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Body-Worn and In-Car Camera
Test & Evaluation Summary
Project Management Team •
Raleigh Police Department
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Information Technology
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City Attorney’s Office
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Budget and Management Services
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Housing & Neighborhoods
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Communications Department
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Wake County District Attorney’s Office
March 21 2016
May 2 2016
Oct.1 2016
Oct. 10 2016
February 22 2017
Request for Proposals (RFP) released
RFP proposals due
Law Enforcement Recordings statute takes effect
Product testing begins
Product testing ends
35 vendors requested RFP
19 proposals received
BWC email address posted on COR website for public comment through Dec. 19, 2017 Oct/Nov: First vendor
December: Second vendor
Jan/Feb: Third vendor
May 16 2017
Summer 2017
BWC update presentation to City Council
June 17 2017
Aug. 2017
July 10 August 31
Draft DOI published for media & public feedback
Infrastructure Assessment
Community meetings
18 CAC meetings 2 citywide meetings
Formal vendor selection
Contract negotiation
Storage procurement
Sept. 2017
Infrastructure mapping & design
Fall 2017
Training curriculum development
Sept. 2017 – Jan. 2018
Infrastructure build-out through completion
Dec. 19 & 21 2017
Community meetings
2 citywide meetings
Dec. 2017
Present final DOI to City Manager for approval
• Email (
[email protected]) created Oct. 10, 2016 • • •
112 emails received All but 11 were form letters Email address closed Dec. 19, 2017
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Draft DOI disseminated to media and public for feedback June 17, 2017
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20 public forums held between July 10 and Aug. 31, 2017 • •
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RPD command staff attended CACs; discussed draft DOI RPD staff recorded community concerns and comments
Citywide meetings held Dec. 19 and 21, 2017 to give DOI update •
Attention to community inputs included in DOI
Selecting Test & Evaluation Vendors • • • • • •
Firm qualifications Study elements, approach, and schedule Technology leveraged Team organization and experience Project references Proposed cost
Test and Evaluation •
20 officers wearing body cameras 16 Field Operations DWI Squad Traffic Enforcement Unit K9 Unit Gang Suppression Unit
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5 police cars with in-car systems
Field Operations Division
Test and Evaluation •
Each vendor tested for a 30-day period
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Officers provided comments/feedback throughout the testing
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Videos provided to District Attorney’s Office if relevant to a criminal case
Test and Evaluation • •
Body-Worn Camera (BWC) technology is constantly evolving Features we knew to test: Ease of use Battery life Quality of video/audio Where to wear cameras Integration of body-worn camera to in-car digital system
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Issues not previously considered: Reassigning cameras after hours
WatchGuard •
Storage on-site combined with cloud storage
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Multiple mounting options
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In-car camera activates BWC, and vice-versa
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Recordings activated by speed, blue lights, and crash sensor
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On-Premises
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Most recent and critical video stored locally for expedited access
Cloud Storage
IT department already has a compatible cloud storage provider
Cloud storage provider is Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) compliant
Disaster recovery less of a concern
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Network •
Wireless infrastructure has been implemented for automatic transfer of in-car video
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High speed institutional fiber network installed to exponentially reduce video transmission times
WatchGuard Video: Total Cost $3.59 million • • •
600 Body Worn Cameras 450 In-Car Cameras Associated warranties, maintenance and implementation services
Infrastructure: Total Cost $820,000 •
On-premise storage
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Cloud storage
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Network
Annual WatchGuard costs expected:
Year 1 - $1,482,355
Year 2 - $1,046,000
Year 3 - $1,057,250
FY18:
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$540,000 in CIP funds (one-time infrastructure costs) • $1.2 million grant • $600,000 federal grant
• $600,000 City funds from FY17 used for cash match •
$300,000 in operating funds (carry-over from FY17) • $900,000 appropriated for FY18 FY19 – FY20:
FY21 onward:
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$900,000 per year for continued purchases
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$900,000 per year for replacement/maintenance
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Rigorous process and multiple layers of review to meet compliance allowed the RPD to develop best-practice for Body-Worn Camera Departmental Operating Instructions
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Interim Departmental Operating Instructions (DOI) used during test & evaluation was reviewed by Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for: DOI development process •
Focus group of officers
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Open forums for officer input
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Officers tested the systems under the DOI as a Special Memorandum
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Benchmarked draft DOI against other agencies
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Published and presented draft DOI to community and solicited feedback and contributions
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Activation/deactivation procedures
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Transfer/download process
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Data storage/retention
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Disclosure/release of video
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Training
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NCGS 132-1.4A
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Program implementation
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Deployment of cameras systems
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Regular re-evaluation and assessment of technology and DOI
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Continued collaboration with partners and City departments
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Community
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Lorrin Freeman and District Attorney’s Office
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City of Raleigh Departments •
Information Technology
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Attorney’s Office
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Office of Budget and Management Services
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Housing & Neighborhoods
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Communications
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March 15, 2016 - City Council authorized a phased implementation of body-worn cameras for the Police Department.
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The RPD conducted significant research, tested equipment options, and developed Departmental Operating Instructions with valuable input from the community.
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Requesting Council to authorize City Manager to execute the contract to proceed with program implementation.
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