FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — All Ozark Police Department VA health systems will begin wearing body cameras starting Dec. 21.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, press releasethe new policy would increase police transparency and help “protect veterans, their families, caregivers, survivors, visitors, and VA personnel on VA property.”
The cameras are used when officers fire shots, turn on emergency lights in police vehicles, and during investigations. Not only will people be required to wear body cameras, but they will also be required to have their in-car cameras turned on during traffic stops, responding to calls, and transporting people in custody.
VA law enforcement agencies prepared for this new policy with extensive training to ensure the use of cameras does not violate public privacy, according to a press release. Camera footage will be used for investigation purposes only.
“The use of dash cams and body cameras makes our facilities even safer and builds trust in our great police departments while increasing transparency and de-escalation,” said Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Dennis McDonough. he said.
The VA Police Department is implementing this policy after President Biden signed an executive order on May 25, 2022 calling for federal law enforcement reform.part of order It requires all federal law enforcement agencies to wear body cameras “to promote transparency and protect public privacy and civil rights.”
of Kurland-Dole Act of 2022 Specifically, it requires the Department of Veterans Affairs' law enforcement division to “record and preserve audio and video using body-worn cameras of individual officers.”
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