LAPD s DICVS Audits. ALGA Regional Training August Jose Ceja, Detective III Sophia Liu, CISA, CFE

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1 LAPD s DICVS Audits ALGA Regional Training August 2017 Jose Ceja, Detective III Sophia Liu, CISA, CFE 1

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6 Department-wide Deployment A Fleet of 1400 DICVS Cars in All 4 Bureaus: 10/2010 OSB 10/2014 OCB 5/2016 OWB 9/2017 OVB 6

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8 Positive Results Implementation of DICVS made a difference in officer s interactions with the public and vice versa. It helps officers and citizens exhibit better behavior when they are aware they are being recorded. This can be evidenced by the drop of UOF incidents and citizen complaints. It provides documentary evidence for criminal investigations, internal or administrative investigations, and civil litigation. 8

9 Facts to Consider 90% of the time a complaint is filed regarding police conduct and there is a video evidence, the officer is exonerated The officer is provided with a tool that can enhance their individual performance through self-critique In the worst-case scenario, the camera must speak for the officer who cannot speak for him/herself 9

10 Physical System Components: Touch Screen Monitor Front Camera Rear Camera (rear interior of car between front seats and back seats) Built-in/Back-Seat Microphone cable (behind the touch screen monitor) 10

11 Physical System Components (Cont d): Cradle Ports (receivers-on the interior door posts of both the driver s and passenger s side of the vehicle) with antennas Wireless Microphone Recorder (in trunk) 11

12 Video Screen View Record Buttons Main Camera View Menu Button Camera indicator Snapshot Button More Button Light Bar indicator Secondary Camera View Rear Seat Mic Officer ID/Time To Connect to Server 12

13 Back Office Video Management 13

14 AD DICVS Audits Policies, Procedures, and Directives Population Determination Training Activation/Synchronization Video Completeness Supervisory Oversight Technical Issues Physical Inspections Best practices 14

15 Taking a Risk-Based Approach Dept. policies and procedures to identify internal controls. AD engaged the auditees to understand their practices, identify risks/priorities. Developed our audit work plan, identified audit scope and objectives. As a foundation, we established a common language with auditees. Findings validation Separate operation and IT Instead of just receiving the final audit report at the end, auditees felt they were part of the audit process. 15

16 Department Policies and Procedures Special Order No. 45, 2009 Activation All Vehicle Stops All C-3 Responses and Pursuits All Suspect Transports All Pedestrian Stops Any other occasion when, in officer s judgment, it would be beneficial to do so. This may include but is not limited to, stops and detentions, crimes in progress when recording is reasonably feasible. Deactivation Once the DICVS is activated, the front camera shall remain activated until the entire incident or field contact has stabilized or the contact has ended. The rear camera shall remain activated until the suspect (Rear passenger) has exited the vehicle. 16

17 Policies and Procedures (Cont d) OSB Order No. 1, January 29, 2012 Deployment and Use of the DICVS Training Documentation of the condition of the DICVS at SOW Area DICVS Coordinators shall assess employee compliance with the DICVS policy a minimum of four days per week for a total of 16 days each Deployment OSB Order No.2 March 27, 2014 Inspection and Documentation of the Antennas Department Personnel Inspection and documentation of the condition of Cradle Port Antennas and Transmitter Antennas Supervisors must complete random visual field assessment of the cradle ports and wireless transmitters to ensure Department personnel are adhering to this Bureau Order 17

18 Population Determination The incidents generated for a reasonable period., e.g., 6 months, will be voluminous. 1 The population determination consists of two steps: a) Get a general pool; b) Get a qualified population from it, which only contains those CAD Summary Reports with at least one incident warranting camera activation as required by Department policy. This limits the size of the general pool, which must be manageable so that AD can screen all the CAD Summary Reports to identify those which warranted an activation. 1 It is projected 150,000 to 180,000 incidents generated each 6-month period at OCB and OSB respectively. 18

19 Audit Objective - Training Recommend to Implement: An introductory course that incorporates pertinent laws, departmental policies and procedures, and use and operation of the audio/video equipment. Designed for Officers who are new to the equipment 5-Hr Block at the academy for new recruits A refresher course for advanced officers training. Timely sharing of new protocols with employees Addressing emerging issues As with any new technology, failure to properly train officers in the use, operation, and protocol updates can result in disasters. 19

20 Additional Audit Objectives DICVS Activation Mic/Audio Synchronization Video Completeness Criteria: Special Order No. 45, 2009 (Department Manual) 20

21 Additional Audit Objective - Supervisory Oversight Criteria: OSB Order. Supervisors must complete random visual field assessment of the cradle ports and wireless transmitters to ensure Department personnel are adhering to this Bureau Order. 21

22 Additional Audit Objective - Physical Inspection LA Times in 2014 reported LAPD officers tampered with voice recording equipment in dozens of patrol cars in an effort to avoid being monitored while on duty. 22

23 Additional Audit Objective - Physical Inspection (Cont d) Bureau Inventory Inspected OSB-Cars OSB-Mics OCB-Cars OCB-Mics

24 Additional Audit Objective - Physical Inspection (Cont d) AD inspected antennas on cars and wireless transmitters: Inspection Results immediately communicated to Bureau, ITB and vendor. Improvements made in the newer devices. 24

25 Bureau Inspection Units Promote consistency and standardization within Bureau Use OO s Video Inspection Database for inspection results Weekly notification to Bureau and Area Command staff of inspection results at each area In addition to DICVS inspections, seatbelt during transport 25

26 New Department Directive Status after SO 45, 2009 Promote consistency and standardization within Department Maintain fairness and consistency Inclusive of best practices regarding the inspection, documentation, use and administration of DICVS in field operations LAPD has committed significant resources on DICVS and BWV not only on equipment but also on operation and oversight 26

27 DICVS vs. BWV BWV Capturing a single officer's point of view If the subject runs away or attacks the officer away from the car, the body camera will show it. But it won't show what the officer is doing unless other officers are on scene with cameras. DICVS Monitoring the activity inside and in front of a vehicle BWV Manual Activation Only DICVS Both Manual and Automatic activation 27

28 BWV Battery is limited. Cannot be constantly recording DICVS Hard wired into the electrical systems of the vehicles that carry them. This means they are much more reliable and their capabilities are not limited by battery runtime. They can be constantly on. BWV Limited to 30 seconds to a minute of pre-event recording Pre-event recording is available on some body cameras but not for as much time as many in-car systems. DICVS The pre-event recording and post-event recording allow the system to capture evidence from just before the beginning of an event to after its ending. As much as 15 minutes of pre-event recording. 28

29 Conclusion While some agencies are seeking to cut costs by adopting body cameras over incar systems, many other agencies have come to the conclusion that the more videos available of an incident, especially a controversial incident, the better. These agencies are equipping their officers with both in-car video systems and body cameras because they know how critical it is to capture videos in the current environment. LAPD is one of them. 29

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