Mobile Data Terminal Traffic Sample Clauses

Mobile Data Terminal Traffic. The Department is required to conduct annual audits of Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) traffic by checking the in-car computers used for warrant checks, stolen vehicle inquiries and mobile messaging. On November 15, 2010, OIG initiated its seventh annual audit of the Department’s use of MDTs, examining content of car-to-car message transmissions to ensure that user-generated messages do not violate Department policy, the Agreement, or local and/or federal laws. All car-to-car messages are sent via the MDT system. The audit team interviewed Information Technology Unit (ITU) staff and reviewed the content of MDT data logs and user-generated messages. Three months (totaling 91 days) were randomly selected for review: March, June, and September of 2010. Each message contained the officer’s name, the date, and the time. The messages were logged into the Radix servers’ database by sequential order and name, which enabled OIG to confirm that no messages were lost during the audit. In the 91 days covered by this audit, 84 individual messages were transmitted. The average number of MDT transmissions was less than one (0.92) per day, which was even less than in 2009 (1.21 per day). During this audit period, only 56 members/employees transmitted car-to-car messages. None of the messages reviewed were found to contain inappropriate language, wording that constitutes a policy violation, or lengthy conversations unrelated to work. The Mobile Data System Manager (MDSM), a sergeant in the Bureau of Field Operations, works with ITU staff to monitor and archive MDT transmissions. ITU downloads MDT transmission reports monthly to the secure MDT shared drive, which can only be accessed by authorized personnel. ITU retains reports on the MDT shared drive for a five-year period. The system manager utilizes the MDT shared drive to review the monthly reports and takes appropriate action if necessary. On completion of the monthly review, the MDSM sends an email memorandum to OIG documenting the date of review and findings. Complaint Procedures for IAD – Task 5.17 Task 5.17 requires that OPD develop provisions for the permanent retention of all notes generated and/or received by OPD personnel in the internal investigations case file. This means that the Department must permanently maintain all case notes generated and/or received during the course of an internal investigation in the case file. OPD Training Bulletin V-T.1, Part III Internal Investigation Procedural Manual, states that, “...

Mobile Data Terminal Traffic. 2. Refusal to Accept or Refer Citizen Complaints – Task 6 3. Disclosure of Possible Investigator Bias – Task 12