The Union County Prosecutors Office is introducing the Union County Body-Worn Camera Performance Review Pilot Program.
“I recognize that our office and law enforcement leaders across this county have an obligation to keep our community safe by providing our residents with the best-trained police force possible," acting Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. "Better trained, better performing, and better-supervised law enforcement officers, are more self-aware, safer and provide more effective and impactful service to the public.”
The 90-day body-worn camera pilot program that aims to establish a consistent mechanism for the review of police body-worn camera footage across Union County.
The program’s review of body-worn camera footage will ask agencies to view a certain quantity of footage and log each officer’s actions in a database.
These data points will compare the officer’s responses to existing agency “best practices” to affirm what aspects of current training technique work, and what requires improvement.
The pilot will review, in particular, body-worn camera footage from mental health calls, motor vehicle investigations, driving while intoxicated car stops, and incidents during which officers unholster their firearms.