Body Camera Roll-Out
The Dallas Police Department has strived
to increase its transparency and in 2013,
Chief David Brown had announced that
the department would begin evaluating
body cameras for its offi cers. The Training
Class culminated a two year-long project
including a pilot program with fi eld testing
of different brands of body camera systems.
We conducted extensive research and
developed our own departmental policy.
In July 2015, we held our fi rst Body Camera
Training Class at the In-Service Academy.
This was in preparation for a September
roll-out of body cameras to 200 offi cers
at all seven patrol stations, beginning at
our Central patrol station. The two day
class consisted of offi cers learning about
functionality, departmental policy and state
law as it relates to the body cameras.
In conjunction with departmental statistics
on offi cer involved shootings that are
publicly released on our www.dallaspolice.
net website, Chief Brown feels the cameras
add another layer of transparency and
encourages not only its offi cers, but also
the citizens of Dallas to embrace the new
technology.
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