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Year <br />Taser Activated <br />Taser Deployed <br />Deployment Effective <br />2015 <br />4 <br />2 <br />0 <br />2016 <br />6 <br />1 <br />1 <br />2017 <br />8 <br />0 <br />N/A <br />2018 <br />20 <br />11 <br />7 <br />2019 <br />4 <br />0 <br />N/A <br />Total <br />142 <br />14 <br />18 <br />While a CED is an alternative to using other force options, it is not always entirely <br />effective. Reasons for an ineffective CED deployment can include: <br />1. The suspect is wearing thick or baggy clothing which did not allow for a <br />completed connection by the CED's probes. <br />2. One or both of the probes missed the suspect because the suspect was moving. <br />3. The suspect was able to remove one or both probes of the CED. <br />4. The suspect was able to fight through the application because of drugs, <br />intoxication or other reasons. <br />Body 3 Camera System <br />The police department currently utilizes the Axon Body 2 body worn camera. Axon <br />discontinued the Body 2 as the Body 3 system includes a higher quality camera and <br />features which better integrate with other Axon products. The camera has enhanced <br />low -light performance and reduced motion blur for improved video quality. <br />Data management is important since officers record every contact with the public. <br />Supervisors, managers and others must be able to easily find a video in order to review <br />it for auditing purposes and when allegations of misconduct occur. With the current <br />cameras, officers must open an application on their phone and enter the incident <br />number and description of a recording following every contact. This process, known as <br />"tagging" videos, is time consuming and prone to human error. The Body 3 allows for <br />"auto -tagging." This feature cross-references an activation of an officer's assigned <br />camera with the department's computer-aided dispatch and records management <br />system to automatically label the video with an incident number, location and <br />description saving countless hours of officer time. Auto -tagging also mitigates <br />inaccuracies, inconsistencies and oversights associated with manual input of data. It <br />improves the department's ability to access and review the data and ensure all videos <br />are sent to the District Attorney's Office for review and discovery purposes for court. <br />Currently, body worn cameras require manual activation by an officer and although <br />officers are diligent in doing so, during stressful and sudden situations, this does not <br />always occur. During tense situations an officer may unintentionally not activate his or <br />her camera due to insufficient time, missing the activation button or simply being <br />focused on the unfolding incident. An officer's failure to activate a body worn camera <br />can cause a loss of trust from the community regardless of the circumstances <br />surrounding the incident. <br />Page 4 of 8 <br />