Summary
"Continued technical difficulties and significant changes to hardware and software, from the time of initial implementation of the in-car cameras, resulted in a limited ability to properly evaluate the system or the pilot project goals.
Acknowledging the limitations, member perceptions and data were collected to provide some evaluation of the system and goals.
While officers tended to be concerned about ‘big brother’ monitoring and the potential for discipline at the outset of the in-car camera project, by the end of the evaluation period, officers tended to be more positive. The benefits of the cameras for traffic-related policing, rather than for general patrol or street level investigations, were particularly recognised by officers."--Conclusions and Recommendations.
Contents
1.
Executive summary -- 2.
Background -- 3.
Pilot project evaluation -- 3.1.
Pilot project financial summary overview --3.2.
Process -- 3.2.1.
How the in-car camera systems work -- 3.2.2.
Technical challenges -- 3.2.3.
Training -- 3.3.
Outcome -- 3.3.1.
Interviews with officers – general perceptions of the in-car
camera systems -- 3.3.2.
Measurement of specific pilot project goals -- 3.3.3.
General results of the personnel surveys in 2006 -- 4.
Conclusions and recommendations --
Appendix A: In-car camera pilot project – divisional selection methodology --
Appendix B: In-car camera pilot project – financial summary.