On March 10, the Berkeley City Council completed their mandatory review of body worn camera policy under the surveillance transparency (CCOPS) ordinance passed in the City in March of 2018.
Surveillance transparency laws require the legislative body to formally approve the law enforcement policy. Berkeley’s mandated review resulted in significant improvements to the policy, including the submission of an initial report in the event of grave bodily injury death prior to the viewing of footage by an involved officer.
This change had been requested for years by the city’s Police Review Commission.
Here is the revised policy made possible by the 2018 surveillance transparency (CCOPS) ordinance.
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