One of my questions asked : What are your counties' regulations on wearing body worn cameras? Some of the primary quotes learned from the police departments responses are…
“The only restrictions are that we may not record medical information and we may not covertly record another employee.” - Scott Meadows (Lieutenant overseeing the BWC program) Los Angeles County
“No county regulations - these tools are governed by department policies and procedures which can be found on our website.” - Jerry Hildeman (Professional Standards Bureau Lieutenant) Orange County
“It is up to each department whether they wear body cameras or not” - Darrn Blevins (Chief of Police) Fresno County
“Each agency within our county has their own policies on BWC. We do not have a county regulation with wearing them.” - Megan Samano (Sergeant Professional Standards Unit) Riverside County
“There is no regulation” - Todd Fox (Lieutenant) Los Angeles County
“We have a policy that prescribes when to activate the cameras etc. Please refer to our website for the policy...” Jamie Knox (Operations Caption of San Leandro) Alameda County
I saw that many of the departments created their rules by either their own departments, cities, and very rarely counties. Some officers directed me to their regulations posted on a website and others don’t have regulations.
More Findings Down Below!!
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