INDIANAPOLIS — In an effort to incorporate the community's thoughts and opinions on Indianapolis Metropolitan Department possibly bringing body-worn cameras to city officers, the city will hold listening sessions at each IMPD district starting Monday, March 4.
As first announced by Mayor Joe Hogsett and IMPD Chief Bryan Roach on Monday Feb. 4, officials have laid out the first stages of a body camera program aimed at the study of "feasibility" for local police officers, according to Chief Communications Officer, Aliya Wishner.
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The goal of this program is to seek input from both residents and rank-and-file officers, in addition to a technology pilot period.
According to IMPD, the study will incorporate extensive resident engagement with the community listening sessions whilst gathering a draft policy for body-worn cameras.
During the first half of March, the schedule for the IMPD community listening sessions are as follows:
Southeast District
March 4 at 6:00 p.m.
Southeast Community Services
901 Shelby
Downtown District
March 5 at 5:30 p.m.
City Way YMCA
430 S. Alabama
Northwest District
March 7 at 6:00 p.m.
International Market Coalition
3685 Commercial
Southwest District
March 11 at 6:00 p.m.
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
1301 Goodlet
North District
March 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Zion Hope Baptist Church
5950 E 46th
East District
March 14 at 6:00 p.m.
Eastern Start Baptist Church, J229 – 2nd Floor of Jewel Conference Center, use north entrance
5750 E 30th
The Indianapolis community can also take part in the conversation by accessing a web-based survey created and maintained by Indiana University Purdue University Indianpolis (IUPUI).
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