In-Car Camera Technical Assistance Training

• The International Association of Chiefs of Police has completed their comprehensive evaluation on the Impact of Video Evidence of Modern Policing. This 18-month study examined the installation, use and impact of police in-car cameras in 47 state police and highway patrol agencies.

  Click here to download this report.
  



• This evaluation has resulted in the creation of technical assistance training provided at no cost by The International Association of Chiefs of Police. This training is offered to police executives and prosecutors through an 8-hour, 4-hour, or 2-hour class.
  
  Topics covered include:

• Instituting / enhancing and in-car camera program
• Preparing for the transition to digital video
• Model policy and best practices
• Developing bid specifications
• Reducing potential liability
• Storing and managing digital media
• Increasing accountability and public support
• Maximizing value of video evidence from all sources

For more information, please contact Mike Fergus at 1-800-THEIACP ext. 811 or fergus@theiacp.org.

Digital Video Systems for Public Safety:
Developing Minimum Performance Specifications

Responding to needs from the field, the IACP, in partnership with the National Institute of Justice, Office of Science and Technology, has completed the first draft of the Digital In-Car Video Specifications for law enforcement. The IACP is working with representatives from law enforcement, industry and federal partners to develop comprehensive digital in-car camera minimum performance specifications, and a testing and certification program.

The objectives of this collaborative effort are: To provide law enforcement with specifications and requirements needed to ensure and acquire safe and reliable digital in-car camera operating systems To provide guidance for manufacturers on the minimum performance specifications and requirements their products need to perform in a law enforcement environment.

These specifications and requirements will provide for consistent evidentiary use of recorded sounds and images during the operation of the systems. The specifications are currently in draft format and have not been officially approved. The final document will include a model Request for Proposal (RFP) for law enforcement agencies to assist in their acquisition of these systems.

Upon final approval by the IACP, these specifications will apply to any mobile digital video equipment delivered to a law enforcement agency 18 months from the final date of publication of the minimum performance specifications and must show proof of meeting these specifications.

A link to the current draft specifications document (Version 12) is below.

Digital In-Car Video Systems: Developing Minimum Performance Specifications (PDF)

For more information on this process, please contact cuttingedge@theiacp.org