Camera Activation and Use Sample Clauses

Camera Activation and Use. [41.3.8] a. Recordings shall be specific to an incident. Officers shall not indiscriminately record entire duties or patrols. [41.3.8(a)] b. Officers will only use BWCs on duty and during engagement in a police function.[41.3.8(a)] c. Officers may activate BWCs in many situations, however this policy is not intended to describe every possible circumstance. When safety permits, Officers shall make all reasonable efforts to activate the video and audio components of BWCs during calls for service or encounters alleging armed, violent or assaultive individuals, or incidents involving use of force, search or arrest warrant service, pursuits (when practical), encounters which escalate or become adversarial, and all motor vehicle stops and crashes. [41.3.8(a)] d. Officers shall activate the BWCs and start recording upon arrival on scene of a call for service or when engaged in any law enforcement related encounter or activity, or upon activation of lights and siren. Officers will have to manually activate the BWC, unless activated by automatic triggers agreed upon and implemented by the Burlington Police Department. Automatic trigger initiation, or auto-trigger technology shall be applied and implemented (by agreement) separate and apart from this policy, but any such agreement will be incorporated herein by reference. [41.3.8(a)] e. Officers may use their discretion when deciding to activate the BWC during incidental public contact during the ordinary course of a duty day. Officers are not required, or expected, to activate their BWC when conducting police engagement activities or other situations that do not involve the delivery of police services. Officers may, at their own discretion, activate their cameras during these instances if they feel it useful or necessary. Officers may also activate their cameras outside of the mandatory requirements at their discretion but shall make a reasonable effort to inform individuals they are being recorded and must abide by exceptions and prohibitions, as outlined in training and relevant laws. [41.3.8(a)] f. Once activated, the BWC shall remain activated until the event is completed in order to ensure the integrity of the recording, unless otherwise provided in this policy. If the officers de-activates the BWC, the officer should record the reason with a message on the BWC while activated and subsequently document same in their written report, if a written report is required or prudent given the circumstances. [41.3.8(a)]...