Research and Best Practices from the IACP Study on In-Car ...

Research and Best Practices from the IACP Study on In-Car Cameras

Field Research and Final Development Team:

IACP Staff Editors:

William Albright Project Assistant Research Center Directorate

Cassie Cullen Research Intern

Jack Grant Manager State and Provincial Directorate

Laura J. Nichols Project Manager Programs & Research Activities Directorate

Angelique Savvakis Acting Project Assistant Research Center Directorate

Laura Strick Research Intern

Alison Vaughn Project Manager Research Center Directorate

Technical Contributors:

Grant Fredericks Vancouver Police Department (Ret.) Forensic Video Analyst, Avid Technology

Jonathan W. Hak Crown Prosecutor The Department of Justice, Alberta, BC

Christopher A. Kadoch Physicist, Video Evidence Management Expert

Charles Mazzone Lt. Colonel (Retired) Maryland State Police

John Oliphant Grant Program Specialist Community Oriented Policing Services

Krista Threefoot Grant Program Specialist Community Oriented Policing Services

Lonnie J. Westphal Chief (Retired) Colorado State Patrol

Acknowledgements:

The International Association of Chiefs of Police, In-Car Camera Project staff would like to extend our sincerest appreciation to the following:

? The Evaluation Team Members for their experience, diligence, and commitment throughout the evaluation process

? The Advisory Board for their expertise and guidance to the In-Car Camera Project ? The Chiefs, Commissioners, Directors and Superintendents of the 47 state and 2 beta sites for

their support and cooperation throughout the evaluation process ? The police Executives, Managers and Line Officers that participated in the survey process and

interviews ? To our Points of Contact from each state agency and beta test site for their assistance and guid-

ance while conducting the field evaluations ? To Carl Peed, Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U. S. Department of ? Justice, for his leadership in recognizing emerging technological issues facing law enforcement

and COPS Office support and funding of the In-Car Camera Project ? To Dave Tollett, Director, State and Provincial Directorate, International Association of Chiefs of

Police, without whose assistance and direction the In-Car Camera Project could not have been accomplished

(See Appendices for complete information on the participants)

The Impact of Video Evidence on Modern Policing

Daniel N. Rosenblatt Executive Director International Association of Chiefs of Police

Eugene R. Cromartie Deputy Executive Director International Association of Chiefs of Police

John Firman Director Research Center Directorate International Association of Chiefs of Police

IACP Research Center Directorate In-Car Camera Project Staff Members:

Prepared for: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Washington, D.C. 20530

William Grady Baker Program Manager

Michael Fergus Technical Assistance Coordinator

Hairong Wang Research Analytical Coordinator

Kristy Fowler Training/Project Assistant

This project is supported by Grant No. 2001-CK-WX-0157, awarded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice. The points of view in this document do not necessarily represent the official positions of the Department of Justice.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 1

I.

Introduction

............................................................................................................................... 4

II. History of In-Car Cameras ............................................................................................................ ...... 5

III. Project Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 7

IV. Background of Agencies Studied

.................................................................................................... 9

V. Phase l: Process Evaluation .................................................................................................................. 10

VI. Phase II: Measuring the Impact

Officer Safety ............................................................................................................................... 13

Agency Liability and Internal Control

........................................................................................ 15

Training

............................................................................................................................... 18

Community Perception ................................................................................................................... 20

Judicial Process (see appendices for results from IACP/APRI Prosecutors' Survey)......................... 21

Officer Performance and Professionalism ........................................................................................ 22

Agency Policies, Procedures and Protocols ........................................................................................ 24

Agency Leadership ............................................................................................................................... 26

Homeland Security ............................................................................................................................... 27

VII. Lessons Learned

.................................................................................................................. 28

Vlll. Best Practices

Assessing an Agency's Needs ..................................................................................................... 30

The Acquisition Process .................................................................................................................. 33

Managing Video Evidence .................................................................................................................. 36

IX. IACP In-Car Camera Model Policy

.................................................................................................... 39

Issues and Concepts ................................................................................................................. 45

X. Appendices

i. CALEA Standards

ii. Prosecutors' Findings

iii. Video Log

iv. Guidelines for Bid Specifications

v. Forensic Video Analysis and the Law

vi. Agency Video, Audio and Imaging Inventory

vii. Charts and Tables

viii. Acknowledgements

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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