Meeting Captain Mata
Posted by Sara Calkins
on Jan 15, 2016
Police Captain Anthony Mata was the guest speaker for our January 14, 2016 meeting. He is in charge of the Foothill Division here on the east side of San Jose. After an introductory remarks about the Division and the four districts within it, his presentation centered on the research of the San Jose Police Department into the use of Body Worn Cameras.We learned that there are many aspects to the process beyond selecting and buying cameras.
Teams of experts are exploring everything from:
- privacy issues, policies and legal rights to -
- types of equipment to -
- when to have them on to -
- when to download videos to -
- how long to store digital media to -
- how much it's going to cost
The department plans to award a contract for the cameras in February or March this year. More information on the cameras may be found at:
bodycameras@sanjose.ca.gov
The steps in the process are available for review on the sjpd.org web site - under Next Steps.