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27 <br /> <br />The Board discussed the Sheriff’s Portable Audio/Video (body-worn cameras) Records <br />Policy. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />At the February 6, 2018 Board of Orange County Commissioners meeting, the Board received <br />a presentation on Motorola’s Digital Evidence Management Solutions <br />(DEMS) and introduced the SI-500 Body Camera and Command Central Vault. Orange County <br />Sheriff Charles S. Blackwood responded to questions from Board members about the <br />possibility of equipping Sheriff’s Deputies with these body-worn cameras (BWC). During the <br />conversation, the Board expressed interest in revisiting the discussion after having a chance to <br />review the Sheriff’s Portable Audio/Video Records Policy, which was distributed at the <br />meeting. <br /> <br />Jennifer Galassi, Legal Advisor, said the policy tracks with State law, as well as best <br />practices. She said many of the parameters of the policy are already established based on the <br />relatively new North Carolina General Statute, which excludes recordings from the public <br />records designation, and sets out the process for seeking disclosure, and/or release of <br />recordings. She said the State’s records and retention schedule for Sheriffs’ offices, which this <br />body adopted, and the office adheres to for retention policies. She said this is the framework <br />into which the policy fits. She said the Statute requires all law enforcement agencies that use <br />body cameras to have a policy that addresses the use of those devices, and places restrictions <br />on when a recording may be reviewed and released, both internally and to the public. <br />Jennifer Galassi said the Statute does not address what the policy must address. She <br />said there are issues such as when to activate the body-worn camera; what should guide the <br />Sheriff’s decision to allow disclosure, when that request is made; or when the Sheriff should <br />seek a court order to release a recording. She said all of these areas are within the Sheriff’s <br />purview to establish in his/her policy. <br />Jennifer Galassi said she is here this evening to entertain the BOCC’s comments, and <br />suspects most will center around social justice and issues of civil liberties. She said it is <br />important to remember that this policy has not yet been issued, as the Sheriff’s office does not <br />yet have the body-worn cameras. She said all policies are open to revision and changes when <br />laws change, or better practices are encountered. She highlighted some issues of particular <br />interest to the Board: <br />• This is just another piece of equipment that will be assigned to their officers. As with <br />any equipment, the officer is responsible for insuring, prior to going into service, that it <br />is in good working order. <br />• The policy will outline the specific situations when the body-worn cameras should be <br />activated. The policy states that not every scenario can be foreseen, but it focuses on <br />two touchstones of when a recording should begin: when it is appropriate or valuable to <br />record the incident. An officer is called upon to exercise his/her discretion when <br />making that determination. Good training will be very important. <br />• What to do when privacy issues are encountered. The policy envisions a balancing <br />test that will be employed to weigh the privacy interests of an individual against the <br />legitimate law enforcement interests. If the privacy interests outweigh the law <br />enforcement ones, the decision would weigh in favor of turning off the recording device. <br />• The policy indicates that officers will never be asked to jeopardize their safety by <br />turning on the camera, and will be guided by a standard of reasonableness.
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