The Department of Public Safety’s plan to outfit more than 400 employees with body cameras by next summer is fairly aggressive compared to a similar but long-delayed initiative from the Anchorage Police Department.
A Village Public Safety Officer vehicle, photographed on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in Kotzebue. Law enforcement officers in rural Alaska are expected to be among the first Department of Public Safety employees to be outfitted with body-worn cameras under plans expected to start next year.
As of this week, the camera purchase was moving through the state procurement process and the order was expected to be placed in the coming days, according to troopers spokesman Austin McDaniel. The state plans to equip officers in rural Alaska with body cameras first. Plans call for the public safety department to start testing the cameras on a limited basis in January.
In areas where it won’t be possible to upload footage, Cockrell said troopers or village officers may need to mail the device’s SIM card to Anchorage so it can be uploaded from there.The Department of Public Safety received roughly $3.5 million from the Legislature to pursue body cameras, Cockrell said. They were also awarded nearly $1 million in matchingWhile the equipment and startup costs are estimated to be about $4.
The addition of body-worn cameras is expected to create changes at the Department of Law because prosecutors will have a new form of evidence for use during jury trials. It may also raise questions about how the footage dovetails with privacy rights and open records laws, said Deputy Attorney General John Skidmore.“There are challenges with the implementation of body cams — there’s no question about that,” he said. “But from a standpoint of, is more information better? The answer is always yes.
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