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Scot Haug, Post Falls, ID, Police Department, Chief of Police (retired) Rodney Monroe, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC, Police Department, Chief of Police (retired) Dan Zehnder, Las Vegas, NV, Metropolitan Police Department, Captain (retired) Jeff

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Scot Haug, Post Falls, ID, Police Department, Chief of Police (retired) Rodney Monroe, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC, Police Department, Chief of Police (retired) Dan Zehnder, Las Vegas, NV, Metropolitan Police Department, Captain (retired) Jeff Spiess, City of St. Anthony Village, MN, Police Department, Captain

This material was supported by Grant No. 2015-DE-BX-K002 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). BJA is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice

  • Programs. Points of view or opinions contained herein do not necessarily represent the official

position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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  • Webinar is recorded
  • Webinar evaluation
  • Questions
  • Resources

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  • Introductions – Tom Woodmansee, Senior Advisor
  • Terminology Overview- Scot Haug
  • What is a Review Program?- Rodney Monroe
  • Overview of Review Programs in Other Departments-

Rodney Monroe

  • Conducting Proper BWC Audits- Dan Zehnder
  • Developing a Successful Review Policy and Program-

Jeff Spiess

  • Questions and Closing Remarks – Scot Haug

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Terminology Overview

Scot Haug, Post Falls, Idaho, Police Department, Chief of Police (retired)

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  • There is a difference between a compliance check and an

audit, and you need both.

  • Compliance
  • May be referred to as a self-verification
  • Normally completed by a supervisor
  • Ensuring policies and procedures are being followed
  • Are we doing what we said we would do?
  • Audit
  • Looking at the compliance program processes and

documentation

  • Verification that the agency goals and objectives are met
  • Is our program working like we think it is?
  • Written documentation is important!

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What is a Review Program?

Rodney Monroe, Charlotte- Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Police Department, Chief of Police (retired)

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  • Protects an enormous investment
  • Ensures our commitment to our community
  • Enhances transparency and accountability
  • Helps manage performances
  • Supports training opportunities

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  • What are your goals?
  • Policy
  • Training
  • Uploading
  • Categorizing
  • Storage
  • Retention
  • Reviews
  • Performance

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  • What are you attempting to learn?
  • Have all officers been properly trained?
  • Are we following polices?
  • Are BWCs being activated and deactivated properly?
  • Are BWCs being uploaded and tagged properly?
  • Are BWCs being inspected regularly for damage and/or

malfunctions?

  • Do we have training gaps?
  • Are we following our storage and retention protocols?
  • Are we releasing BWC video according to policy?

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  • Who should conduct reviews
  • Officers: Ensure accuracy of their reports
  • Detectives: Obtain additional evidence on cases,

witness/victim statements

  • Supervisors: Additional training or counseling, use of

proper tactics, overall performance

  • Managers: Ensure supervisors review a cross section of

videos

  • Quality Control Managers: Ensure proper categorizing,

uploading, storage, and retention, and proper releasing of video to public

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Overview of Review Programs in Other Departments

Rodney Monroe, Charlotte- Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Police Department, Chief of Police (retired)

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  • BJA and CNA have funded and supported over 420

BWC agencies during the past 5 years.

  • More and more agencies now require supervisor’s reviews.
  • FY 2015 94%
  • FY 2016 99%
  • FY 2017 99%

*Reference: White, M., Flippin, M., & Malm, A., Key Trends in Body-Worn Camera Policy and Practice: A Four Year Policy Analysis of US Department of Justice-Funded Law Enforcement Agencies, 2019

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  • The current trend is placing greater emphasis on:
  • General performance evaluation
  • FY 2015 67% agencies gave supervisors that authority
  • FY 2016 93%
  • FY 2017 93%

*Reference: White, M., Flippin, M., & Malm, A., Key Trends in Body-Worn Camera Policy and Practice: A Four Year Policy Analysis of US Department of Justice-Funded Law Enforcement Agencies, 2019

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  • Review of Recordings
  • Officers may review recordings from their own assigned

body-worn cameras at any time in connection with their

  • fficial duties.
  • Command officers may review body-worn camera

recordings, at their discretion in support of the goals.

  • Other sworn or civilian employees may review body-worn

camera recordings when necessary to perform their assigned job functions.

  • No other review of body-worn camera recordings will be

allowed without express written permission of the Chief of Police or his/her designee. *Source: Lansing Police Department

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  • Potential Reasons to Review BWC Recordings
  • Supervisory Review
  • Departments authorize supervisors to review relevant recordings when the

supervisors review and approve case reports from their subordinates.

  • Investigatory Review
  • Departments authorize supervisors to review relevant recordings any time they

investigate alleged misconduct or reports of meritorious conduct, or whenever such recordings support review of the member’s performance.

  • Teaching or Learning Tool
  • Training staff may also review videos regarding specific incidents in which such

files may serve as an internal learning or teaching tool.

  • Civil Claims and Lawsuits
  • BWC recordings may be reviewed and used by City of Berkeley defense counsel for

the purposes of defending the city in civil claims and lawsuits, with the authorization of the Chief of Police, or his/her designee.

*Source: Berkeley Police Department

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Conducting Proper BWC Program Audits

Dan Zehnder, Las Vegas, Nevada, Metropolitan Police Department, Captain (retired)

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  • What is an Audit?
  • Why are they

important?

  • Who does them?
  • When are they done?
  • How are they done?
  • What are you looking

for?

  • What do you do with

what you find?

  • Documentation!

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Developing a Successful Review Policy and Program

Jeff Spiess, City of St. Anthony Village, Minnesota, Police Department, Captain

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  • Verify equipment is working properly
  • Ensure officers are using it according to policy
  • Identify any training issues
  • Praise great officer conduct
  • Prepare for the independent biennial audit – per

MN State Statute 13.825(9)

  • Transparency and trust with the public

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  • Supervisor randomly reviews two videos for each
  • fficer on his/her shift.
  • Indicates whether audio and video were working properly.
  • Was the equipment utilized according to policy?
  • Were the officer’s actions professional?
  • Opportunity to leave comments.
  • If there is a deviation from policy, the supervisor will watch

two additional videos for that officer.

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  • Individual reports forwarded to the Captain
  • Reports compiled and final report forwarded to the

Chief.

  • This report contains the number of videos

reviewed, the number that were within policy, and a brief synopsis of the circumstances surrounding any videos that were not within policy.

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  • We are all human – we strive for 100%

compliance, knowing we will likely not reach

  • ur goal.
  • In 2019, our compliance rate was 99%.
  • Create an atmosphere of trust and

accountability.

  • Officers know we are serious about accountability and trust that

the system is not used to “target” any individual officer.

  • If we do not police ourselves, someone else

will.

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  • Please let us know your thoughts.

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  • FY 2020 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation

Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies

  • https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/bja-2020-17732
  • Closing Date: May 5, 2020
  • Description
  • The purpose of this opportunity is to fund the purchase of body-worn

cameras (BWC) that are implemented as part of comprehensive BWC programs.

  • Funding under this program supports agencies seeking to establish or

expand comprehensive BWC programs and have specified plans to implement this technology in a manner that maximizes the benefits of

  • BWCs. As part of their submission, applicants must describe a deliberate

and phased plan to deploy this technology, as well as specific ways it will be used to enhance the applicant agency’s mission.

  • Funds must be used to purchase body-worn cameras and require a 1:1

match by the grantee. Federal funds shall not be used to pay for data storage costs associated with body-worn camera footage.

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  • BJA Body-Worn Camera Toolkit

(https://www.bja.gov/bwc)

  • Getting started guide (https://www.bja.gov/bwc/topics-

gettingstarted.html)

  • TTA website (www.bwctta.com)
  • BWC subject matter experts

(https://bwctta.com/Ask%20a%20BWC%20Expert)

  • TTA email address (BWCTTA@cna.org)

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  • Scot Haug
  • publicsafetyinsight@gmail.com
  • Rodney Monroe
  • rmonroe515@gmail.com
  • Dan Zehnder
  • dzehnder@principisgroup.com
  • Jeff Spiess
  • jeff.spiess@savmn.com

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