BODY WORN CAMERA 2021 PROGRAM RECOMMENDATION - Dover ...

01/27/2021

       BODY WORN CAMERA
          2021 PROGRAM
        RECOMMENDATION
                   DOVER POLICE DEPARTMENT

               BACKGROUND
The last decade has featured an ongoing call for expanded:
  • Transparency
  • Accountability
  • Evidentiary Proof
  • Acquisition of emerging technologies
within the criminal justice system and policing profession.

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                        BACKGROUND
 Body Worn Camera (BWC) devices advance all four of these priorities as they:

    • Offer another dimension of post-incident review
    • Increase the public’s confidence in police
      accountability mechanisms
    • Capture video and audio corroboration of
      written reports
    • Increase the effectiveness of policing priorities

      COBAN TECHNOLOGIES
             *AN EXISTING VENDOR

• Currently provides in-car/interview room cameras
• It was hoped that their BWC product would:
   • Easily integrate with existing systems
   • Improve internal processes
   • Save a substantial amount of money
• It did none of those things.

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           AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.

                BODY CAMERA 3
• Currently enjoys 80% of the large agency market
• Was the next lowest quote from the 2020 survey
• Was an existing vendor (Taser program)
• Consistently the most often recommended device **
• Met or exceeded all Dover Police requirements
• Advantages in areas not initially identified

                 RECOMMENDATION
 • City Council Approve the addition of one (1) FTE to manage the program
     • This is a reduction from the original estimate of 1.5 FTE [LAN Analyst]
     • The position has also proved to be more of an Evidence-related task
     • The proposed Evidence Manager would be non-bargaining and supervise the existing
       Evidence Technician position. [FY 22 Personnel Request is filed]
     • Both positions would be cross-trained to handle all non-supervisory tasks

 • City Council Approve the purchase of the Axon/Taser Officer Safety Plan
     • Complete five (5) year solution to agency BWC and Taser program requirements
     • Highest potential available for achieving community satisfaction

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        EVIDENCE MANAGER POSITION
TRADITIONAL EVIDENCE WORK               BODY WORN CAMERA IMPACT
           (2019 DATA)                           PROJECTIONS

   • 6,600 separate transactions          • ~30 Active Officers per day
• 66 separate transports for testing      • 365 24-hour days per year
 • 300+ separate court transfers       • ~11,000 BWC data dumps per year
  • 350+ investigative transfers        • Each dump has 8-12 hrs. of files
 • Ongoing inventory/audit tasks        • Before file maintenance begins

   AXON/TASER OFFICER SAFETY PLAN
     BODY WORN CAMERA                              TASER 7
 LATEST GENERATION (CAM 3)                  INTEGRATED TO BWC

     • Improved Video Images           • Activates BWC upon deployment
    • Enhanced Audio Capture              • Additional options for use
  • Automatic Activation Options          • Smart voltage technology
 • Integrated GPS data [‘respond’]          • More accurate device
 • Advanced Oversight Capability            • Automated technology

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Question: So how does the Dover PD Taser Program
become part of the Body Worn Camera presentation?

Answer: While researching the Axon BWC
product, certain facts came to light about the
relationship between our Conducted Energy Device
(CED) program and the proposed BWC program.

      TASER MODEL X-26

 This was the original device issued to Officers.
       Axon discontinued it around 2014.
  It is no longer supported with parts/service.
         Very few remain at Dover PD.

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     TASER MODEL X-26-P

   This is the current device issued to Officers.
It has better technology & adjustable energy effect.
    Most Officers at Dover PD carry this device.
      Most will be beyond warranty by 2022.

    TASER MODEL X-26-P

It is more weather-proof and has reduced voltage.
      This device is generally less effective.
   There is conflicting research data in print.
    May have resulted in the increased UOF
         (Unintended Consequence)

               Source: American Public Media

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       TASER MODEL T-7

    It has wireless connection to BWC.
 This device adjusts energy to the probes.
    It has automatic in/out data transfer.
 Also integrates to our reporting software.
              [BlueTeam, IAPro]

       TASER MODEL T-7

 Avoids close to $20,000 in X-26-P-related costs
pending in January of 2021 (batteries/cartridges)
       X-26-P on track to early end of life.
  Axon migrating toward subscription model.
Also migrating back to the ‘two cartridge’ model

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 AXON BODY CAMERA 3

       Reduced Motion Blurring
   Enhanced Low-light performance
        Live-stream capabilities
Now has 4 microphones for better audio

 AXON BODY CAMERA 3

    Comes with a blue tooth device
           [Hand-held for each officer]

Wireless real-time connection to Taser 7
  Wireless auto-activate capabilities
      Multiple mounting options

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     AXON/TASER OFFICER SAFETY PLAN
 Begins with the merger of the existing Taser and pending Body
 Worn Camera programs
 Includes a five-year package - covers all devices & accessories
   70 New Body Worn Cameras with two (2) sets of scheduled
    replacement cameras (damage/failures/upgrades) [210 total]
   85 New T-7 Tasers with replacement Tasers (damage/failures)
   Device Docking Stations, Cables and Replacement Batteries
   Replacement Training and Duty Taser Cartridges [Unlimited]

     AXON/TASER OFFICER SAFETY PLAN
   Concurrent unlimited subscription to data storage
   via Evidence.com
   All training-related necessities
     Full-body Taser training suit
     Instructor and Online User training
   Virtual Reality Training System
     Equipment & Current/Future software
   Vehicle hardware for data transfer and activation
   features

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         AXON/TASER OFFICER SAFETY PLAN
   AXON EVIDENCE.COM                  VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING
   • Complete DPD File Support        • Schizophrenia
   • Desktop/Mobile Integration       • Suicidal Ideation
   • Audit Trails (Digital)           • Autism
   • Automated Redaction              • Hard of Hearing
   • Automated File Identification    • Peer Intervention (pending)
   • Connection to Attorney General   • Post-Traumatic Stress (pending)

        AXON/TASER OFFICER SAFETY PLAN

 Total Cost of Officer Safety Plan is $799,930.10 over 5 yrs.
   Back-loaded (Covid-19) payment plan
   Year 1 is 8% or $63,944.70 (can be deferred 90 days)
   Years 2 - 5 are equally divided at $183,996.35 per year
   Effective “out-clause” language if funding threatened
 Some program costs may still be eligible for grant funding
 Remaining costs in support of X-26-P will be either
 defrayed or eliminated

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           EVIDENCE MANAGER POSITION

     Total Cost of Evidence Manager is $357,572.00 over 5 years

        $69,274.00 in FY 22
        $80,236.00 by FY 26

     A part-time position may be necessary in the future should
     workload exceed current projections

      OVERALL VALUE TO DOVER
• A demonstrated commitment to industry best practices
• Ownership of leading-edge technology in multiple categories
• Improved organizational efficiency in case management
• Meeting stakeholder expectations in 21st Century law enforcement
• Cost consolidation at a strategic moment        [1st Gen BWC, 3rd Gen Taser, COVID pricing]

• Multi-disciplinary approach to better outcomes following force application
 *Training (VR, Online, Live) *Technology (inter-operability) *Oversight (random, event)

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              RISK MANAGEMENT
 • Taser units not under warranty no longer have the Axon
   insurance coverage
    • 10 Million per occurrence if harm is related to product failure
 • Information from Traveler’s Insurance Company
    • Most use-of-force related lawsuits are now Taser deployments
    • More than all other less-lethal events combined
      (baton/pepper spray/etc.)

             THE BOTTOM LINE
• The cost of the Axon BWC, by itself, over 5 yrs., is just under $293,000
• Historical data projects our Taser X-26-P costs, over 5 yrs., is over $130,000
• Staffing aside, to incorporate the Axon BWC, without OSP, is $423,000
• The basic difference between the two approaches is appox. $377,000
• Historical data shows there is grant money available to defray Taser costs
• Grant dollars are potentially available for BWC technology as well

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               THE BOTTOM LINE
• The Officer Safety Program upgrade delivers the following:
• A better, smarter, more humane conducted energy device (CED) **
• Automated assurance that Taser uses are captured via BWC features
• Automated assurance that Firearms leaving the holster are captured as well
• Automated BWC activation parameters via vehicle installed signal unit
• Little room for Axon to deflect liability back to the City of Dover [Warranty]
• A giant stride forward in training capability for CED (At-risk populations)
• Currently in use at the New Castle Co. Police Department [Baltimore/Annapolis]

     AXON/TASER OFFERS
     THE MOST COMPLETE
    SOLUTION TO THE BODY
    WORN CAMERA NEEDS
    OF THE DOVER POLICE.

The “Officer Safety Plan” has value in
 the direct delivery of proven BWC
  technology as well as the indirect
   benefits to Patrol, Investigations,
    Training, Administration and
 Professional Standards through it’s
        companion products.

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