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San Leandro Police Department <br /> Policy Manual <br /> <br />Public Safety Camera System - 1 <br />Printed Date 2014/06/26 <br />© 1995-2014 Lexipol, LLC <br /> <br /> <br />Public Safety Camera System <br />378.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE <br />This policy applies to all Police Department maintained public safety cameras that have <br />monitoring and/or recording capabilities. Its purpose is to manage the use of public safety <br />cameras in public places and to enhance public safety in a manner consistent with legal privacy <br />rights. <br />378.2 GENERAL PRINCIPLES <br />(a) The principal objectives of public safety camera monitoring and/or recording are to: <br />1. Enhance existing public safety strategies, plans and initiatives; <br />2. Prevent and deter crime and public disorder; <br />3. Reduce the fear of crime; <br />4. Identify criminal activity and suspects; <br />5. Identify and gather evidence; <br />6. Document police actions to safeguard the rights of the public and police officers; <br />7. Reduce the cost and impact of criminal activities to the community; <br />8. Improve the allocation and deployment of law enforcement assets. Any use of public <br />safety / security cameras that deviates from these principles is strictly prohibited by <br />this policy. <br />(b) Public safety cameras monitoring and/or recording must be conducted in a professional, <br />ethical and legal manner. Personnel using the public safety camera system will be trained <br />and supervised in the responsible use of the system. Violations of this policy and its <br />procedures may result in disciplinary action and subject those involved to criminal and/or <br />civil liability under applicable state and federal laws; <br />(c) Information obtained through public safety camera video monitoring and/or recording will be <br />used exclusively for safety, security, and other legitimate law enforcement purposes and will <br />only be released in accordance with this policy or as required by law; <br />(d) Public safety cameras that monitor and/or record public areas will be used in a manner <br />consistent with all department policies, City ordinances, procedures, State and Federal laws. <br />Monitoring based solely on classifications protected by the U.S. or State Constitutions (e.g. <br />race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, etc.) is prohibited. <br />(e) Public safety camera monitoring of public areas, dwellings, and businesses is limited to uses <br />that do not violate the reasonable expectation of privacy as defined by law. <br />378.3 PROCEDURE <br />Policy <br />378