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674 Surveillance and Monitoring Technology
SUBJECT: | SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING TECHNOLOGY |
NUMBER: | 674 |
AUTHORIZING BODY: | OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS |
RESPONSIBLE OFFICE: | POLICE DEPARTMENT |
DATE ISSUED: | MAY 2006 |
LAST UPDATE: | FEBRUARY 2021 |
RATIONALE: Oakland University (“University”) is committed to enhancing the campus quality of life by integrating the best security practices with state-of-the-art technology. | |
POLICY: The University’s use of Surveillance Devices for Surveillance Monitoring or Recording will be performed in a professional, ethical, and legal manner. Surveillance Devices will only be installed with the advance approval of the President or appropriate Vice President, Associate Vice President for Facilities Management, and Chief of Police. Only authorized personnel, as determined by the President or appropriate Vice President, will be involved in, or have access to, Surveillance Monitoring or Recording results. | |
SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY: This policy applies to all University personnel, schools, divisions and departments in the use of Surveillance Devices on University Facilities, and the conduct of Surveillance Monitoring or Recording. This policy does not apply to the use of Surveillance Devices, or the conduct of Surveillance Monitoring or Recording, or any type of monitoring, covert or otherwise, by the OUPD during criminal investigations, or in legitimate academic uses of Surveillance Devices that have been approved by the University’s Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects. This policy does not apply to academic examination proctoring services that utilize technology to monitor and/or record students as they take examinations. | |
DEFINITIONS:
Surveillance Monitoring or Recording: Means the process of using a Surveillance Device to observe, review or store visual images for purposes of deterring crime and protecting safety and security. | |
PROCEDURES: Annually, the Chief of Police will establish a review committee that consists of one faculty member and one staff member. A list of surveillance equipment approved during the previous 12 months will be presented to the review committee who will ensure that all aspects of policy 674 were followed and approvals were obtained. The role of the committee is consultative only. | |
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