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Bureau of Organizational Development 12 April 2019 Inspection Division To: Fred L. Waller Chief Bureau of Patrol FROM: Cornelia C. Lott Commander Inspection Division SUBJECT: Body Worn Camera Program Evaluation Committee Report MEETING DATE: _ First Quarter 12 April 20109 The below observations are following a review of the November 2018, December 2018, January 2019 & February 2019 District reports. * All Executive Officers are now reviewing the BWC usage in their respective Districts and summarizing findings in a To/From format. There is some variance in the information provided but the Captains are submitting reports. * Units are aware of officers not in compliance with the BWC order and state that corrective action has been taken. The most common error is ‘failure of the member to advise a citizen that the encounter is being recorded’. © There were 4 units in 100% compliance in November 2018; 1 Unit in 100% compliance in December 2018. There has not been complete compliance with Special Order 03-14 since that time. For a listing of non-compliance issues per Unit see the attached. © Nearly every Unit has reported PQuip ticket numbers for various reasons. 10, 12, 16 Districts have highest number of Help Desk Tickets. * Units complaining of issues with BWC holders. Some of these issues are: Backplate screws are falling out or loosening causing the plate to dislodge Batteries are not holding a charge for the entire tour Ae fave AS TD PRCA TRANG US Wo 18 WEW IMD WdeDs ‘* Officers in some Units are not stating their intent to record © Some Visiting Lieutenants are not viewing random videos & documenting same The following Units have not been in full compliance with randomly viewing videos since the inception of the program; In most instances the number of videos viewed (on a particular watch) if any, were in single digit numbers: 002, 003 005 007 009 ois 019 024 «The number of unmatched videos is high in some Units. In 016 there are over 200 said videos. Bureau of Organizational Development 18 October 2018 Inspection Division To: Fred L. Waller Chief Bureau of Patrol FROM: Cornelia C. Lott Commander Inspection Di SUBJECT: Body Worn Camera Program Evaluation Committee Report MEETING DATE: Third Quarter ~ 18 October 2018 ‘The below observations are following a review of the May, June, July, August 2018 District reports, All Executive Officers are now reviewing the BWC usage in their respective Districts and summarizing findings in a To/From format. There is some variance in the information provided but the Captains are submitting reports. Units are aware of officers not in compliance with the BWC order and state that corrective action has been taken. The most common error is ‘failure of the member to izen that the encounter is being recorded’. advise a Units in 100% compliance vary each month. For the month of August 2018: Districts 010 & 020 were in 100% compliance with the Special Order 03-14. For a listing of non- compliance issues per Unit see the attached. Nearly every Unit has reported PQuip ticket numbers for various reasons. The following Units reported ticket numbers but did not indicate if the cases were closed: 002, 004,006,014,015,024. Bureau of Organizational Development 18 June 2018 Inspection Division TO: FROM: Fred L. Waller Chief Bureau of Patrol Cornelia C. Lott Commander Inspection Division SUBJECT: Body Worn Camera Program Evaluation Committee Report MEETING DATE: Second Quarter - 20 June 2018 The below observations are following a review of the March 2018 reports, Special Order 03-14 has been amended eff. 30 Apr 2018 Form CPD 21.130 has been retitled to "Body Worn Camera Video Review Report” Form CPD 21.131 (BWC Videos Viewed) was introduced 30 Apr 18 and upon completion by the WOL, will be submitted by Units, to the Inspection Division with the monthly report There is not an instruction / explanation sheet provided with the Body Worn Camera Video Review Report (CPD 21.130). It is the opinion that the form is self- explanatory The "Video ID #" has been replaced by the "Event #” Some Executive Officers / Commanders are not reviewing the reports and summarizing findings in a "To/From format" to the Commander of the Inspection Division. The only Patrol Units in compliance for the WOL randomly viewing BWC are Districts 011 (with 88 viewed), 019 (with 80 viewed) and 014 (with 82 viewed) There is inconsistency in unit evaluations. Each unit is reporting their results differently. This will correct itself with the implementation of the amended order. Units have submitted the BWC VR Report consistently excetpt for the following: District 009 - missing November 2017 & January 2018 reports District 004 — missing January 2018 report ¢ District 004 & 006 are not in compliance with the Order for reporting «Every Unit has reported PQuip ticket numbers for various reasons. Most ticket numbers are closed. The quantity of ticket numbers for each Unit may be provided upon request. It is suggested that this meeting is held at the end of a quarter to obtain a timely, inclusive reporting ormelia ott Commander Inspection Division CCL BUREAU OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2 FEBRUARY 2018 Inspection Division To: FROM Fred L. Waller Chief Bureau of Patrol Cornelia C. Lott Commander Inspection Division SUBJECT: Body Worn Camera Video Audit Report REFERENCE: CPD 21.130, $03-14 ‘The attached chart indicates the units that have submitted responses to the Inspection Division per $03-14, VIF(2). The columns with red bars are indicative of zero submissions for that month. After reviewing the responses the following points were noted not necessarily in order of importance: ‘Some units are not adhering to the guidelines delineated in section VIE 1a-e There is not an instruction/explanation sheet provided with the Body Worn Camera Video Audit Report (CPD 21.130) ‘The above mentioned form issued by Research & Development in Oct 2017 is mistitled/misleading. It was created as the Body Worn Camera Video Review Report as was approved by the author. This form CPD 21.130 is not to be submitted to the Inspection Division. it was designed for use by the WOL when randomly viewing video. Some Executive Officers/Commanders are not reviewing the reports and summarizing findings in a To/From format' to the Commander, Inspection Division. The video ID number is not entered on some of the forms There is inconsistency in unit evaluations. Each unit is reporting their results differently. The Executive Officer should list the video ID# of each daily randomly selected video viewed by the watch operations lieutenant (ie there should be 84 video id numbers listed on each unit report submitted to the Inspection Division each month.)

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