Truleo Body-Worn Camera Data (Alameda Police Department)

Michael Topper filed this request with the Alameda Police Department of Alameda, CA.
Multi Request Truleo Body-Worn Camera Data
Submitted Feb. 13, 2025
Status
Rejected

From: Michael Topper

Subject: California Public Records Act Request: Truleo Body-Worn Camera Data (Alameda Police Department)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Data generated by the Truleo policing software on body-worn camera transcripts for all incidents/events beginning on January 1, 2023 through present date for this police department. This information should include the following:

Incident/Event Data:
* Incident or Case Number: unique identifier describing linking to case or event
* Date/Time of incident/event/case
* Officer Badge or other officer identifier
* Body Worn Camera record identifier
* Incident Category or Type (e.g., traffic stop)

Data generated from the Truleo software regarding each body worn camera event:
* Intent: Categorization of the speaker's purpose or action, such as:
* De-escalation
* Aggression
* General communication
* Sentiment Label: Overall tone of the speech, typically labeled as positive, negative, or neutral.
* Sentiment Polarity: A numerical value indicating the degree of positivity or negativity in the sentiment.
* Sentiment Subjectivity: A measure of how subjective or objective the statement is.
* Word Disfluency: A metric quantifying speech irregularities, such as filler words or stutters, which can indicate speaker confidence.
I am aware that Truleo compiles body-worn camera data using artificial intelligence and generates electronic data as described above. I am also aware that this department has been (or is) under contract with Truleo. Therefore, I am confident that these records exist electronically.

Please deliver these records electronically to the email address miketopper123@gmail.com or electronic storage medium (thumb drive) in a machine-readable ASCII format, such as a CSV, SQL, TXT, or similar raw file. CSV or SQL files are preferred when available. I will prepay the actual cost of the storage medium and postage costs incurred if the records cannot be emailed.

Please also note that this request is not for commercial purposes, but for academic purposes, as I am a researcher affiliated with UC Irvine.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Michael Topper

From: Alameda Police Department

Subject: California Public Records Act Request: Truleo Body-Worn Camera Data (Alameda Police Department)

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Good Morning,

Alameda Police Department is in receipt of your below California Public Records Act request and is working on it. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Thank you,

Rita Dharmani
Police Records Manager
Alameda Police Department
Records Division
(510) 337-8412
Email: rdharmani@alamedaca.gov
M-Th 0630-1600

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This transmittal is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this transmittal is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the transmittal to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.

From: Alameda Police Department

Subject: RE: California Public Records Act Request: Truleo Body-Worn Camera Data (Alameda Police Department)

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Mr. Topper:

We are reviewing the records responsive to your request to determine what (if anything) is releasable and will follow up soon.

Thank you,

Doug McManaway
Assistant City Attorney
City of Alameda
2263 Santa Clara Avenue, #280
Alameda, CA 94501
dmcmanaway@alamedaca.gov

From: Alameda Police Department

Subject: RE: California Public Records Act Request: Truleo Body-Worn Camera Data (Alameda Police Department)

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Mr. Topper:

The records you have requested (Truleo data derived from body-worn camera recordings) are considered part of police officers' personnel records, which are confidential and protected from disclosure by Penal Code 832.7(a)<https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=832.7.>. Specifically, the data you have requested would be one or more of the following as defined in Penal Code 832.8<https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=832.8.>:

* employee advancement, appraisal or discipline;
* complaints or investigations of complaints concerning an event or transaction in which the officer participated, or which the officer perceived, and pertaining to the manner in which the officer performed his or her duties;
* Any other information the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

There are exceptions to this confidentiality, outlined in Penal Code 832.7(b). APD currently does not have any Truleo data relating to the incidents and records specified in Penal Code 832.7(b)'s exceptions.

This concludes the City's response to your request.

Sincerely,

Doug McManaway
Assistant City Attorney
City of Alameda
2263 Santa Clara Avenue, #280
Alameda, CA 94501
dmcmanaway@alamedaca.gov