Beaverton Police Department to Hold Open House

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

GoLocalPDX News Team

The Beaverton Police Department will hold a pair of open house on its new body-worn camera pilot programs in January and February.

The Beaverton Police Department won a grant for the new pilot program in the amount of $150,000 for 100 cameras through the U.S. Department of Justice. This grant will help advance and expand the department's efforts to develop a comprehensive body-worn camera program.

The Beaverton program will serve as a pilot program for other law enforcement agencies and will forward findings and best practices to the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the two year grant. The pilot program includes community engagement; development/ refinement of body-worn camera policy and procedures; researching, testing, and procuring equipment; deployment of cameras, and program evaluation.

The Beaverton Police are seeking input from a broad representation of community members and leaders about the adoption and use of body-worn cameras. Police representatives are meeting with various groups and will be hosting open houses to share information about the Body-Worn Camera Pilot Program and to listen to questions and concerns about the program.

The open houses will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2016 and Thursday, February 18, 2at the Beaverton Police Department located at 4755 SW Griffith Drive from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.