1. Implementing body worn cameras: What we LEARNED
Tempe Police Department
August 24, 2016

2. BIG TAKE AWAYS
Recognize what Body Worn Cameras can and cannot do for your community.
If you are going to implement Body Worn Cameras, do it right.
When you think you are done implementing Body Worn Cameras, think again…..you are not.

3. Body Camera Realities What Body Worn Cameras can do:
Enhance transparency, accountability, and trust
Produce a ‘civilizing effect’
Enhance training
Improve the complaint resolution process
Better document evidence

4. Body Camera Realities What Body Worn Cameras cannot do:
Be the sole solution to address transparency, accountability, and trust
Resolve all problems related to Officer misconduct
Fix poor training programs
Fix poor or non-existent complaint resolution processes
Turn themselves on (at least not yet)

5. Approach If you are going to implement, do it right:
Get the right people involved
Ensure transparency
Provide adequate resources
Research best practices
Fully examine technology

6. Approach If you are going to implement, do it right:
Develop strong policy
Address public records issues
Phase cameras into police department
Find a research partner
Communicate

7. Ongoing Process When you think you are done, you are not:
Technology continues to change
Ongoing resources required
Learn from real life experiences
Monitor and update policy
Continue to train
Balancing expectations of different stakeholders
Communicate

8. Brenda Buren Brenda_Buren@tempe.gov 480-350-8991