The largo police department proposes to implement a body-worn camera program in order to increase community trust in policing, protect officers, assist with evidence collection, increase citizen…

The City of Largo Police Department was awarded a $230,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant will fund the implementation of a body-worn camera program for the police department's 157 sworn officers through September 2023. Products and services delivered under the award include the purchase of body-worn cameras for each officer, five years of software and data support for data collection and storage, and the addition of a body-worn camera records technician position. This technician will be responsible for collecting, maintaining, and analyzing data captured from the body-worn cameras. The goal of the program is to increase community trust in policing, protect officers, assist with evidence collection, increase citizen civility during interactions with officers, and expedite case adjudication.

The largo police department proposes to implement a body-worn camera program in order to increase community trust in policing, protect officers, assist with evidence collection, increase citizen civility when interacting with officers, and speed adjuication of cases. This project includes purchasing body-worn cameras for each of the 157 sworn officers, software and data support for five (5) years, and the addition of a body-worn camera records technician who will be responsible for collecting, maintaining, and analyzing data from body-worn cameras.