APD announced (only after being questioned by assembly members) at the Assembly Public Safety Committee meeting on September 6, 2023, that APD has purchased 300 body cameras. The plan appears to have 30 cameras on officers on a trial basis by the end of 2023 and (maybe) fully implemented by the end of 2024. Then, […]
The Justice Committee has been committed to advocating for implementing body-worn cameras for the Anchorage Police Department for the past two and one-half years. The Alaska Black Caucus, the Northern Justice Project, and the NAACP Anchorage Branch proposed that APD and the Municipality publicly release body cam recordings last February 2022. Then, the Alaska Black […]
The Justice Committee has been committed to advocating for the implementation of body-worn cameras for the Anchorage Police Department for the past two years. The Alaska Black Caucus, the Northern Justice Project, and the NAACP Anchorage Branch proposed APD, and the Municipality publicly released body cam recordings last February. Then the Alaska Black Caucus sued […]
Looking back on 2022, the Justice committee can report one highlight and one frustration for our efforts. The frustration is with the Anchorage Police Department and their failure to implement the use of body worn cameras. Twenty-two months after the community of Anchorage sent a clear message to the Municipality that body cameras should be […]
Anchorage Police Department (APD) Body Cameras. Where are the body cameras that we voted and paid for? In this newsletter our President/CEO has described our efforts and frustrations with APD and the Municipal Administration in getting body cams on the street. The Justice Committee will continue to push APD to honor the will of our […]
Anchorage Police Department (APD) Body Cameras. Where are the body cameras that we voted and paid for? The attached editorial published in today’s Anchorage Daily News sets out where we are in getting body cams on the streets. READ: ADN | Anchorage deserves action on police body cameras This editorial came out days after we, […]
Anchorage Police Department (APD) Body Cameras. APD has posted a final draft of the body worn camera policy, which you can view online. The Anchorage Assembly also provided this fact sheet on body cameras. APD has not purchased body cameras yet. The Assembly Public Safety Committee meets on the first Wednesday of each month from […]
This will be a busy month for the Alaska Black Caucus. Anchorage Police Department (APD) Body Cameras. We have been waiting for the latest draft of the body worn camera policy for APD. As of March 31, 2022, APD has posted their final draft of the policy. “Justice for Bishar” Rally. On April 1, 2022, […]
APD Body Cameras. The Alaska Black Caucus has been promoting the use of body worn cameras by APD before April, 2020, when voters approved funding for body cams. We have been waiting for a policy to be drafted for implementation of body cams on APD officers. We were originally told to expect body cams in […]
APD Body Cameras. The Alaska Black Caucus has been promoting the use of body cams by APD since April, 2020, when voters approved of funding. The Justice Committee was working with APD Chief McCoy on the drafting of a policy for use of body cams for months. The effort seemed stalled, until the issue was […]
