City taxpayers on the hook to cover approximate $300,000 bill to outfit 100 members with cameras
As one of the 86 RCMP detachments selected to pilot the $50 million federal program, about 100 Prince George members will be part of the initial rollout phase, which started Nov. 18 in other detachments across the country.
The first frontline officers receive their initial training with the cameras on Dec. 8 and will be wearing the cameras that afternoon as the detachment trains its four watches and support sections, such as youth services, police service dogs and the downtown safety unit. There are about 156 RCMP members in Prince George and most will eventually be using the cameras. Officers will be obligated to activate their cameras whenever they leave their patrol vehicle to response to a service call. The cameras will not be used for surveillance or 24-hour recording.
“I think the implementation of the body-worn cameras will enhance public trust, it will provide an objective first-person view of the interaction that a police officer is having with a member of the community. It will be available to the courts if the file proceeds that way or perhaps in an oversight capacity. An example would be the IIO , if they have requirements for something along those lines, or perhaps if we get a public complaint.
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