COMMISSION REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION & USE OF BODY CAMERAS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

Frederic N. Smalkin, Chair (chosen by Governor)

Appointed by Governor: Carlos F. Acosta, Esq.; Capt. Ross R. Passman; Stephanie J. Robinson, Esq.; J. Charles Smith III, Esq.; Capt. Michael L. Wahl; Maj. Mark J. Warren; Bernard C. (Jack) Young.

Appointed by Senate President: Victor R. Ramirez

Appointed by House Speaker: Charles E. Sydnor III

Appointed by Commission Chair: Russell P. Butler, Esq.; David A. Garcia; Col. Douglas K. Holland.

Representing Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention: Edward M. Parker

Representing American Civil Liberties Union: David R. Rocah, Esq.

Representing CASA de Maryland: Nicole E. Jassie, Esq.

Representing Maryland Chiefs of Police Association: John M. Fitzgerald

Representing Maryland Fraternal Order of Police: Vincent Canales

Representing Maryland's Sheriffs' Association: Phillip E. Hinkle, Esq.

Representing National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: Gerald G. Stansbury

Ex officio: Zenita Wickham Hurley, Esq., designee of Attorney General; Col. William M. Pallozzi, Secretary of State Police; Paul B. DeWolfe, Jr., Public Defender.

Staff: Donald J. Hogan

[photo, Hampton Plaza, 300 East Joppa Road, Towson, Maryland] c/o Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention
Hampton Plaza, Suite 1105
300 East Joppa Road, Baltimore, MD 21286 - 3016
(410) 821-2855
e-mail: dhogan@goccp.state.md.us
web: http://goccp.maryland.gov/bodycameras/index.php

Hampton Plaza, 300 East Joppa Road, Towson, Maryland, May 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

In May 2015, the Commission Regarding the Implementation and Use of Body Cameras by Law Enforcement Officers was established (Chapter 128, Acts of 2015).

The Commission studied and made recommendations on the best practices for the use of body cameras by law enforcement officers. Findings of the Commission were considered by the Police Training Commission, which by the same law was required to develop and publish by January 1, 2016 State policy for the issuance and use of body cameras by law enforcement officers.

In September 2015, the Commission submitted its report to the General Assembly and the Police Training Commission.

Authorization for the Commission ended June 1, 2016.

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