WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police is committed to supporting federal legislation and programs which seek to enhance the public trust in policing; and

WHEREAS, the utilization of mobile video recording devices has been shown to be an effective, totally non-biased record of interaction between the police and the public it serves; and

WHEREAS, police departments regardless of locale or size would benefit from the impartial recording of police services; and

WHEREAS, the presence of mobile video recording devices provides an increased level of protection for personnel in the field as well as allowing management to have an insight into how officers interact with the public; and

WHEREAS, the federal government has reduced funding from approximately 12 million dollars during the last fiscal year to less than 3 million dollars this year for mobile video cameras; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police duly assembled at its 108th Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada, fully supports and strongly encourages additional funding be made available for the purchase of mobile video recording devices in all police patrol vehicles.