The iowa department of public safety, iowas largest law enforcement agency, is respectfully requesting funds from the BJA FY 2023 body-worn camera policy and implementation program to support a new…

The Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) was awarded a $2,450,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance's FY 2023 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835). The grant will be used to outfit 650 sworn officers across all five divisions of the DPS with body-worn cameras (BWCs) and implement a new digital evidence management platform. The goal of the project is to increase officer safety and accountability, reduce false allegations, improve public trust, and enhance the quality of evidence sharing with criminal justice stakeholders. As part of this initiative, the DPS plans to streamline the process of transmitting BWC and in-car camera footage to relevant parties as required by law. The grant has a performance period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026.

The iowa department of public safety, iowas largest law enforcement agency, is respectfully requesting funds from the BJA FY 2023 body-worn camera policy and implementation program to support a new BWC implementation. If approved, the funding would be utilized to outfit 650 sworn officers with bwcs. The project aims to utilize bwcs across all five division of the department with the goal of increasing the safety and accountability of officers, reducing and resolving false allegations, increasing public trust, and improving the quality of evidence. As part of this project, the department plans to implement a new digital evidence platform that will include the management of all in-car and body-worn cameras. The goal is to streamline the departments ability to share video evidence with all relevant criminal justice stakeholders and to create detailed digital records documenting the transmittal of evidence to all relevant parties as required by the constitution and the rules of criminal procedure.