MVAR Body Camera Policy
MVAR Body Camera Policy
Policy Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to provide Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department (PMRPD) Officers with guidelines for the use, management, storage, and retrieval of Mobile Video / Audio Recording Systems (MVAR). MVAR Systems enhance the services provided to the community and are an additional tool for documenting events, actions, conditions, and statements made during police contacts.
The MVAR systems are used to enhance the documentary process but cannot replace the entire human interactive experience. There are details that every human experiences that an electronic device neither detects nor records. These experiences include thought processes, fear, intent, odor, touch, prior knowledge, experience, or investigative effort. There are also details that an MVAR may capture that an officer does not. The MVAR footage, however, should complement the ability to understand the totality of the circumstances.