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Body Camera Implementation Research and Study
The Police Conduct Oversight Commission conducted a Research and Study on Body Camera Implementation in the Minneapolis Police Department, upon request of Police Chief Harteau. To complete this project, the Commission researched national best practices and collected community input, synthesizing both sources into report and a red-lined version of the current MPD Body Camera Standard Operating Procedure.
Read the report and red-lined policy here.
View compiled appendices here.
Appendix
Below are links to the individual documents contained in the appendix.
| # | Document |
| 1 | Minneapolis Body Camera Standard Operating Procedure (PDF) |
| 2.1 | Community Comment Chart (PDF) |
| 2.2 | Community Door Poll Data (PDF) |
| 2.31 | Agenda Community Listening Session 1 (PDF) |
| 2.32 | Agenda Community Listening Session 2 (PDF) |
| 2.33 | Agenda Community Listening Session 3 (PDF) |
| 2.34 | Video, Video Slides (PDF) |
| 2.35 | Questions on Body Camera Implementation (PDF) |
| 2.36 | Body Camera Door Poll (PDF) |
| 2.37 | Public Access to Body Camera Footage Note (PDF) |
| 3 | Burnsville Police Department: Mobile Video Recorders (PDF) |
| 4 | Duluth Police Department Manual: Mobile Video Recorder Policy (PDF) |
| 5 | District of Columbia General Police Order: Body-Worn Video Procedures Established (PDF) |
| 6 | Los Angeles Police Chief Special Order: Body Worn Video Procedures Established (PDF) |
| 7 | New Orleans Police Department Policy Manual: Body Worn Cameras (PDF) |
| 8 | Utah Police Regulations: Mobile Video Recorders (PDF) |
| 9 | Seattle Police Manual: Body-Worn Video Pilot Program (PDF) |
| 10 | ACLU: Police Body Mounted Cameras: With Right Policies in Place, a Win for All (PDF) |
| 11 | Center for Democracy and Technology: Letter to Members of the Task Force on 21st Century Policing (PDF) |
| 12 | White, Michael: Police Officer Body-Worn Cameras: Assessing the Evidence (PDF) |
| 13 | Atlanta Citizen Review Board: Study on Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs) & Discussion of Concerns and Recommendations on BWCs for Atlanta Police Officers (PDF) |
| 14 | Miller, Police Executive Research Forum: Implementing a Body-Worn Camera Program Recommendations and Lessons Learned (PDF) |
| 15 | The Beat Podcasts Series: Community Oriented Policing Services (PDF) |
| 16 | Fraternal Order of Police: Body-Worn (“BWC”) Recommended Best Practices (PDF) |
| 17 | ACLU: A Model Act for Regulating the Use of Wearable Body Cameras by Law Enforcement (PDF) |
| 18 | Policy Link, Center for Popular Democracy: Building Momentum from the Ground Up: A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing (PDF) |
| 19 | CBS Minnesota: Burnsville First to Use Body Cameras (PDF) |
| 20 | Minneapolis Police Department Policy Manual: Mobile and Video Recording Policy (PDF) |
| 21 | Body Worn Video Steering Group: The Body Worn Video Steering Group Guide to Implementing a Large Scale Body Worn Video Programme (PDF) |
| 22 | International Association of Chiefs of Police: Body-Worn Camera Model Policy (PDF) |
| 23 | Color of Change: Minneapolis Body Camera Letter (PDF) |
| 24 | Deputy Chief Glampe’s Presentation: MPD Body Camera Update Report (PDF) |
| 25 | Labor Relations Information System: Model Body-Camera Policy (PDF) |
| 26 | Colorado Public Radio: How Police Body Cams Help a Civil Rights Attorney’s Cases (PDF) |
| 27 | 7 News: Denver Police Department Body Cameras Were Off for Many Uses of Force during Test, Run, Report States (PDF) |
| 28 | City of Minneapolis Internal Audit Department: Police Body Camera Consultation Memorandum (PDF) |
| 29 | Government Technology: Body Camera in Schools Spark Privacy, Policy Discussion (PDF) |
| 30 | Jay Stanley: Body-Worn Camera Programs—Privacy Perspective (PDF) |
| 31 | International Association of Chiefs of Police: Body-Worn Cameras Concepts and Issues Paper (PDF) |
| 32 | Ariel Arak: The Effect of Police Body-Worn Cameras on Use of Force and Citizen Complaints Against the Police: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| 33 | Minnesota Statute § 626A.02 (PDF) |
| 34 | NPR: Can Cop-Worn Body Cameras Restore Faith in New Orleans Police? (PDF) |
| 35 | Forensic Science Institute: 10 Limitations on Body Cameras (PDF) |
| 36 | The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: Civil Rights, Privacy, and Media Rights Groups Release Principles for Law Enforcement Body Worn Cameras (PDF) |
| 37 | Kentucky League of Cities: Policy Body Worn Video Recording (BWV) (PDF) |
| 38 | Minnesota Statute § 13.82 (PDF) |
| 39 | SC Code of Law 23-1-204 (PDF) |
| 40 | Laws of Florida Ch. 2015-41, 119.071 (PDF) |
| 41 | Minneapolis City Ordinance §§ 172.30, 172.40 (PDF) |
| 42 | Minnesota Statute § 628.26 (PDF) |
| 43 | U.S Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division: Albuquerque Police Department (PDF) |
| 44 | Damon Mosler: Body-Worn Camera Programs—Prosecution Prospective (PDF) |
| 45 | American Bar Association: ABA Task Force on Law Enforcement Body Camera to Establish Best Practices, Address Individual Liberty (PDF) |
| 46 | Kathy Pzezdek: Should Cops Get to Review Video Before Report? (PDF) |
| 47 | Communities United Against Police Brutality Materials Submitted at Listening Sessions (PDF) |
| 48 | Daigle Law Group Webinar: Body Worn Cameras and Technology (PDF) |
| 49 | Minneapolis Police Department Code of Conduct 5-100 (PDF) |
| 50 | Proposed Bill S.F. No. 498: Police Body Cameras, Minnesota Senate (PDF) |
Last updated May 30, 2017
