Across the nation, the use of body worn cameras has become a best practice for police departments.

The Roseville Police Department adopted the use of portable recording systems to accomplish the following objectives:

• To enhance accountability and public trust by preserving documentation of officer’s interactions with citizens. 
• Capture digital audio-video evidence for criminal, civil and traffic-related court cases. 
• Assist officers with recalling factors or other details captured by the equipment that will help them accurately articulate a chain of events when writing reports. 
• Be used as a training tool for officer safety and best practices in the Roseville Police Department.
• To enhance officer and public safety. 

In September 2014, RPD began a rigorous testing period of several makes and models of body worn camera equipment. In 2017, a formal body worn camera policy was drafted, following input from the public.  In 2018, body worn cameras were implemented department-wide after RPD received a grant through the United States Bureau of Justice Assistance.