu licthe WCi activated
andrecording.(4.d)
d.O cer areencouragedtonotif thepu licthatthe WCi activatedandrecording.Undermo t
circum tance ,noti cationha howntodi u eincident .However,therema etime thatthi i
impracticalorthatthenoti cationcoulddimini hline ofcommunication.O cerdi cretion hould eutilized
andgenerall favornoti cationovernon-noti cation.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Thepolic allow o cer toreviewtheirowncamerafootage eforewritingreport and
encourage o cer tou ethefootagetoen ureaccurac whenwritingreport .
Thepolic require o cer toreceivepriorapprovaltoviewtheirownfootagein
circum tance involvingu eofforceandothercriticalincident .However,in oth
circum tance ,thepolic doe notprohi ito cer fromviewingfootageonceapprovali
granted,andthepolic i ilenta towhetherano cermu t leareportor tatement
eforeviewingthatfootage.(4.e)
e.O cer areauthorizedtoreviewtheirown WCrecordingwhenpreparingo cialwrittendocumentationofa
peci cevent....Theviewingwill eutilizeda atoolwhencompletingwrittenreport toen ureaccurac .The
followingareexception tothea ove:
1.Iftheo ceri involvedin(orwitne to)au eofforceincidentthatperpolic require there pon eofan
InternalA air Divi ioninve tigator,theo cerma eauthorizedtoviewtheir WCrecordingafterthe
InternalA air Divi ioninve tigatorha eencon ulted.Theviewingofan WCrecordingwillonl e
permittedafterreceivingauthorizationfromtheInternalA air Divi ioninve tigatoractingunderthe
directionofthecommanderoftheInternalA air Divi ion.
2.Iftheo ceri involvedin(orwitne to)acriticalincident ucha apolice hooting,anin-cu tod injur
re ultingindeathorothercriticalincidenta de nedintheOperation Manual,theo ceri authorized
toviewtheir WCrecordingonl aftertheapprovalofthecommanderoftheMajorCrime Divi ionor
theirde ignee.
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic i notclearhowandwhen toredmediai purged.Thepolic note thatmediai
to epurgedinaccordancewiththecurrentCit andCount ofDenverGeneralRecord
Retention chedule,whichi notreadil availa leonline.(8.a)
a.Allrecorded WCmediawill euploadedandretainedinevidence.cominaccordancewiththecurrent
retention chedule.Theretentionofall WCmediawillcompl withallapplica le tateofColorado tatutor
requirement regardingcriminalju ticerecordmanagementandevidenceretentionandwill e a edupon
thecurrentCit andCount ofDenverGeneralRecord Retention chedule.All WCmediawill epurged
fromthe teminaccordancewiththecurrentretention chedule.
theDPDdocument footage
Inaddition,thepolic expre
viewingand(3. .6)
ack WCrecordedmediaforcitizenviewing.
DetroitPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
FairfaxCount PoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 18,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
FCPD polic doe notaddre ,andthereforedoe notprohi it,o cer fromviewingthe
WCrecording eforetheirinitialreport.
Limit RetentionofFootage
FCPD tate thatallrecording notrequiredto upportknowninve tigation orlitigation
aredeletedafter30da .(XII.A)
Video/audiorecording notrequiredto upportknowninve tigation orlitigation :retainfor30da after
recording,thendelete.
igni cantencounter.(XII. )
.Video/audionotfallingintoeitherofthea ovecategorie :
Tra c top :190da
Arre t:190da
U eofForce:190da
Pur uit:190da
Tran port:100da
Inve tigation:100da
u ject top:100da
Te t/training/other:100da
Admini trativeInve tigation:Inde nitel
Fa ettevillePoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$530,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Jul 21,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
per on ;
14.Plannedanddeli erate RTOperation , ituation which ecomed namicinnatureand/oratthe
directionoftheChiefofPolice, RTCommander or RT upervi or ;
15.During earchwarrantexecution whenthe tructureorareaha notpreviou l eenrendered afe
and ecure;
16.An other ituationwhichcouldre ultinpotentialadver arialcondition orlia ilit fortheo cer,
FPDorCit ofFa etteville.
.Iftherei an dou tintheo cer mindwhethera ituation hould erecorded,theo cer houldoptto
recordtheevent.
3.24.4G N RALOP RATION
A.Allcontact andactivitie otherthantho enoteda mandator arecon ideredoptionalandma e
recordedatthedi cretionoftheindividualo cerandallrecording houldcontinuewithoutinterruption
untilthecontactend ,iffea i le.
.A WCrecording hall e toppedduringnon-enforcementactivitie ucha tra ccontrol,criminal
inve tigation orwhennoadver arialevent areongoing.Anexampleofthi would ethetimeinwhicha
callfor erviceorotherde nedrecordingeventchange fromadver arialtoafact ndingcontactor
follow-upinve tigation.However,o cer hould epreparedtoactivatetheir WC ifthe ituation
change .
tation.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Fa ettevillePD WCpolic doe notmentionwhethero cer arepermittedtoview
relevantfootage efore linganinitialwrittenreportor tatement.Per onnelarerequired
todocumentintheirreport whena WCwa utilized.(3.24.6)
Limit RetentionofFootage
Whilethepolic reference aretentionperiodfordigitalrecording ,itdoe not pecif
whetherun aggedfootagemu t edeletedaftertheendoftheretentionperiod.(3.24.9)
Digitalrecording will emaintainedand toredontheFPD on-line torageaccount(www.evidence.com)for
thede ignatedtime, a edonactivationcla i cation.Digitalrecording ofthefollowingt pe of
incidence / cene will ecla i ed theo cerutilizingtheta le elowwiththemo tappropriate
cla i cationtitle :
Categor
Retention chedule
Non-CitizenInvolvement
29Da
FieldContact /Non-CriminalO en e
45Da
45Da
Tra c top-Infraction
45Da
1095Da (3Year )
Tra c top-Felon
3650Da (10Year )
CriminalInve tigation-NonFelon
1095Da (3Year )
CriminalInve tigation-Felon
3650Da (10Year )
InternalA air
22555Da (7Year )
PON I ILITY
...
D. n urean videoa ociatedwithan citizencomplaintorinternalinve tigationi properl categorized
theendoftheo cer hift.
3.24.8DUPLICATIONANDDI TRI UTIONOFR CORDING
...
C.Recording thatareNOTcla i eda pu licrecordpur uanttoNorthCarolina tateLawwillonl e
Fergu onPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er15,2015.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
utthepolic doe not pecif wheno cer ma turno theircamera ,nordoe itrequire
o cer toprovideconcreteju ti cation whenthe failtorecord.
Addre e Per onalPrivac Concern
Fergu onPDdoe notaddre
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Fergu onPDdoe notaddre
lingtheirinitialreport .
Limit RetentionofFootage
Fergu onPDdoe notaddre
l prohi itfootagetamperingandunauthorizedacce
FortWorthPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 13,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
TheFortWorthPD tandardOperatingProceduredoe notprohi ito cer fromviewing
footagepriortowritingtheirincidentreport ,andtheGeneralOrderexplicitl permit
o cer toviewthefootagetoa i twithwritingtheirreport .(506.03. )
Limit RetentionofFootage
othpolicie requirede tructionofalluncategorized WCfootageafter180da
506.03W.1)
.(IV. ;
torecordedfootage eloggedor
Fre noPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 8,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Thepolic doe not pecif wheno cer ma turno theircamera ,exceptintheca eof
forcedentrie and earche .(450.3.e.1)
1.Whenentr i madewithorwithoutawarrant,allo cer houldactivatetheircamera priortomakingentr
andcontinuerecordinguntilthe ceneha een ecured.Oncethelocationi ecure,andnoother
circum tance warrantrecording,o cer ma deactivatetheircamera .
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Fre noPDdoe notaddre
lingtheirinitialreport .
Limit RetentionofFootage
Fre noPDdoe notaddre
450.3R VI WANDR L A
OFR CORDING
...
Therelea eofvideocaptured theAXONcameratoan thirdpart will eproce edinamannercon i tent
withapplica lelaw,currentdi cover reque tpractice andtheprovi ion ofPolic 810.Whencriminal
charge are eing oughtinaca e,allrelatedrecording will eprovidedtotheDi trictAttorne o ce.
Hou tonPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 21,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
jail
thi General
ing
M NT
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Hou tonPDexpre l allow o cer toviewfootagewhilecompletingtheirreport ,
includinginu eofforceandweapondi chargeincident .Whilethepolic tate that
homicideinve tigator hallhavetheauthorit tocla if avideorecordinga
Con dentialitdoe not tateunderwhatcondition thatlimit review.Thepolic require
o cer todocumentwhetherthe viewedarecordingpriortocompletingarelatedreport.
(12;17;19)
12 P CIALCIRCUM TANC
...
U eofForceIncident
...Whenfea i le,ano cerinvolvedinau eofforceincidentma , uti notrequiredto,reviewthe WC
recording eforecompletinghi incidentreport...
Incident involvingdeadl force, eriou odil injur ,orallegation of eriou mi conductcapturedon WC
hall ehandleddirectl theHomicideDivi ionorInternalA air Divi ioninve tigatoronthe cene.
HomocideDivi ionandInternalA ait Divi ioneach hallhavetheauthorit tocla if avideorecordinga
'Con dential.'
WeaponDi charge :
An o cerinvolvedinaweapon di charge hall eallowedtoreviewvideocaptured
priorto eingcompelledtogivea tatement.
hi WCatthe cene
Limit RetentionofFootage
Hou tonPDdelete non-evidentiar footageafter180da
.(21)
20R T NTION
Recording notcla i eda Cla +[recording relatedtocriminalo en e thatareCla mi demeanor or
a ove]ornotneededforothero cialHPD u ine hall eretainedfor180da fromthedateofthe
recording efore eingautomaticall purgedfromtheV M data a e.
...
O cer hallnotdi mantle,era e,alter,ortamperwithan department-i ued WCequipmentor oftware,
unle otherwi eauthorized theGeneralOrder, theChiefofPolice,or acourtoflaw.
T FORR CORDING
La Vega MetropolitanPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$250,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er15,2015.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
aPatrolo cer;
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
LVMPDpermit o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheir tatement ,eveninca e
ofo cer-involved hooting .
O cerInvolved hooting
Followingano cerinvolved hooting,orotheru eofdeadl force,involvedper onneloran upervi or hall
notviewthe WCrecordingonan deviceorcomputerpriortoFIT/CIRT/IA viewingthefootage.
Involvedo cer hall eallowedtoviewtheirown WCrecordingpriortoawalkthroughand tatement;
Witne o cer hall eallowedtoviewtheirown WCrecordingpriortoawalkthroughand tatement;...
R CORD DDATAACC
ANDR VI W
...
1.OFFIC RACC
Limit RetentionofFootage
LVMPDdelete un aggedfootageinexactl 45da
ANDR VI W
anallegationofmi conduct;
ANDR VI W
Loui villeMetroPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 14,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Thepolic allow o cer toviewrelevantfootage efore lingareportor tatement, ut
explain thatrecording arenotareplacementor u titutionforwrittenreport .(4.31.6;
4.31.14)
WV recording arenotareplacement/ u
titutionforwrittenreport ...
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic require thatnon-evidentiar recording eretainedforaminimumof30da ,
cro -referencingKentuck tatute andapplica lerecord retention chedule .The
Loui villeMetroRecord Retention chedule, erie L6896,require thede tructionofnonevidentiar footageafter30da .(4.31.15;Loui villeMetroRecord Retention chedule,
erie L6896(page108))
4.31.15Retention/Di tri ution
WV recording hall eretainedforaminimumof30da (non-evidentiar recording ),withtheexceptionof
tho erecording whichneedto eretainedlonger(evidentiar recording )duetoaninve tigation(including
criminal,admini trative,AIR,etc.),litigationoropenrecord reque t.The erecording hall emaintaineduntil
allinve tigativeorlegalactivit i completed,pur uanttoKR orapplica lerecord retention chedule .
Recording containingDUIvideoevidence hall emaintainedandde tro edpur uanttoKR 189A.100.
Loui villeMetroRecord Retention chedule, erie L6896
Retainnon-evidentiar recording forthirt (30)da ,thende tro . videntiar recording u edinan
inve tigation,pendinginve tigation,litigationoropenrecord reque t mu t ekeptuntilallinve tigativeor
legalactivit i completed.Thende tro theoriginalandallcopie oftherecording.
Lo Angele PoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er15,2015.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Notonl doe LAPDallowo cer toviewrecording ofincident efore ling
documentationthe requireit.(XVIII-XIX)
XVIII.VI WINGOF ODYWORNVID OR CORDING YOFFIC R .Theaccurac ofpolicereport ,o cer
tatement ,andothero cialdocumentationi e entialfortheproperadmini trationofju ticeand
compl ingwiththeDepartment' o ligationtomaintainfullandcompleterecord ofenforcementand
inve tigativeactivitie .Inve tigator , upervi or ,pro ecutor ,andothero cial rel oncompleteand
accuraterecord toperformtheire entialdutie andre pon i ilitie .O cer arethereforerequiredtoreview
WVrecording ontheira igneddeviceorauthorizedcomputerpriortodocumentinganincident,arre t,
earch,interview,u eofforce,orotherenforcementorinve tigativeactivit toen urethattheirreport ,
tatement ,anddocumentationareaccurateandcomplete.
XIX.PROC DUR FORR VI WING ODYWORNVID OR CORDING INCAT GORICALU OFFORC
INCID NT .Ifano ceri involvedinaCategoricalU eofForce(CUOF), ucha ano cer-involved hooting,
ano cer hallnotreviewhi orher WVuntilauthorized thea ignedForceInve tigationDivi ion(FID)
inve tigator.Onceauthorized,theo cer hallreviewhi orher WVrecording,andan otherrelevant WV
footagea deemednece ar andappropriate thea ignedFID upervi or,priorto einginterviewed
inve tigator .Ano cerma haveanemplo eerepre entativepre entduringthereviewofthe WVrecording
withouttheFIDinve tigatoror upervi orpre ent.The eparatingandmonitoringofo cer involvedina
CUOF hall emaintainedduringthereviewof WVrecording andareview hallnotoccurjointl among
involvedemplo ee .
Limit RetentionofFootage
LAPDdoe notdirectl addre footageretention.Itonl mention thatcommanding
o cer arere pon i lefor...en uringadherencetorecordretentionprotocol ...
withoutreferencetowhattho eprotocol are.(XXVII)
XXVII.COMMANDINGOFFIC R R PON I ILITI ....Areacommandingo cer areal ore pon i lefor
upervi ingthepropermaintenanceanddi po itionofdivi ionrecord ,en uringadherencetorecordretention
protocol andproperl lingall WVdocument forfuturereference.
Memphi PoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er15,2015.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
r) WC hall eu edduringallworkdetail .
e in en itive ituation
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Memphi PDpermit o cer toreviewfootagewhencompletingtheirwrittenreport .
(IV.F)
F.O cer areauthorizedtoreviewtheirown WCwhenpreparingo cialwrittendocumentationofa peci c
event.O cer ma onl reviewrecording fromtheira igned WC.Theviewingwill eutilizeda atoolwhen
completingwrittenreport toen uretheaccurac andcon i tenc ofevent ....
Limit RetentionofFootage
Me aPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 22,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Me aPDallow o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwrittenreport .[General
Guideline /U eGuideline ]
O cer ma u emediacapturedviatheon-o cer od cameratoa i twiththeinve tigationandcompletion
ofreport .
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic note thatrecordingareretainedandthatuncla i edfootagewill epurged, ut
relie onArizonalawtode neretentionperiod .However,wecouldnotidentif theArizona
lawthatcontain ucha chedule.[ torage,Documentation&RetentionGuideline /
Media torage/ videntiar Value]
Allon-o cer od camerarecording hall eretainedandcon idereda vidence.
...
Recording notattachedtoaca eorinve tigationwill epurgedper cheduledetermined
Law .
ArizonaRetention
tamperwithan ATC[AxonTacticalComputer]orcollecteddata.
tofootage.
aDivi ionCommander.
MiamiPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 18,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
ite.MPD
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
MPD polic doe notprohi ito cer fromviewingrelevantfootage efore linganinitial
writtenreportor tatement,andin truct o cer toincludereferencetotherecordingin
incidentreport .(10.4.8)
Ano cerwill eallowedtoreviewhi orher od -worncamerarecording ortheportionofanothero cer
recordingwherethato ceri captured:
1.Toa i twithaninve tigationandcompletionofreport ;
2. eforemakingan tatementor einginterviewed,whentheo ceri the u jectofaninve tigation.If
theo ceri the u jectofanadmini trativeinve tigation,heor hema haveanemplo ee
repre entative/legalcoun elpre ent.Iftheo ceri the u jectofacriminalinve tigation,heor hema
havelegalcoun elpre ent;or
3.Priortote tif ingincourt.
Limit RetentionofFootage
MPDrequire thatthedepartmentmaintainmi cellaneou recording for90da
appear to eaminimumratherthanarequirementtodeletefootage(10.4.5.2)
, utthi
Miami-DadePoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Jul 14,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
temtoa i twiththe
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic doe notexpre l requirethatun aggedfootage edeleted.Itrequire that
un aggedfootage eretainedforaminimumof90da .(XIII.D)
Non-evidentiar data hall eretainedforatlea t90da ,ora longa neededforadmini trative
inve tigation orlitigation.
Categor :
tem
applica lelaw.
applica lelaw.
MilwaukeePoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 21,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
igneda WCwill
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
MilwaukeePDallow o cer toreviewfootagewhenwritingtheirreport .(747.25.I.1. )
1....Recording ma ereviewed:
...
. apolicemem erviewingtheirindividuall a ignedrecording toa i twithwritinga
report, upplement,citation,memorandumorcourtca epreparation.
Limit RetentionofFootage
MilwaukeePD peci e variou recordingmanagementcategorie andtheminimum
retentionduration foreachcategor .Un aggedfootagei to epre ervedfor130da
utiti notclearwhetherthi i aminimumormaximumperiod.(747.25.G.2)
2.RecordingManagementCategorie
a.Thefollowingrecordingcategorie areto eu ed.
...
2.Incident-NoO cialPoliceActionTaken/CallAdvi ed
a.Allvideo le thathavecontactwiththepu lichavingnoimmediateevidentiar value
atthetimeofrecordingwill e avedinthi categor .
.An lenottaggedintoanothercategor amem erwill eplacedintothi
categor .
c.File retainedinthi categor will epre ervedfor130da fromthedateof
recording.
Minneapoli PoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$600,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Jul 14,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
narrationpriortodeactivation.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Thepolic encourage o cer toviewfootage efore linganinitialreporttoen urethe
accurac ofreport .(IV.G.1;IV.I.4).
G.1.Toen uretheaccurac ofreport ,ano cer houldreviewaudioandvideodata eforemakingareportor
tatement.
...
I.4.Datacaptured the WCma eacce ed anemplo ee,providedtheacce i inthecour eand cope
oftheemplo ee lawfuljo dutie ,oru eda evidencerelatedto:
Pendingadmini trative,criminal,civilortra cmatter ;
Acomplaintofmi conductmadeagain tano cer
In ituation whereevidenceofo cermi conducti di coveredduringthecour eofauthorizedacce
(includingforreview );
...
An otherpurpo eauthorizedunderthi polic andcon i tentwith tateandFederallaw.
thea igned
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic doe notexpre l requiredeletionofun aggedfootage.However,thepolic
require footagethati aggeda relatedtoarre t ,citation oru eofforceto eretained
forone ear.Thi appear to eaminimumduration,ratherthanamaximum.(IV.A.9.c)
c.Thefollowingcla i cationoption will eu ed:
Categor
RetentionPeriod
Training
90Da
Te t/ tartCheck
1Year
Pett Mi demeanor
1Year
1Year
7Year
U eofForce
7Year
todatai loggedandretained.(IV.I.8)
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 18,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
MCPDallow o cer toviewtheirrecording whilecompletingtheirreport a wella
eforecourtappearance .(IX.A.2)
A WC recordingma ereviewed
limitedto:
...
2.Toa i twiththewritingofareportorothero cialdocument.
...
4.Toreview/prepareforcourt.
5.Tore pondtoacivil uit,criminalinve tigation(iftheo ceri the u jectoftheinve tigation),citizencomplaint,
oradmini trativecomplaint.Theo cer hallhavethea ilit toreviewtheir WC recordingofthe u jectincident
priortomakinga tatement.
Limit RetentionofFootage
MCPDmandate thatnon-evidentiar recording will ede tro edafter210da
.(X.C)
tofootagewill elogged.(IX.K)
MCPDal oexpre
Recording ma ereviewed:
andviewrecording .(IX.A)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
NewOrlean PoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$237,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Jul 14,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
NOPDallow o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwrittenreport .(52-53)
52.Adepartmentmem erwhoha eena igneda WCdevicema reviewhi orherown WCrecordingto
helpen ureaccurac andcon i tenc ofaccount ....
53.ADepartmentmem erinvolvedinan u eofforceincidentoraccidentcau inginjurie will epermitted, ut
willnot erequired,toreviewhi orherown WCvideorecording priortoprovidingarecorded tatementor
completingreport ....
Limit RetentionofFootage
NOPD peci e minimumretentionduration , utdoe notrequirefootagedeletion.(9)
9.Digitalrecording hall epre ervedforatlea ttwo ear ,orifaca ei underinve tigationorinlitigationfor
longerthantwo ear ,atlea tthree ear afterthe naldi po itionofthematter,includingappeal ,unle a
writtenreque ti madeto torethemforalongerperiodoftimeforalegitimatelawenforcementpurpo e.
NewYorkPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 29,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
NYPDallow o cer toviewfootageintheperformanceoftheirdutie .Intheeventofa
Level3u eofforce(deadl ph icalforce),whileo cer ma notviewfootage efore
turningitovertoa upervi or,the ma tillreviewrecording priortomakingano cial
tatement.(9)
9.VI WINGOF WCR CORDING :
a.Intheperformanceoftheirdutie ,mem er ma viewtheirown WCrecording ,exceptforrecording
relatedtoaLevel3u eofforce.
i.Mem er whorecordevent relatedtoaLevel3u eofforcemu trefrainfromreviewing WC
recording oftheeventandimmediatel urrenderhi orher WCtotheForceInve tigationDivi ion
upervi ororotherde ignated upervi or.TheUMO [UniformedMem erofthe ervice]ma
reviewrecording relatedtotheLevel3u eofforce eforegivingano cial tatement utatatime
andplace et theForceInve tigationDivi ion upervi or.
. xcepta prohi itedin9(a),mem er ma view WCrecording made othermem er iftheviewingi
infurtheranceofaninve tigation,preparationofaca eorothero cialpurpo e ....
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepropo edNYPDpolic give permi iontotheRi kManagement ureautodeletevideo
ifappropriate.Howeveritdoe not pecif ,andthu doe notrequire,amaximum
retentionperiod.(34)
...Ri kManagement ureauma purgevideo,ifappropriate.
the WCaudit
tem.
Inthenoteafter tep3:
Reque t awitne orvictimtoviewa WCrecordingthatdepict a u pect hould edeclinedandreferred
toanA i tantDi trictAttorne .
OaklandPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Octo er15,2015.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
polic ,howeverall
their[camera].
D.De-activationofthePDRD
1.Mem er hallnotde-activatetheirPDRD,whenitwa activateda required
thefollowingoccur :
...
f.The rea ona l elievetherecordingataho pitalma compromi epatientcon dentialit ;
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
OaklandPDrequire o cer to leaninitialwritten tatement eforerelevantfootagei
reviewed,for omecriticalincident ,likewheno cer u eforcethatre ult indeathor
eriou odil injur .OaklandPDin titute atwo- tepproce .Fir t, eforeviewingthe
footage,theinvolvedo cermu t u mitaninitialreporttotheinve tigator. econd,once
theinitialreporti approved,theo cerma viewthefootage,and egivenanopportunit
to upplementtheinitialreport(pre uma l ,withacleardelineationofthepart ofthe
reportthatwerewritten eforeandafterfootagewa reviewed).(IV.A.2-3)
IV.VI WING[CAM RA]VID OFIL
Viewing[camera]video le i authorized,re trictedorprohi iteda follow ...:
A.Level1U eofForce,Level1Pur uitorIn-Cu tod Death
...
2.Noper onnelinvolvedinorawitne totheincidentma viewan audio/videorecording priorto
einginterviewed theappropriateinve tigativeunitandreceivingcommandapproval.
3.Onceamem er report( )ha een u mittedandapprovedandthemem erha eeninterviewed
theappropriateinve tigator,theinve tigatorwill howthemem erhi /heraudio/video.Thi will
occurpriortotheconclu ionoftheinterviewproce [.]
Per onnelwill egiventheopportunit toprovideadditionalinformationto upplementtheir
tatementandma ea kedadditionalque tion theinve tigator .
Limit RetentionofFootage
OaklandPDretain allfootageforaminimumoftwo ear ,withnoapparentdeletion
requirement.(VI.A.3)
3.[TheProjectAdmini tratorha there pon i ilit to][e]n urePDRD le are ecuredandretainedfora
minimumoftwo(2) ear ;
OklahomaCit PoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 18,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
O cer arerequiredtomakearecordedannouncementpriortodeactivatingregarding
therea onthecamerai eingdeactivated.(188.33)
the
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
OCPDencourage o cer tou e WCrecording toa
(188.50)
i twiththecompletionofreport .
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic ha aclearretention cheduleforvariou categorie offootage, utthepolic
appear toa ignminimum,ratherthanmaximum,period ,withoutrequireddeletion.
(188.70)
Inve tigativeDetention(NoArre torCitation)60da
Whenano cerplace aper onunderinve tigativedetentionfora hortperiodoftime, utultimatel relea e the
per onandnocitationi i ued.
ProtectiveCu tod (PIA, OD,JuvenileTran port/Cu tod )60da
Whenano certran port anadulttoPIAortake anadult/juvenileintoprotectivecu tod underan ODor
tran port ajuveniletoa helterorre pon i leper onforrelea e.
Tra c topand/orColli ionInve tigation(NoArre t/NoCitation/MinororNoInjur 60da
Whenano cerconduct atra c top utnoarre ti made,nocitationi i ued,orwhenano ceri workinga
motorvehiclecolli ioninvolvingnoinjur orminorinjur andnocu todialarre ti madeandnocitationi i ued.
FieldInterview/Citizen A i t/Voluntar Contact ,etc.60da
Whenano cerinitiate a eldinterview,voluntar contactoracitizena i t,wherenoforcei u ed,nocitationi
i uedandnoarre ti made.
CADCall orOtherActivit NotIdenti edA ove-NoFurtherAction.60da
Whenarecordingdoe not tunderan ofthea ovecategorie .
Tra c topand/orColli ionInve tigation(CitationI ued/NoCu todialArre t/MinororNoInjur )180da
Whenano cerconduct atra c topwhereacitationi i uedwithnocu todialarre t,orwhenano ceri
workingamotorvehiclecolli ioninvolvingnoinjur orminorinjur ,andacitationi i ued utnocu todialarre ti
made.
Mi demeanorArre t(Citizen Arre t/WarrantArre t/PCArre t)oranInve tigationInvolvinga
Mi demeanorCrime1 ear
Whenano cermake ami demeanorarre t,regardle iftheper oni ookedintojail, eldrelea ed,etc.,orwhen
ano ceri a ignedtoorre pond toami demeanorcrimeinve tigationandconduct aninterview,inventor ,
earch,prepare acrime cenelog,crimeincident/ upplementalreportetc.
Felon Arre t(Citizen Arre t/WarrantArre t/PCArre t)oranInve tigationInvolvingaFelon Crime
( xceptHomicide)3 ear
Whenano cermake afelon arre t,regardle iftheper oni ookedintojail,ho pitalized,etc.,orwhenan
o ceri a ignedtoorre pond toafelon crimeinve tigationandconduct aninterview,inventor , earch,
prepare acrime cenelog,crimeincident/ upplementalreport,etc.
Colli ionInve tigationInvolvingaFatalit orGreat odil Harm3 ear
Whenano ceri involvedininve tigatingafatalit orgreat odil injur colli ionregardle ifacitationi i uedor
anarre ti made.
HomicideArre t,FieldInve tigation,Interview,Inventor or earch, tcPermanent
Whenano cermake ahomicidearre t,regardle iftheper oni ookedintojail,ho pitalized,etc.,orwhenan
o ceri a ignedtoorre pond toahomicideinve tigationandconduct aninterview,inventor , earch,prepare
acrime cenelog,crimeincident/ upplementalreportetc.
PendingReview
upervi orUntilReviewed
the
written
...
OmahaPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$67,500DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Jul 8,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
incidenti completed.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
OPDallow o cer toviewrecording whenpreparingtheirreport .(VII. )
.O cer ma reviewrecording whenpreparingwrittenreport ofevent tohelpmakecertainoftheaccurac
andcon i tenc ofaccount .
NOT : WCrecording arenotareplacementforrequiredwrittenreport .
venforincident thatrequireimmediateretrievalofRecordedMedia, ucha emplo eeinvolvedincident ,thepolic tilldoe notexplicitl aro cer fromviewingfootageprior
towritingreport orpreparingte timon .Thepolic indicate that uchmediawill e
cla i eda LOCK Dandre trictedto peci cemplo ee , utdoe notde newhothe e
peci cemplo ee arenorunderwhatcircum tance the ma acce lockedfootage.
(IV.A)
A.Whenanincidentari e ( eriou crime cene ,emplo ee-involvedincident ,etc.)thatrequire immediate
retrievalofRecordedMedia,thefollowingprocedurewill efollowed.
1.Iffea i le,a eld upervi orwillre pondtothe ceneandordertheimpacted WCto ecollectedfor
tran fertothe WCAdmini trator.
2.The WCAdmini trator hallverif thatallrecording have eentran ferredfromthe WCto
vidence.com.
3.The WCAdmini trator hall:
a.Makeaworkingcop oftheRecordedMediafortheinve tigativeunit.
.CreateaDVDa theoriginalcop and ooktheoriginalcop intotheOPD videnceandPropert
Unit,perOPDprocedure .
c.CompleteanOPD upplementar Report(PortalOne/OPDForm200A).Provideadditionalcopie a
reque ted theCI Commander.
4.The WCAdmini trator hallmakecertainthatthe WCi returnedtoit a ignedo cer.
5.The WCAdmini trator hallu ethecla i cationLOCK DontheRecordedMedia.Recording
cla i eda LOCK Darere trictedto peci cemplo ee .
NOT : eetheOPDForce-Inve tigativeProce forU eofForceIncident Involving eriou Injur
orDeathpolic forprocedure governingretrievalof WCrecording ofthe et pe ofincident .
Limit RetentionofFootage
OmahaPDnote thatmediawill eretainedforaperiodoftwo ear , utthi appear to e
aminimumdurationwithnorequirementtodeletefootage.(VIII.A- )
VIII.VideoRetention,Cla i cation,and WC
tem
D.The WC
temAdmini trator( )willperiodicall audit WCRecordedMediatomakecertainonl authorized
u er areacce ingthedataforlegitimateandauthorizedpurpo e ....
ParkerPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 21,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Incertain ituation ,ParkerPDrequire o cer tocompleteaninitialreport efore
reviewingan relevantfootage.(3.25.5.F)
F.Circum tance whenanenforcementmem eri expre l prohi itedfromviewingthevideo leuntilafter
the havecompletedaninitialreportarea follow :
1.Ifanenforcementmem eri u pectedofwrongdoingor;
2.Ifanenforcementmem eri involvedinacriticalincident, ucha ano cer-involved hootingorother
eriou u eofforce.
G.ReportingRequirement
...
2.Unle prohi ited thi polic ,enforcementmem er ma makereferencetothe WCfootagefor
exactquote thatwereu ed thecontactedpartie ,in teadoftran cri ingconver ation intoa
writtenreport.
Limit RetentionofFootage
ParkerPDretain un aggedfootageforaminimumofone ear,anddelete un agged
PhiladelphiaPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Januar 14,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Inaddition, ecau ePenn lvaniai atwo-part con ent tate,o cer mu tinform
u ject thatthe are eingrecorded,a umingoralcommunication aretakingplace.
(7- )
.Onceonlocationofanincidentorevent,o cer hallinform,a oona rea ona l practical,theindividual
identi a l pre entthattheo cerha interceptedandrecordedtheoralcommunication(i.e.thatthe are
eingrecorded)(PL AC2.4.2 ).
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
PhiladelphiaPDallow o cer toreviewfootagewhenwritingtheirreport .(9- -2)
2.Departmentper onnel hallreviewtheirowndigitalrecording andma view hareddigitalrecording from
othero cer on ceneforreportwriting,courtpreparation ,and/ortrainingpurpo e .
Limit RetentionofFootage
PhiladelphiaPD peci e aretentionperiodof15da forun aggedfootage, utthat
appear to eaminimumretentionperiod.Thepolic doe notclearl indicatewhen
un aggedfootagemu t edeleted.(4-D,9-A-1)
4-D.Unle a peci cincidentoreventi markeda evidence,digitalrecording captured od -Worn
Camera hall eretainedfor fteen(15)da fromthedateoftheincidentorevent.Theretentionofdigital
recording markeda evidence hall econ i tentwithexi tingdocumentretentionperiod forthe
appropriateinve tigative le .
...
9-A. videntiar andRighttoKnowAcce toData
1.Retentionperiod forthepurpo eoftheVoluntar PilotProgram hall e fteen(15)da ,unle videoi
requiredforevidentiar purpo e .Ifthevideoi requireda evidence,theretentionperiod hall ethe
amea thatrequiredforevidenceofthatparticularcrime(PL AC2.4.2d).
theCommi
ioner.(9- -6)
PhoenixPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$637,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Octo er15,2015.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
ite, ut
Limit RetentionofFootage
PhoenixPD peci e aminimumdurationforfootageretention, utdoe notappearto
requirefootagedeletion.(5.H)
H.R T NTIONOFR CORDING
Allmediathati capturedduringthepilotprogramwill eretained thePhoenixPoliceDepartmentfora
minimumofone earfollowingthedateiti recorded.Capturedvideoma eretainedforlongerperiod inthe
eventthevideoi the u jectofalitigationhold,acriminalca e,partofdi cover ,etc.
the[]cameraunle therei an
Pitt
urgh ureauofPolice
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
urgh,wehavenot een
Roche terPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$600,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Jul 22,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
the are
RPD polic peci e ali tof cenario inwhicho cer areprohi itedfromrecording.
Whilethepolic protect individual inalockerroomor athroom,therei nomentionof
vulnera leindividual ucha victim of excrime .(IV.F.4.8)
F.Prohi ited WCRecording.Mem er willnotactivateorrecordwitha WCunderthefollowingcircum tance ,
andwilldeactivateand toprecordingifan ofthe ecircum tance ari e.
...
4.Mem er willnotrecordwith WC whileinalockerroomor athroominanRPDfacilit ,orwhileu ing
an athroom
...
8.Mem er willnotrecord trip earche and od cavit earche
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Roche terPDallow o cer toview WCrecording toa
(V.A;VII.A)
i tinaccuratereportwriting.
Limit RetentionofFootage
RPD polic provide retentionperiod forun aggedfootageinAppendixA: WC
Categorie andRetention cheduleoftheir WCManual.(II.H;II.X)
H.RPDwillreviewandretain WCrecording inaccordancewiththeretention chedulee ta li hedinAppendix
A.
...
X.R VI W,R T NTION,COPYING,ANDD L TIONOF WCR CORDING
A. WCrecording will ereviewedandretainedinaccordancewithAppendixA, WCCategorie and
Retention chedule.
Categor
RetentionPeriod
...
NonFelon O en e /Arre t (Mi demeanor ,Violation ,MHA,MunicipalCode) 6 ear
treet/Pede trian top , earche ,or eizure WithoutArre t(withorwithout
5 ear
FIF)
Vehicle top , earche ,or eizure WithoutArre t(withorwithoutFIF,include
5 ear
V&T)
Dome ticIncidentDIR/NoArre t(NYCPL140.105)
4 ear
Recordedin rror
6Month Immediate
Review
General torage
6Month NoReview
...
mplo ee areallowedtoacce
)ofRoche terPDareauthorizedto
tothefootageo tainedfromcamera
Thepolic incorporate
(XIII.A)
referencethedepartment FreedomofInformationdirective.
altLakeCit PoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 12,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Footagei retainedaccordingtothedepartment retention chedule,whichappear to
outlineminimumretentionduration ratherthanrequirement todeletefootageafterthe
retentionperiod.Onl footagerecordedaccidentl eem to elimitedtoa60da retention
period.(pp.133-134)
CameraU eProcedure
...
Recordedmediacaptured
...
Videofootageofinteraction wherenoarre torcitation weremade hall ekeptfor1 ear.Accidentalcamera
activation willonl eretainedfor60da .WhenanIAComplaintorNoticeofClaimagain ttheCit i
received theInternalA air Unit,theIALieutenanti re pon i letochangethevideocategor to vidence.
Reviewof od CameraMedia
...
Allotheracce to od cameramediawill egoverned
R CORD (Guideline forAcce ingO cialRecord ).
anAntonioPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
La tupdated:Jul 15,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
APDencourage o cer tou etheir WCrecording togatherpertinentinformation
whenwritingreport .(.06.C)
O cer hallu etherecordingtogatherpertinentinformationforcompo ingreport ,training,and
Limit RetentionofFootage
APDu e acategorizationla elwhichhelp determinetheminimumlengthofretention
of WCfootage. APDrequire thatrecording from WCthatarecategorizeda an vent
0(non-evidentiar )mu t eretainedforatlea t180da , utdoe notappeartomandate
amaximumretentionperiod.(12)
.Thecategorizationla elwilldeterminetheminimumlengthofretention.
1. vent0i electedfornon-evidentiar video ucha fal e tart ,te ting,orITadmini trativepurpo e ;
VID OCAT GORIZATIONANDR T NTIONP RIOD
ventCodeCategor Retention chedule
0Admin/Default180da
...
.Non-evidentiar ,accidentalrecording taggedunderevent0whichcontainper onaland/or en itivematerial
andwhichfallunder ection.06J,ma edeletedwhen:
1.Animmediate upervi ori noti edinwriting;the upervi ornoti e a
re trictthevideo;
2.Reviewed a upervi orfromtheo ceoftheChiefofPolice;
3.Reviewed aDeput Chief;
4.Reviewedand nalized PoliceAudio/VideoRecord peciali t.
ionifthe requireacce
tolocked WCrecording .
Per onnelrequiringacce tolockedvideo will endareque tforacce /viewingofthe peci cDM through
theirchain-of-command.
anDiegoPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
La tupdated:Jul 14,2016.I thereanewver ionofthi polic ?Letu know.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
DPDallow andencourage o cer toviewfootagepriortocompletingtheirreport ,and
require themtodo opriortoprovidingte timon athearing ,trial ,ordepo ition .
(V.Q.1,4)
Q.ReviewingImpoundedDigital vidence
1.O cer ma reviewtheirowndigitalevidence.Digitalevidencecanprovideacuetoano cer priming
memor torecallmorefact andgreaterdetailofanincident
...
4....O cer houldreviewdigitalevidencepriortocompletingreport toa i tinprimingtheir
recollection.O cer hallwritetheirreport towhatthe remem erandnotatean di crepancie from
whattherecording how .O cer hallnotwritetheirreport a ed olel onwhatthe viewedfrom
the WCrecording.
5.O cer hallreviewdigitalevidencepriortoprovidingte timon athearing ,trial ,ordepo ition .
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic reference aretentionperiodfordigitalevidence utdoe not pecif whatthat
periodi ,nordoe itrequireun aggedfootageto edeleted.(V.O)
Allrecording relatedtoan criminalproceeding,claim led,pendinglitigation,oraper onnelcomplaint, hall
epre erveduntilthatmatteri re olvedand/orinaccordancewiththelaw.O cer anddetective are
requiredtoen urethatthe WCevidencei properl categorizedforthenece ar retentionperiod.
...
vidence.comAdigitalevidencemanagement ervicecontractedforthecit andacce edat
dpd.evidence.com.The ervice tore digitall encr pteddatainahighl ecureenvironmentacce i leto
per onnel a edon ecurit clearance.
anFranci coPoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receivedpermi
iontou e$250,000ofanotherDOJlawenforcement
e.Con ent
f.Vehicle
10.Tran portationofarre tee anddetainee
11.Duringan citizenencounterthat ecome ho tile
12.Inan ituationwhentherecordingwould evalua letoevidentiar purpo e
13.Onl in ituation that ervealawenforcementpurpo e
Limit RetentionofFootage
FPDretain all WCfootageforaminimumof60da .Afterthi duration,recording ma
eera ed,de tro edorrec cled uttherei norequirementtodo o.(III.J)
1.Con i tentwith tatelaw,theDepartment hallretainall WCrecording foraminimumof ixt (60)da ,
afterwhichrecording ma eera ed,de tro edorrec cled.
Notwith tandingan otherprovi ionofthi polic ,theDepartment hallretain WCrecording foraminimum
oftwo(2) ear if:
a.Therecordingi ofanincidentinvolvingamem er u eofforceoro cer-involved hooting;or
.Therecordingi ofanincidentthatlead tothedetentionorarre tofanindividual;or
c.Therecordingi relevanttoaformalorinformalcomplaintagain tamem erortheDepartment.
2.Notwith tandingan otherprovi ionofthi polic ,a WCrecordingma e avedforalongerorinde nite
periodoftimea partofa peci cca eifdeemedrelevanttoacriminal,civiloradmini trativematter.
...
4. u jecttothea ovelimitation ,mem er oftheRMOareauthorizedtodelete WCrecording inaccordance
withtheDepartment e ta li hedretentionpolicie on WCrecording orwhendirected the
CommandingO ceroftheRMO.
forpurpo e unrelatedtoalegitimatelaw
torecordedfootage.(III.I.1.c;III.J.5)
...
J.Retention.
...
5.TheDepartment hallretainpermanentl allrecord oflog ofacce a etforthinI.1.[c]anddeletionof
dataincludingmemorandum a etforthinJ.3andJ.4fromthe WC.
2.Non-DepartmentalReque t
a.TheDepartment hallacceptandproce [Pu licRecordAct]reque t inaccordancewiththeprovi ion
offederal, tateandlocal tatute andDepartmentpolic .
anJo ePoliceDepartment
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Limit RetentionofFootage
Protect FootageAgain tTamperingandMi u e
Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
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Thepolic require o cer tomakearea ona lee orttoadvi epeoplethatthe are eing
recorded, utonl attime whentheo ceri requiredtorecord.Thepolic al oprovide
anexceptionforwhentheo cerha rea onto elievethatadvi ingthatthecamerai on
willendangertheo ceroranotherper on,orwillinterferewiththeinve tigation.The
polic doe notrequireo cer toadvi eoro taincon enttorecordwhentheo ceri ina
pu licplaceorwhentheo ceri lawfull pre entinalocationwheretherei an
expectationofprivac ,unle theo ceri performingacon ent- a ed earchofa
re idence.(7)
Generall ,o cer arenotrequiredtoadvi eoro taincon enttoutilizethe od -worncamerafromaprivate
per onwhen:
A.Inapu licplace;or
.Inalocationwheretherei anexpectationofprivac (e.g.,in idea uildingordwelling) uttheo ceri
lawfull pre ent.
However,wheninitiatingapoliceactiona de cri edin ection#5(WhentoActivate),o cer hallmakea
rea ona lee orttoadvi eper on the are eingrecordedwiththe od -worncamera,unle theo cerha
rea onto elievethatdoing owillendangerthe afet oftheo ceroranothero ceroramem erofthe
pu licorwillinterferewiththeconductofaninve tigation.
Whenano cer legalground fora earchofare idencei a ed olel oncon ent,the arerequiredto oth
advi eando taincon enttorecordwitha od -worncamerafromtheper on,withlegal tanding,whoi eing
recordedand/or earched.
ue.
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anJo ePD polic encourage o cer toviewfootagepriortowritinginitialreport ,with
theexceptionofo cer involvedinorwitne toanO cerInvolvedIncident.(13)
Ano cer houldreview od -worncamera le ,includingtho eofothero cer ,inthefollowingin tance :
Forthepurpo e ofcompletingcriminalinve tigation andpreparingo cialreport withtheexceptionof
titutearecordingfora
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic doe notrequirethedepartmenttodeleteun aggedfootage.Thepolic tate
that WCfootagewill eretainedforaperiodoftime, utdoe notde nethatperiodnor
requiredeletionattheendofthatperiod.(1)
TheDepartmentadopt theu eof od -worncamera tovi uall andaudi l record peci ccategorie of
interaction etweeno cer andthepu licandtoretaina ociatedvideoforaperiodoftime.
to WCrecording .(10;13;3)
theChiefofPolice
viewingvideocaptured
the
eattlePoliceDepartment
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O cer mu tnotif all u ject thatthe are eingrecorded, utnocon enti required
unle therecordingwouldtakeplaceinare idenceorotherprivatearea.(4,6)
4....Forre idence orotherprivatearea notopentothepu lic,o cer willa kforcon enttorecordwith
WV.Thereque tandan re pon ewill erecorded.Ifthereque ti denied,o cer will toprecordingwith
WVduringthetimethatthe areintheprivatearea.
6.O cer hallNotif Per on ofRecording
O cer u ing WV hallnotif per on thatthe are eingrecordeda oona practical,andthe
noti cationmu t eontherecording.
O cer hallrepeatthenoti cation,ifpractical,foradditionalpeoplethat ecomeinvolvedinthe
recording.
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eattlePDallow o cer toviewrecordedfootageforawiderangeofpurpo e ,including
forinve tigation .(POL-22)
2. mplo ee Ma ReviewRecordedVideo
mplo ee ma view od -wornvideoforthefollowingpurpo e :
*Complaint
*Criminalinve tigation
*O cer-involvedcolli ion,includingColli ionReview oardinve tigation
*VehiclePur uitinve tigationorreview
*ForceReview oard
*Pu licDi clo urereque t
*U eofForcerevieworinve tigation
*Performanceapprai al
*A partofthe arl Intervention
tem( I )
*Trainingpurpo e ,withthepermi ionoftheinvolvedo cer .
*AuditandQualit Control/Trou le hooting
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eattlePDdoe notaddre
MetropolitanPoliceDepartment, t.Loui
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3. earche
a.When earchingapri onerandwithout acri cingo cer afet ,iti advantageou topo itionthe earch
othatiti capturedoncamera.Thi tart thechainofcu tod allowingan contra andorweapon
foundto edocumentedonthe WCrecording.
.O cer houldrecordduringtheexecutionofa earchwarrant,anarre twarrant,aFourthAmendment
waiver earch,knockandtalk,oracon ent earchinwhichtheo ceri lookingfora u pect,evidenceor
contra and.
c.During earche ofcommercial uilding orre identialdwelling whentherei a trongindicationof
encounteringa u pect,whilekeepingo cer afet a theprimar concern,o cer houldactivatetheir
od worncamera priortomakingentr intothe uilding.Therecordingofa u pectconfrontation
normall outweigh tactic potentiall hownintherecording.
4.Tran portingPri oner
a.O cer equippedwith WCwillrecordallpri onerorpa engertran port ,regardle ofthegenderof
thepri onerorpa enger.Theentiretran portwill erecorded.Twoo cerunit will erequiredto
recordwithatlea tone WCduringtran port .
5. u pectInterview
a.O cer areencouragedtofull record u pectinterview .O cer willnot topand tarttherecording
duringa u pectinterview.Theonl exceptiontorecordinga u pectinterviewwould eifthe u pect
decline tomakea tatementduetothe od worncamera eingactivated.
.Whenrecordinginterview ,o cer willen urethe recordan admoni hment priortothe tartofan
interview.
6. pecial vent
a.O cer a igned WC willocca ionall a i t pecializedinve tigativeunit andagencie in en itive
operation wherecon dentialit i imperativetotheoperation.Iftherei a peci crea onintheintere t
oftheinve tigationforo cer involvedintheoperationtonotactivatetheir WC ,the upervi orin
chargemu tgivehi orherapproval.A entan peci crea ontonotactivatethe WCapproved the
upervi orincharge,o cer willrecordan in tance li tedinthi procedure.
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t.Loui PDallow o cer toviewfootage eforecompletingtheirwrittenreport and
providingte timon .Thepolic al o omewhat trangel editorialize the ene tofcamera
footageoverhumanrecollection.(Q.1-5)
Q.R VI WINGDIGITAL VID NC
1.O cer ma reviewtheirowndigitalevidence.Digitalevidencecanprovideacuetoano cer memor
torecallmorefact andgreaterdetailofanincident.
2.Detective arere pon i leforreviewing,updatingandtrackingdigitalevidencea ociatedwiththeir
a ignedca e .
3. WC havea eldofvi ionofeither75degree fortheFlexor130degree fortheAxon.Whilehuman
eing havea eldofvi ionof180degree ,thehuman rainha a eldofattentionof50-60degree .
Under tre ,thi eldcannarrowdowntoadegree. tre al oinduce auditor exclu ionand
prevent the rainfromanal zingandremem eringallthe timulithatittake inthroughthe en e .
a.O cer makedeci ion a edonthetotalit ofthehuman en e .Ano cer recollectionof
peci cdetail ma edi erentthanwhati capturedindigitalevidence ince WC onl capture
audioandvideo.
.O cer houldreviewdigitalevidencepriortocompletingreport toa i tinprimingtheir
recollection.
4.O cer willwritetheirreport towhatthe remem erandnotean di crepancie fromwhatthe
recording how .O cer willnotwritetheirreport a ed olel onwhatthe viewedfromthe WC
recording.
5.O cer willreviewdigitalevidencepriortoprovidingte timon athearing ,trial,ordepo ition .
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Thepolic refer toretentioncategorie , utfail toela orateinhowthe a ectretention
period .Thepolic note thatrecording will eretainedforatlea t90da , utdoe not
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.Provideo cialcopie ofan recordingaudittrailwhenproperl reque ted.
TampaPoliceDepartment
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tem HALLNOT:
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d. eu edtorecordcon dentialinformant orundercovero cer unle approved
a ergeantora ove.
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Notonl doe thepolic allowo cer toreviewrecording ofincident efore ling
documentationthepolic require it.Furthermore,thepolic in truct o cer toinclude
intheirreport adetailedde criptionofthecontentofthevideofootageandwhatma
have eenoutofviewofthecamera.(IV. .2)
Thevideo hould ereviewedpriortowritingareporttoen urecon i tenc .Althoughthevideoi areference
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic et aminimumforhowlongTampaPD houldretainfootagethati
uncategorizedortaggeda non-event.However,thepolic doe notindicatewhenTampa
PDmu tdeleteit WCfootage.(IV. .3)
An videothati uncategorizedortaggeda non-eventwill ekeptinthe temaminimumof90da .All
videothati taggedwillfollowa tandardretentionperiod a edonthevideotagginginconjunctionwiththe
rule underF. .Chapter119forretentionofrecord .
tatute Chapter119.Thereque tingper onwill ere pon i lefortheco tofduplicationpur uantto tate
tatute.
Tuc onPoliceDepartment
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Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
Thepolic allow o cer toviewfootagewhilecompletingtheirreport .Thepolic doe
notexpre l requireaninitialwrittenreportor tatement eforean relevantfootagei
reviewed.(3764.1-2)
Mem er hallonl view le createdviathe WCtoa i twithaninve tigation,thecompletionofreport ,or
inpreparationforhearing ,depo ition andtrial.
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Videorecording areintendedto upplementDepartmentalreport . u mittedreport are tillrequiredto
comprehen ivel capturethetotalit oftheevent.
Limit RetentionofFootage
Thepolic require Tuc onPDtodeleteun aggedfootageafter180da
.(3765.3)
MetropolitanPoliceDepartmentoftheDi trictof
Colum ia
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Make FootageAvaila letoIndividual FilingComplaint
Limit iometric earchingofFootage
Receiveda$1,000,000DOJgrantfor WC in2015
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languageacce ervice toalllimitedandnon- ngli hpro cient(L P/N P)per on inatimel ande ective
manner.Mem er hallprovideL P/N Pper on withaMPDand od WornCameraRecordingNotice...in
theappropriatelanguageatthe eginningofthe WCrecordingwhenpractica le.
NOT :MPDand od WornCameraRecordingNotice areavaila leinthefollowinglanguage :Amharic,
Chine e,French,Korean, pani h,andVietname e.
Prohi it O cerPre-ReportViewing
O cer involvedinpolice hooting arenotpermittedtoreviewrecording relatedtothe
ca e.Inotherca e (includingu eofforce,in-cu tod death,or u jectofcriminal
inve tigation)o cer ma viewfootagepriorto u mittingareportor einginterviewed.
(V. .3.1)
a.Pur uanttothe od -WornCameraProgramAmendmentActof2015,mem er involvedinapolice hooting
hallnotreviewtheir WCrecording ,orothermem er recording ,relatedtotheca e.
.Inallotherca e ,mem er whoareinvolvedina eriou u eofforce,in-cu tod death,orarethe u jectofa
criminalinve tigationma viewtheir WCrecordingrelatedtotheincidentpriortocompletingand u mitting
an requiredreport and einginterviewed theappropriateinve tigativeunitprovidedthat:
(1)Themem eri inreceiptofadeclinationfromthepro ecutingauthorit orafteraRever eGarrit
Warningi i ued;and
(2)Therecordingi viewedattheIADoratalocationapproved anIADo cial.
c.Mem er whoarethe u jectofanadmini trativeinve tigationma viewtheir WCrecordingpriorto
completingand u mittingan requiredreport and einginterviewed theappropriateinve tigativeunit.
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MPDprovide adetailedta leoffootageretentionperiod forvariou categorie ofevent .
Forin tance,event inthecategor Incident,NoArre t hall eretainedfor90da .
However,the eretentionperiod appearto eminimumduration ,andnorequirement
exi t forfootagedeletion.(V.G.H)
1. WCrecording hall eretainedandacce i leonthe WCdata a eforaperiodof90calendarda unle
the arecategorizeda follow :
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16.Incident,NoArre t...90Da
u ject
theDCFOIAO ce.(IV.G.2)
APP
NDIX
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Acknowledgement
i lethroughthe upportoftheFordFoundationandtheOpen