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POLICY
ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION
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POLICY
I. DEFINITIONS
A. BWC: A department-issued, compact video-recording
device worn by an officer for the purpose of recording
interactions with the public.
B. BWC Administrator: An employee designated by the
Chief of Police to oversee video storage, inventory,
and equipment (e.g., cameras and contracts); access to
BWC data; retention timelines; public requests and the
release of recordings; and the audit process.
C. Categorizing: A way to classify BWC recordings by
type of event or incident (e.g., felony, misdemeanor,
or nonevidentiary).
D. Labeling: The process of attaching identifying
information to a BWC recording (e.g., HPD report
number and incident date).
E. Transfer Docking Station (TDS): A device that charges
the BWC and transfers the recorded video content to
the BWC database.
B. Authorized Use
D. Prohibited Recordings
V. STORAGE OF RECORDINGS
A. Internal Requests
B. External Requests
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