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SLPD POLICY DRAFT -- PORTABLE VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM <br /> <br />Page 4 of 6 <br /> <br />V OPERATION <br /> <br />A. Personnel should make every effort to test PVRS equipment prior to going into service and <br />ensure the unit is charged. <br /> <br />B. Personnel shall position the camera on the front of their uniform to facilitate optimum <br />recording field of view. <br /> <br />C. The PVRS must be manually activated. <br /> <br />D. Personnel should dock their issued camera for automated upload of PVRS data files daily at <br />the end of their shift at the docking station to ensure storage capacity is not exceeded <br />and/or to view uploaded audio/video. <br /> <br />VI REVIEW OF PVRS FILES <br /> <br />A. Although the data captured by the PVRS is not considered Criminal Offender Record <br />Information (CORI), it shall be treated in the same manner as CORI data. All access to the <br />system is logged and subject to audit at any time. Access to the data from the system is <br />permitted on a right to know, need to know basis. Employees authorized under this policy <br />may review video according to the provisions of this policy. <br /> <br />B. Once uploaded to the server, personnel may view their own audio/video data at a <br />department desktop computer and documenting the reason for access in the “NOTES” <br />section prior to viewing any data. Access is automatically time/date stamped and records <br />each access by name. <br /> <br />C. An employee may review PVRS files as it relates to their involvement in: <br /> <br />1. An incident for the purpose of completing a criminal investigation and preparing official <br />reports. <br />2. Prior to courtroom testimony or for courtroom presentation. <br />3. In the event of a critical incident: <br />a. All PVRS recordings shall be uploaded to the server as soon as practicable. <br />b. During this critical incident, the initial interview of an Involved Officer <br />should occur before the officer has reviewed any audio/video recordings of <br />the incident. An Involved Officer will have the opportunity to review <br />recordings after the initial statement has been taken. Should the <br />Investigators decide not to allow the officer(s) to view the recordings prior <br />to the initial interview; the involved officer(s) attorney(s) may have the <br />opportunity to review the recordings prior to the initial interview. <br />Investigators should be mindful that audio/video recordings have <br />limitations and may depict events differently than the events recalled by an <br />Involved Officer. If the investigator shows any audio/video recordings to <br />an Involved Officer after the initial interview, the investigator has the <br />discretion to admonish an Involved Officer about the limitations of <br />audio/video recordings. <br />