446 - Body Worn Camera Flashcards by Shawn Burns

The owner of the Body Worn Camera order is _________.

Director of Personnel & Professional Standards

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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has adopted the use of BWCs in order to accomplish several objectives. The primary objectives are as follows: (5)

1) _________ and public trust by preserving evidence of officer interaction with citizens;
2) Capture __________ for criminal, civil, and traffic-related court cases;
3) Assist officers when _______ with recalling facts or other details captured by their assigned BWC that will help them accurately articulate a chain of events when writing reports;
4) Serve as a _______ for officer safety and best practices, and
5) Assist in the __________ between officers and citizens by reviewing procedures and interpersonal actions.

1) Enhance accountability
2) digital video evidence
3) legally permissible
4) training tool
5) assessment of contacts

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It is the policy of the JSO to provide all full time sworn _______ and all full time sworn ________ with a BWC.

police officers

police sergeants

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What does BWC stand for?

Body Worn Cameras (BWCs)

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Definition:

_____________ – Pressing the start/stop button activates the BWC to begin recording audio and video.

Activation

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Definition:

____________ – The electronic recording of a conversation, spoken words, or other sounds.

Audio Recording

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Definition:

_________ – The camera system that captures audio and video signals, capable of being worn on an officer’s person that includes at a minimum a camera, microphone, and storage component.

Body Worn Camera (BWC)

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Definition:

__________ – The act of transferring recorded data from the BWC to the storage server.

BWC Uploading

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Definition:

_________ – The electronic recording of visual images, with or without audio, with the inclusion of thirty seconds (video only) prior to and after the activation of the recording.

BWC Recording

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Definition:

_________ – JSO officer assigned to attend to the personal needs of an officer who was principally involved in a critical incident.

Buddy Officer

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Definition:

___________ – The JSO method to mark and identify BWC recordings for a specific purpose and for which a predetermined retention period has been set.

Classification Tags

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Definition:

__________ – Officer-involved shootings, In-custody deaths, Response to Resistance incidents (resulting in death, serious injury, or alleged serious injury), officer-involved traffic crashes/pursuits with fatalities or serious injuries, serious injury or death of an officer in the line of duty.

Critical Incidents

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Definition:

_________ – Pressing the start/stop button stops an active recording and returns the BWC to standby mode.

Deactivation

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Definition:

________ – The process by which an officer places the BWC into a JSO network-attached data transfer device, causing videos previously recorded onto the BWC to be uploaded to the storage server.

Docking the BWC

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Definition:

__________ – Officers assigned to the Internal Affairs Unit, the Integrity & Special Investigations Unit, the Professional Oversight Unit, and/or the officer’s lieutenant.

JSO Investigators (for the purpose of this order)

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Definition:

_________ – Information that is used to identify the officer to whom the BWC is issued, the date and time each video was recorded, and officer interaction/offense categorization of BWC recordings

Metadata

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Definition:

________ – Used in this directive to include full-time police officers, police officers in the Field Training Program, police sergeants, and any other personnel who wear, use, maintain, store, or release audio or video data recorded by body cameras.

Officer

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Definition:

__________ – Engagement with an individual(s) within the community and/or in instances when an officer reasonably believes contact with such an individual exists while working within an official capacity as a law enforcement officer and carrying out the duties and responsibilities associated of such under Florida State Law and JSO policy.

Examples include, but are not limited to: calls for service, all investigative and enforcement actions, self-initiated field activity, supervisory direction, and all engagements with a suspect, including advising of Miranda warning and transportation.

Police Activity

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Definition:

__________ – While the BWC is powered on, the BWC has not been activated to commencing active recording.

Standby Mode

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Officers are ___________ from using non-departmental BWCs in an official JSO capacity while on or off duty.

prohibited

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If an officer is lawfully present (e.g., invitation, arrest warrant, search warrant, etc.) at a location where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy (e.g., residence, restroom, dressing room, locker room, hospital, or mental health facility, etc.), there is _________ for the officer to announce to any person whether the BWC is recording.

no requirement

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There is ____________ that the officer discontinue use of the BWC if requested when the officer’s presence is due to police activity or an extended invitation remains.

no requirement

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Sworn officers and supervisors not assigned to the _____________ will also be issued BWCs to be worn and used to during assignments that require their standard patrol type uniform.

Department of Patrol and Enforcement

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Prior to deactivating the BWC, officers will make a ____________ as to the reason the device is being deactivated for all reasons other than the end of police activity (e.g., supervisory direction, conference with legal counsel, unrelated phone conversation, strategic or tactical JSO operation planning, “buddy officer assigned”).

recorded statement

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Officers shall not record when conferring with any ___________________; nor when appearing or providing testimony for a deposition, court appearance, administrative hearing, or any other administrative duty in a government office. Officers shall power off their BWC while performing these duties but must ensure the device is powered back on when concluded.

public (government) or private attorney

BWCs will not be used to knowingly capture legally privileged communications as defined in __________, Florida Statutes, including, but not limited to, sexual assault counselor/victim privilege, domestic violence advocate/victim privilege, attorney/client, doctor/patient, etc.

Chapter 90

BWCs will not be used to knowingly record undercover officers and confidential informants. Officers shall document in the ___________ of the video the presence of undercover officers or confidential informants.

notes section

Officers will not make copies of any recording, disseminate any recording to the public, any media outlet, social media, or any other employee. The posting of BWC recordings to any social media site, without the prior written approval of the __________ or designee, is strictly prohibited.

Sheriff

Officers will not allow anyone to view their BWC recording(s) without written/emailed authorization from the ___________ or designee.

BWC Administrator

BWCs will not be used within ___________ of a bomb threat or located device scene

1000 feet

BWCs will be removed prior to entering the _________ inside the Pretrial Detention Facility (PDF), the ___________, or the _______________.

Breathalyzer Room, Internal Affairs Unit, or Integrity & Special Investigations Unit

Any use of BWC recording not expressly provided this order without the expressed written consent of the __________ or ___________ is strictly prohibited.

BWC Administrator Undersheriff

Officers will indicate the accidental recording within the BWC software platform by placing the phrase “__________” in the note section.

“Accidental Recording”

Upon reviewing an identified “Accidental Recording”, a determination shall be made by the ________ in accordance with existing laws if the recording may be permanently deleted due to lack of investigative or evidentiary value.

BWC Administrator

During ______________, officers issued a BWC shall adhere to all guidelines and procedures herein regarding the BWC policy.

secondary employment

All actual or subsequent investigations of critical incidents, as defined herein, captured by the BWC must be uploaded upon the ____________ of the police activity.

conclusion

____________ in uniform which engage in police activity are required to adhere to the rules and regulations outlined in this policy as if they were on duty.

Off duty officers

If the BWC is malfunctioning, officers shall immediately replace the BWC with their assigned back up BWC. As soon as possible, the officer shall have the malfunctioning BWC replaced by the ________.

BWC Unit

Malfunctions, damage, loss, or theft must be reported to the officer’s ___________ as soon as practical. An ___________ must be completed when a BWC is damaged, lost, or stolen.

immediate supervisor Offense Report

Officers shall notify either their ___________, the , __________ or the _____________ of any BWC recording believed to have captured any employee of JSO involved in misconduct or criminal activity (refer to Order 501 [Code of Conduct]).

immediate supervisor, Internal Affairs Unit, or Integrity & Special Investigations Unit

Officers are responsible for properly applying ____________ to all recordings with the appropriate category to ensure proper retention periods apply to each recording in accordance with JSO policy and state law.

classification tags

Officers will use the __________ classification tag as determined by the police activity, in accordance with training. Officers capturing BWC recordings shall indicate the classification within the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system at the time of checking back from the call.

highest level

Officers shall be allowed to review only ___________ BWC recordings when not otherwise prohibited,

their own

Officers ___________ view any BWC recording captured by another officer or supervisor. Once recordings are uploaded, request for access to view may be requested by such officers through their supervisor to the BWC unit.

shall not

When access to a BWC recording needs to be _________, officers or supervisors will notify the ___________ on an Intradepartmental Correspondence form (P-0004) in an email attachment regarding the BWC recording upon uploading the recording.

restricted BWC Administrator

Reasons BWC recording needs to be restricted include, but are not limited to: (5)

a) Undercover Officer/Confidential Informant is captured in the video; b) Victim communications with advocates, attorneys, or therapists; c) Strategic or Tactical JSO Operation Plans; d) Sexual Assault Victims; or e) Alleged serious misconduct or criminal act by a member.

Upon receipt of randomly selected recordings from the BWC Administrator, __________ shall review BWC recordings to ensure that the equipment is operating properly and that officers under their supervision are using the devices appropriately in accordance with policy and to identify any areas in which additional training or guidance is required. The review should be documented in the ___________ and on the _____________.

commanding officers JSO Employee Evaluation System BWC – Video Compliance Review Report form (P-0789e).

When a ____________ is notified of a malfunctioning camera, the superior officer will ensure their subordinate officer promptly obtains a BWC replacement from the ___________.

superior officer BWC Unit

When an officer who has successfully completed their probation claims to have failed to activate/de-activate his BWC as required, and the failure is not otherwise associated with other violations, the ____________ will first confer with the___________ to ensure the failure is not otherwise being administratively investigated and, if not, conduct a fact-finding inquiry to determine if the failure was ____________ (refer to Order 571 [Internal Affairs]).

commanding officer Internal Affairs Unit reasonably excusable

If after this fact-finding, the commanding officer concludes the failure to activate/de-activate was reasonably excusable, the commanding officer shall document these findings _______________.

without any further action

If after this fact-finding, the commanding officer concludes the failure to activate/de-activate ______________ and no other JSO policy violations were recognized to have occurred, then the following BWC Activation Failure Step progressive actions will progress separate and distinct from JSO’s traditional disciplinary progressive track:

was not reasonably excusable

Failure to activate/de-activate BWC: BWC Activation Failure Step progressive actions will progress separate and distinct from JSO’s traditional disciplinary progressive track (except for Step 6) as follows: (6)

a) First Step: initial failure shall result in an informal counseling; b) Second Step: the second failure shall result in a formal counseling; c) Third Step: the third failure shall result in a WR I; d) Fourth Step: the fourth failure shall result in a WR II; e) Fifth Step: the fifth failure shall result in a suspension up to 10 days; and f) Sixth or more failure(s) will result in a traditionally progressive disciplinary action of no less than a 10-day suspension and up to termination.

All JSO action to address BWC activation failings of ____________ will be handled in a manner consistent with the discretion of management, up to and including separation.

probationary officers

Each concluded non-excusable failure shall remain active for no more than ______________ from the date of its occurrence (actual or reasonably should have known, whichever is later).

one (1) calendar year

Progression within the BWC Activation Failure Step track shall be determined for any non-excusable failures by considering all prior non-excusable failures remaining within _______________ of the subject occurrence.

one (1) calendar year

A third or greater non-excusable failure (otherwise referenced as Step 3 or higher) occurring within one calendar year of a prior equivalent Step occurrence shall immediately be forwarded to the _____________ for an administrative investigation as to the habitual pattern of the failures and potentially result in either the associated Step result as stated with the BWC Activation Failure Step track in this order or a _____________ disciplinary action of no less than a 10-day suspension up to and including termination.

Internal Affairs Unit traditionally progressive

Officers will be provided a ____________ grace period upon being initially issued the BWC. The BWC Activation Failure Step actions as stated above will not commence until ______________ have elapsed.

90 calendar day ninety (90) calendar days

______________ shall provide a written or electronic request to his commanding officer to review BWC recordings as deemed appropriate. Commanding officers shall request access to the BWC recording(s) to the _____________ or designee

Supervisors BWC System Administrator

BWC recordings related to a criminal or administrative investigation will be treated as __________________.

any other digital evidence

Immediately after any critical incident, the following actions will be taken: a. To ensure no unauthorized viewing and to protect the integrity of the ensuing investigation, _______________ shall take sole possession of any BWC which has actually or potentially captured a critical incident, criminal offense, or suspected serious misconduct by an officer or an employee of JSO.

a patrol supervisor

Immediately after any critical incident, the following actions will be taken: b. BWCs which contain actual or potential video/audio recording of a critical incident shall be provided by the possessing officer to ________, the ____________, or the ___________.

his supervisor investigating unit detective

Immediately after any critical incident, the following actions will be taken: Critical incident recordings that are sensitive in nature and require timely viewing at the scene of an incident and/or immediate access restriction will require a call out of the ___________ or designee. The BWC Administrator or designee will ___________ and upload the recording(s) from the device(s) and limit access as appropriate.

BWC Administrator respond to the scene

______________ are responsible for requesting BWC recordings only relevant to cases they are assigned.

JSO investigators

___________ will request that the BWC Administrator restricts access to all BWC recordings related to the criminal or administrative allegations when appropriate until otherwise notified.

JSO investigators

JSO investigators will request that the BWC Administrator ____________ of the BWC recording in criminal or internal investigations, in accordance with the public record laws

restrict public disclosure

When a commanding officer or supervisor is made aware of alleged misconduct actually or potentially captured on a BWC, the following procedure shall be followed: a) ___________, a supervisor shall take custody of any BWC device(s) and ensure it is docked for timely upload of recordings. b) When the alleged misconduct is _________ (i.e., involves a critical incident or criminal in nature), the commanding officer or supervisor shall take custody of the BWC and hand-deliver it to the BWC Administrator, Internal Affairs Unit, or Integrity & Special Investigations Unit. If requested to do so, the BWC Administrator or designee shall upload the recordings and restrict the pertinent recording(s) related to the alleged misconduct. c) At the request of an investigator from the _________ or _________, the BWC Administrator or designee may be requested to upload pertinent recordings at the scene.

minor misconduct serious Internal Affairs Unit or the Integrity & Special Investigations Unit

All BWC recordings will be stored utilizing the JSO approved security methods in compliance with _______________.

Criminal Justice Information Standards (CJIS)

At no time shall ________ other than the officer issued the BWC touch, handle, or remove the BWC from the docking station. Exceptions to this include: (3) the ________, the __________ for maintenance related issues, or by a __________ working an administrative or criminal investigation

any officer Exceptions: BWC Administrator Information Systems Management (ISM) JSO investigator

The BWC Administrator is designated as the _____________ for all BWC recordings and has oversight responsibilities.

Custodian of Record

The BWC Administrator ensures access level and roles to users in the BWC data storage as directed and/or approved by the _______________ or his designee:

Chief of Professional Standards

The BWC Administrator ensures _____________ and above have access to all BWC recordings captured by officers under their command.

Commanding officers

______________ requesting BWC footage shall indicate the following for accountability and system integrity in written/email form upon request: a) BWC recording officer’s name and ID number; b) Date/time if available; c) CCR if available; d) Internal case number if available; and e) Brief summary of the ____________ of the request (e.g., verification after JSO reminder of officer’s deactivation statements, investigation of a complaint, RTR incident, vehicle pursuit, etc.).

Commanding officers e) nature and reason

Due to confidentiality concerns, the BWC Unit may not be notified of recordings accessed by the ______________, the _______________, or the ________________. The ______________ will conduct an annual audit of the videos accessed by these three units to ensure the access is within the scope of active cases or incidents.

Internal Affairs Unit, Integrity & Special Investigations Unit, or Professional Oversight Unit Director of Personnel & Professional Standards

The BWC Administrator ensures Authorized _____________ have access to BWC recordings that contain evidentiary data related to a prosecutorial criminal case.

State Attorney users

The BWC Administrator shall assign personnel for the purpose of "_______" BWC recordings evidence with the State Attorney’s Office (SAO) or Office of General Counsel (OGC).

“sharing”

The BWC Administrator through members of the BWC Unit, process _________ requests for BWC recordings as prescribed by law.

public record

The BWC Administrator shall conduct Data analysis and perform a program evaluation at least __________, which will be forwarded through the chain of command to the ___________ for review.

annually Undersheriff

__________, the BWC Administrator shall forward _________ randomly, system selected BWC recordings to commanding officers for their or their designee’s review of their subordinates’ compliance.

Quarterly three (3)

___________, the BWC Administrator shall conduct a random audit of BWC data and generate a report documenting the findings. The audit should be reflective of the department and include multiple samples for review. The report shall further address any training or policy issues resulting from the audit and provide recommendations regarding compliance and accountability. The report shall be submitted through the chain of command to the for review.

Semi-annually Director of Personnel & Professional Standards

Audit of BWC Recording Data: Any violations regarding this policy shall be documented and submitted to the __________ for further review or to the ______________ if criminal in nature.

Internal Affairs Unit Integrity & Special Investigations Unit

Upon receipt of the notification that a recording with potential training value, the __________________ will contact the BWC Administrator to request the recording be reviewed for applicable redactions as prescribed by law before being “shared” for training.

Director of the Northeast Florida Criminal Justice Training Center (NEFCJC)

The BWC Administrator shall ensure that recordings authorized for training are updated with any notes/classification tags identifying such as " _________" in the JSO approved storage database.

“Training”

____________ may request their BWC recording be used for internal training within their own unit by having their commanding officer contact the _______________.

Specialized units BWC Administrator

With the exception of the Internal Affairs Unit, the Integrity & Special Investigations Unit, and the Professional Oversight Unit, ________________ and authorized JSO personnel requiring BWC recordings for investigations shall make requests directly to the BWC Unit via email to JSOBodyCam@jaxsheriff.org.

all other JSO units

Investigative request requests directly to the BWC Unit via email to JSOBodyCam@jaxsheriff.org for BWC footage should include the following: (4)

a) CCR number; b) Date/time of recording; c) Names and ID of the officer assigned to the generating BWC; and d) A brief summary of the nature and reason of the request for accountability and system integrity (e.g., verification after JSO reminder of officer’s deactivation statements).

Recordings will be “shared” within the vendor’s evidence management system as "________ ." BWC recordings will not be shared with a "_____________" option. Retention of recordings may be extended at the request of the assigned investigators.

“view only" “download to disk”

SAO or OGC requests of BWC recordings for filing decisions, court purposes, etc., shall be directed to the BWC Unit by the filing _______ or ______.

officer or detective

Immediately upon receipt of a __________ for BWC recordings, notify the BWC Unit via email (JSObodycam@jaxsheriff.org) to request the recording(s) be copied to a disc for submission to the DHSMV hearing office.

subpoena duces tecum

Subpoena by DHSMV hearing office: Should an instance of insufficient time prevent the officer from obtaining a copy of the recording prior to the hearing date, officers shall contact the DHSMV hearing office directly to request a continuance. Specifically, officers shall advise the hearing office “_____________________________________________________."

"JSO is working diligently to provide evidence related to this case as instructed by the subpoena. I request a continuance to allow more time.”

Officers subject to investigations ______________ all applicable BWC recordings pursuant to current practices and associated orders (for example, Order 571 [Internal Affairs]).

shall be provided

The authority governing the release of BWC recordings or associated reports containing criminal investigative information and criminal history information is found in various State and Federal Statutes, local ordinances, and Administrative rules and directives including, but not limited to: (3)

a) Section 37.111, Municipal Ordinance; b) Chapters 39, 119, 257, and 943 Florida Statute; and c) Chapters 1B-24, 26, and 27, Florida Administrative Code.

A ___________ classification tag is defined as a recording that was a result of the accidental activation of a BWC. A _________ classification tag may also be a recording wherein the officer had no contact with a citizen and no law enforcement action was warranted.

"non-event" "non-event"

If a BWC recording does not meet the criteria for retention, but an ________________ believes such recording may be worthy of retaining based on the circumstances of the event, they shall consult with the BWC Administrator.

officer or supervisor

BWC recordings may only be deleted by the BWC Administrator or approved employees authorized by the __________ or his designee for such purpose.

Sheriff

Only the ____________ may satisfy requests for public copies. BWC recordings obtained on JSO systems shall not be released to the public without prior approval from BWC Administrator (or their designee). Requests for copies of recordings that ___________ of JSO or the SAO shall be subject to the applicable provisions of law.

Public Relations & Information Unit extend outside

BWC Retention Schedule - Category Tags (Found in Appendix A of Order) BC - __________ Training Citizen Contact (No LEO Action) Alarm with no crime

90 Days

BWC Retention Schedule - Category Tags (Found in Appendix A of Order) BC1 - __________ ``` Street Encounter (Sig 13) Traffic Crash (Citizen) Traffic Stop Vehicle/Foot Pursuit (No injury, crash, or arrest) Other Events (Explained in notes) Missing Person recovered ```

one (1) year

BWC Retention Schedule - Category Tags (Found in Appendix A of Order) BC4 - __________ Vehicle Pursuit (COJ Traffic Crash) Baker Act / Ex Parte Search Warrant DUI

four (4) years

BWC Retention Schedule - Category Tags (Found in Appendix A of Order) BC5 - __________ Misdemeanor (Incident or Arrest) Response to Resistance Injury in the line of Duty (IOD)

five (5) years

BWC Retention Schedule - Category Tags (Found in Appendix A of Order) BC7 - __________ Felony (Incident or Arrest)

seven (7) years

BWC Retention Schedule - Category Tags (Found in Appendix A of Order) BC99 - __________ ``` Life Capital Felony Felony resulting in Death Traffic Crash resulting in Death Legal Request Missing Person ( Not Recovered) ```

99 years

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