2016-014 - Governor’s Criminal Justice Division for the purchase of body worn video cameras

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4/19/2016 eGrards - Project Summary (MAKE SURE YOU CLOSE THIS PAGE!!!) Overall Certification Each applicant agency must certify to the specific requirements detailed above as well as all requirements within the CID Funding Announcement amended and CID C_omprehensrve Certification and Assurances to be eligible for this program. Xi: I certify to pff of the above requirements. Project Abstract : This project is to equip officers with body warn vdee cameras and the sr,bsequent storage of video for use In rnm nal prosecutor a,,d evaluation of officer conduct. Problem Statement: Recent events have cast a shadow on what off' ers do and don't do daily in the interaction with their c trzens This mistrust has eroded public confidence and created barriers to positive interactions with individuals- These interactions and sharing of information is vital in the ability of law enforcement to provide public safety and ser ✓ice to the community. V dFo produced by these cameras will enhance the ability tc prove what took place, be it good or less than desirable police service Supporting Data : Recent news events have demonstrated time and time again the issues of restoring the trust betv:een the police agency and the citizens it serves. We do not collect data on perception of mis trust, but unfortunately it exists. Project Approach & Activities: We currently have video systems in our patrol vehicles and have already made expansions to our infrastructure for additional storage of video. Our approach of this project has been to make sure storage capacity and policy development have taken place to allow for the success of the project. We arc: not just jumping into this project, we have considered the different issues that will arise regarding storage, retrieval and recording encounters with our citizens and their privacy concerns. Policy development has taken these issues into consideration Capacity & Capabilities: We fully intend to have the ability of storage of any video created by this project for a minimum of 90 days. We have moved on increasing the storage capacity to the 'tera byte' range and will increase this storage capacity again Performance Management: We nave been a customer for our present video system for a number of years and are well- versed in the management of in -car video storage and retrieval. Our project will continued to use the same vendo, whc has an excellent track record for keeping our system up and viable. Data Management: Video from this project is kept on server :• inside the securec property and evidence area arid is not accessible outside of the network within the police department. The departmf -nts networl, is totally segregated from the remainder of the city computer network and protected by a number of firewalis. Servers are in place with additional storage capacity available. Target Group : This project is targeted towards tw; groups our officer- and the citizens we serve Evidence -Based Practices: WE have used the IACP policy and the Texa<_ Best Prac t ces Policy to form our policy You are logged in as User Name: Bhundley https:tlegrwb.gov texas. gw /projectIGrartPrinWeSummary. aspx? PriniCode= 4& gh= 7C- o37f}2A- AA- AB- 63- C6- 3D -9C -CE BS1D- E7- D&1B&PrintPageHead.. 313