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Davis panel presses police for clearer data in annual surveillance-technology review
Summary
At the March meeting of the Davis Police Accountability Commission, commissioners reviewed the police department's surveillance-technology packet and asked for clearer effectiveness metrics, complaints data and transparency measures ahead of the council's annual decision.
The Davis Police Accountability Commission on Monday pressed the Davis Police Department for clearer, more usable information about its surveillance technologies and asked staff to supply additional data ahead of the commission's April follow-up.
The commission's initial review of the department's annual surveillance-technology packet focused on how the department describes use and effectiveness for roughly a dozen technologies, including body-worn cameras, fixed public-safety cameras, small unmanned aerial systems (drones) and automated license-plate readers. Kelly, assistant city manager, told commissioners the item before them was the informational first step and that the council will consider the city's surveillance-technology approvals for the fiscal year at its first June meeting.
Commissioners said the one-page chart in the packet is an improvement…
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