Napoleon Township Police Department uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Napoleon Township Police Department utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Napoleon Township Police Department utilizes real-time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted criminals. In an effort to ensure proper usage and guardrails are in place, they have made the below policies and usage statistics available to the public.
Policies
What's Detected
License Plates, Vehicles
What's Not Detected
Facial recognition, People, Gender, Race
Acceptable Use Policy
Data is used for law enforcement purposes only. Data is owned by Napoleon Township Police Department and is never sold to 3rd parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement (speed detection, redlight monitoring, etc.), harassment or intimidation, usage based solely on a protected class (i.e. race, sex, religion), personal use.
Access Policy
All system access (searches, inquiries) requires a valid reason.
Hotlist Policy
Hotlist hits are required to be human-verified through various law enforcement information-sharing channels such as NCIC and LEIN.
