On this episode of LE Tech Talks, Deputy District Attorney Damon Mosler, a BWC TTA Lead, sat down with two representatives from Newport, RI, Police Department, a FY2018 BWC Policy and Implementation Program (PIP) site, to discuss lessons learned from their BWC program.

DDA Mosler spoke with Sergeant Gregory Belcher and Lieutenant Kevin Moreira to discuss the importance of a pilot program, utility of computer-aided dispatch integration, garnering officer-buy in, and more.

On this episode of LE Tech Talks, Jessica Dockstader, the BWC TTA Outreach Coordinator, sat down with three of the BWC TTA Leads - Rodney Monroe, Chief (ret.) of Charlotte, NC, Police Department; Damon Mosler, Deputy District Attorney, San Diego County, CA, County District Attorney's Office; and Scot Haug, Chief (ret.) of Post Falls, ID, Police Department.

Chief Monroe, Deputy District Attorney Mosler, and Chief Haug are three of the BWC TTA Leads who have expertise with small and rural agencies, and assist them in the implementation of their BWC programs. Learn in this BWC TTA Lead Feature about their experiences.

On this episode of LE Tech Talks, Chief Scot Haug (ret.), a BWC TTA Lead, sat down with two representatives from Gresham, OR, Police Department, a FY2017 BWC Policy and Implementation Program (PIP) site to discuss lessons learned from their BWC program. 

Chief Haug spoke with Captain Claudio Grandjean and Senior Management Analyst Julie Kallem to discuss their request for proposals process, equipment procurement, and implementation. 

On this episode of LE Tech Talks, Jessica Dockstader, the BWC TTA Outreach Coordinator, sat down with four of the BWC TTA Leads - Geoff Smith, Director of Public Safety in Sturgis, MI; Chief Richard McLaughlin (ret.); Eddie Reyes, Public Safety Communications Director of Prince William County; and Chief Mary O'Connor (ret.). 

Ms. Dockstader asked Director Smith, Chief McLaughlin, Director Reyes, and Chief O'Connor what they view as the main factor leading to success in BWC sites, what their top advice is for sites, and more. 

On this episode of LE Tech Talks, Jessica Dockstader, the BWC TTA Outreach Coordinator, sat down with Elliot Harkavy, the Technology Advisor for the BWC TTA Program, to discuss the live streaming capability of the latest generation of body worn cameras.

Ms. Dockstader and Mr. Harkavy discussed why agencies might be both interested and hesitant to use livestreaming technology in their BWC programs, how the technology could impact officer safety, and what issues departments might want to consider before implementing the technology.

On this episode of LE Tech Talks, Dr. Janne Gaub sat down with officers from three University Police Agencies, Chief Ed Book from the Santa Fe College Police Department, Captain Jason Wade with the University of Oregon Police Department, and Lieutenant Bradli Millington from the Kansas State University Police Department, who all implemented BWCs in their departments through the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program.

In this second segment of the podcast, Dr. Gaub, Chief Book, Captain Wade & Lieutenant Millington discussed the nuts and bolts of a University Police BWC program, such as vendor and storage options, unique stakeholders in the University setting, and advice they would give to agencies thinking of implementing their own BWC program in a University setting.

On this episode of LE Tech Talks, Dr. Janne Gaub sat down with officers from three University Police Agencies, Chief Ed Book from the Santa Fe College Police Department, Captain Jason Wade with the University of Oregon Police Department, and Lieutenant Bradli Millington from the Kansas State University Police Department, who all implemented BWCs in their departments through the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program.

In this first segment of the podcast, Dr. Gaub discussed with Chief Book, Captain Wade and Lieutenant Millington what led their agencies to implement BWCs, what special considerations specific to higher education they addressed as part of the planning and implementation, and the unique characteristics of the collegiate setting that proved positive and negative for implementing BWCs.

On this episode of the "LE Tech Talks" series, Jessica Dockstader, Outreach Coordinator for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program, speaks with Dr. Michael D. White, Co-Director of the BWC TTA Program, and Dr. Janne Gaub, BWC TTA subject-matter expert.

This episode of LE Tech Talks focuses on BWC training administered to officers, vendor-led and department-initiated trainings, types of trainings which are less common across the country, and things that can confuse officers during BWC training.

On this episode of the "LE Tech Talks" series, Elliot Harkavy, Technology Advisor for the Body-Worn Camera Training and Technical Assistance Program, interviews Dan Zehnder, a Captain (ret.) of the Las Vegas Nevada Metropolitan Police Department. This 2-part episode of LE Tech Talks focuses on BWC policy compliance and compliance audits. In this second segment of the podcast, Elliot Harkavy and Dan Zehnder discuss compliance audits for BWC programs, and how they differ from compliance reviews.

On this episode of the "LE Tech Talks" series, Elliot Harkavy, Technology Advisor for the Body-Worn Camera Training and Technical Assistance Program, interviews Dan Zehnder, a Captain (ret.) of the Las Vegas Nevada Metropolitan Police Department. This 2-part episode of LE Tech Talks focuses on BWC policy compliance and compliance audits. In this first segment of the podcast, Elliot Harkavy and Dan Zehnder discuss compliance reviews for body-worn camera programs. Stay tuned next month to learn about compliance audits for BWC programs, and how they differ from compliance reviews.