Policy Text
I. PURPOSE
To establish guidelines and procedures for the use, maintenance and
management of body-worn cameras (BWC). The primary uses of the BWC
are to enhance officer safety, public safety, and promote accountability
and transparency. BWCs will also provide a tool for self-critique and field
evaluation during officer training. BWCs will not capture exactly what an
officer sees and/ or hears or when an officer senses or experiences.
Footage captured by BWCs is only a portion of the encounters between
law enforcement officers and individuals. An officer's recollection of
specific details may be different from what is captured by the BWC.