Title:
Title
2019 Topic Directive for the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00019
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution[MT1] directing the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission to: (1) evaluate and engage the community about the City Police Department's Body Worn Camera program, with the intent of enhancing community relations and improving accountability and transparency; and (2) report back to the City Council about the Commission's findings and recommendations on the program on or before December 10, 2019[AA2].
Contact: Francine Tournour, Director, (916) 808-7525, Office of Public Safety Accountability
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Presenter: None.
[NH3]Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: In 2016, the City Council established the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission (the "Commission") and tasked to advise and make recommendations to the City Council about the City's police (the "department") policies, practices, and procedures. (See Sacramento City Code section 2.110.030)[AA4]
For 2019, staff recommends that the Council direct the Commission to evaluate the City's Police Body Warn Camera program (the "program"). (See attached Resolution.) Fully implemented in March 2017, the program's policy, equipment[AA5][CW6], community concerns, and officer feedback has not been evaluated to determine its effectiveness and any need for improvement.
Since the program's implementation, there have been several instances where the camera was intentionally turned off due to erroneous interpretation of city policy or inadvertently turned off due to position placement of the equipment. These instances understandably caused concern for the community and potentially deepened the lack of trust between certain community members and the police.
As the Commission continues to work towards their goal of improving the relationship between ...
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