Office Of Police Conduct Review Body Camera Overview May 8, 2019 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

Office Of Police Conduct Review

Body Camera Overview

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May 8, 2019

How OPCR views body worn camera (BWC)

• 1. Body camera analyst
• 2. Intake investigators
• 3. Case investigators
• 4. Joint supervisors

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Time involved in viewing BWC

• Varies from case to case
• Factors that impact time involved:
• Number of officers on a call for service
• Length of call for service
• Video labeling
• Complainant’s recollection

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Time involved in viewing BWC

• Body camera analyst averages (1 on staff):
• Locating the correct case: 0-30 minutes
• Downloading the video: 1-6 hours
• Watching the videos: 1-8 hours
• Categorizing and summarizing the videos: 30

minutes – 1 hour

• Intake investigator averages (2 on staff):
• Watching video to attach violations for joint

supervisor review: 1-8 hours

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How issues are spotted

• Issues unrelated to complaints are often spotted by
• ur body camera analyst and intake investigators
• Allegations included in complaint processing for

joint supervisor review

• Due to the 75% increase in cases and almost 600

complaints in 2018, large amounts of body camera are being viewed

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How issues are spotted

• Trends can be referred to OPCR auditing function
• PCOC audits also lead to staff watching BWC and

spotting issues that lead to larger audits

• MPD supervisor audits
• Precincts monitoring BWC
• Complaints referred to OPCR
• Electronic notification system successfully implemented

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Illustrative Examples

• 1. Body camera activation issues discovered

through locating complaints

• 2. Complaint about a singular issue when BWC

reveals multiple issues on a police call for service

• 3. MPD involvement with pre-hospital sedation-
• bserved through BWC viewing as part of normal

job duties

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Questions?

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