Public Forum: Police Body Cameras in Kitsap County
Wednesday May 27
3-5pm
Poulsbo City Hall
Police worn body cameras may soon be a fact of life for officers in Kitsap County. Two departments—Poulsbo and Bainbridge—already have programs in place, and the Department of Justice has just announced that millions of dollars will be available to promote camera adoption. Advocates say that body-cams will improve officer performance, heighten police accountability, and reduce citizen/police complaints—but many questions remain about the cost and use of this technology.
Join us for a body camera forum to consider the costs and benefits of body camera programs in Kitsap County and two pressing policy questions: what should body camera policies look like in our local police departments and what kind of state law about camera use is needed?
Panelists include:
Abraham Alvarez, Product Manager, TASER’s Evidence.com
Representative Drew Hansen (D-Bainbridge Island), author of body camera bill HB 1917 (invited)
Pastor Richmond Johnson, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Bremerton
Judge Anne Levinson, Independent Auditor, Office of Professional Accountability, Seattle Police Department
James McMahan, Policy Director, Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Al Townsend, Chief, Poulsbo Police Department
Kylie Purves, Prosecutor, City of Poulsbo
Kylie Purves, Prosecutor, City of Poulsbo
Sponsored by the City of Poulsbo and Islanders for Collaborative Policing
community event--all are welcome
CONFERENCE MATERIAL
Bainbridge police department body camera policy
ICP's comments on Representative Hansen's state legislation--with link to legislation
Recommendations from the COPS office on body camera usage
ACLU's "model act" for police body cameras
