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NCSO forms Body Worn Camera standard operating procedure
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The members of the Body Worn Camera Committee were, back row, from left, Lt. Paul Gunter (NCSO Training Coordinator), Sgt. Michael Cunningham (NCSO OPS), Deputy Brandon Esque (NCSO IT Director), Laura Tate (NCSO Project Manager), Captain Sammy Banks (NCSO Patrol Commander), Pastor David Payne (Church at Covington) and Captain Keith Crum (CID Commander). From row, Newton Co. Asst. District Attorney Melanie Bell, Juvenile Lead Intake Officer Kati Rider (Newton County Juvenile Court), Sgt. Cortney Morrison (NCSO OPS), Brandy Burch (NCSO Grant Administrator), Kathy Herren (Child Welfare Consultant), Haley Giles (NCSO Administrative Coordinator), 1st Lt. Brice Smith (NCSO Detention Commander), Deputy Joey Salers (NCSO BWC Coordinator) amd Sheriff Ezell Brown (Newton County Sheriff).
The Newton County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) became one of only three agencies in Georgia to receive a Department of Justice Body Worn Camera (BWC) grant last September. To receive the grant, applicants must establish a strong implementation plan; a long-term storage plan, including the cost of storing data; and a strong training policy before purchasing cameras. As part of the implementation plan and training program the NCSO had to establish a team of stakeholders from outside the agency to participate in the policy development and continue to have input throughout the process.