Common use of On-Body Recording Systems for Documenting Police Activities Clause in Contracts

On-Body Recording Systems for Documenting Police Activities. 220. To maintain high-level, quality service; to ensure officer safety and accountability; and to promote constitutional, effective policing, APD is committed to the consistent and effective use of on-body recording systems. Within six months of the Operational Date, APD agrees to revise and update its policies and procedures regarding on-body recording systems to require: a) specific and clear guidance when on-body recording systems are used, including who will be assigned to wear the cameras and where on the body the cameras are authorized to be placed; b) officers to ensure that their on-body recording systems are working properly during police action; c) officers to notify their supervisors when they learn that their on-body recording systems are not functioning; d) officers to inform arrestees when they are recording, unless doing so would be unsafe, impractical, or impossible; e) activation of on-body recording systems before all encounters with individuals who are the subject of a stop based on reasonable suspicion or probable cause, arrest, or vehicle search, as well as police action involving individuals known to have mental illness; f) supervisors to review relevant recordings regarding misconduct complaints made to them about their supervisees; g) supervisors to review relevant recordings regarding injuries to their supervisees, or uses of force or foot pursuits conducted by their supervisees; h) supervisors to review recordings regularly and to incorporate the knowledge gained from this review into their ongoing evaluation and supervision of officers; and i) APD to retain and preserve non-evidentiary recordings for at least 60 days and consistent with state disclosure laws, and evidentiary recordings for at least one year, or, if a case remains in investigation or litigation, until the case is resolved. 221. APD shall submit all new or revised on-body recording system policies and procedures to the Monitor and DOJ for review, comment, and approval prior to publication and implementation. Upon approval by the Monitor and DOJ, policies shall be implemented within two months.

On-Body Recording Systems for Documenting Police Activities. 220. To maintain high-level, quality service; to ensure officer safety and accountability; and to promote constitutional, effective policing, APD is committed to the consistent and effective use of on-body recording systems. Within six months of the Operational Date, APD agrees to revise and update its policies and procedures regarding on-body recording systems to require: a) specific and clear guidance when on-body recording systems are used, including who will be assigned to wear the cameras and where on the body the cameras are authorized to be placed; b) officers to ensure that their on-body recording systems are working properly during police action; c) officers to notify their supervisors when they learn that their on-body recording systems are not functioning; d) officers are required to inform arrestees when they are recording, unless doing so would be unsafe, impractical, or impossible; e) activation of on-body recording systems before all encounters with individuals who are the subject of a stop based on reasonable suspicion or probable cause, arrest, or vehicle search, as well as police action involving individuals subjects known to have mental illness; f) supervisors to review relevant recordings regarding of all officers listed in any misconduct complaints made directly to them about their superviseesthe supervisor or APD report regarding any incident involving injuries to an officer, uses of force, or foot pursuits; g) supervisors to review relevant recordings regarding injuries to their supervisees, or uses of force or foot pursuits conducted by their supervisees; h) supervisors to review recordings regularly and to incorporate the knowledge gained from this review into their ongoing evaluation and supervision of officers; and ih) APD to retain and preserve non-evidentiary recordings for at least 60 days and consistent with state disclosure laws, and evidentiary recordings for at least one year, or, if a case remains in investigation or litigation, until the case is resolved. 221. APD shall submit all new or revised on-body recording system policies and procedures to the Monitor and DOJ for review, comment, and approval prior to publication and implementation. Upon approval by the Monitor and DOJ, policies shall be implemented within two months.