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ii)ConstitutionalPolicing-LEApolicies/proceduresmustemphasizethatallpoliceworkshouldbecarriedoutinamannerconsistentwiththerequirementsoftheU.S.Constitutionandfederallaw.Policies/proceduresmustincludeFirst,Fourth,andFourteenthAmendmentprinciplesinlawenforcementactivity,aswellascompliancewithFederalandStatecivilrightslaws.LEAcertifiedlawenforcementofficersreceivetrainingontherightsembodiedbysuchConstitutionalAmendmentsandhowtheseamendmentsinformpolicingpolicies/procedures.iii)CommunitylnputandImpact-LEApolicies/proceduresmustidentifymechanismsthatLEAswillusetoengagethecommunitiestheyservetoinformthemandseektheirinputaboutLEAsactions,rolein,andrelationshipswiththecommunity.LEAsshouldmakeparticulareffortstoseektheinputofcommunitieswherecontrolledpropertyislikelytobeusedsoastomitigatetheeffectthatsuchusemayhaveonpublicconfidenceinthepolice.ThiscouldbeachievedthroughtheLEAsregularinteractionswiththepublicthroughcommunityforums,townhalls,ormeetingswiththeChief,orcommunityoutreachdivisions.b)Adoptandcomplywithcontrolledpropertystandards.i)AppropriateUseofControlledProperty-LEApolicies/proceduresmustdefmeappropriateuseofcontrolledproperty;officerswhoareauthorizedtousecontrolledpropertymustbetrainedonthesepolicies/procedures.LEAsshouldexaminescenariosinwhichcontrolledpropertywilllikelybedeployed,thedecision-makingprocessesthatwilldeterminewhethercontrolledpropertyisused,andthepotentialthatbothuseandmisuseofcontrolledpropertycouldcreatefearanddistrustinthecommunity.Policies/proceduresshouldconsiderwhethermeasurescanbetakentomitigatethateffect(i.e.,keeparmoredvehiclesatastagingareauntilneeded)andanyalternativestotheuseofsuchpropertyandtacticstominimizenegativeeffectsonthecommunity,whilepreservingofficersafety.ii)SupervisionofUse-LEApo]icies/proceduresmustspecifyappropriatesupervisionofpersonneloperatingorutilizingcontrolledproperty.Supervisionmustbetailoredtothetypeofcontrolledpropertybeingusedandthenatureoftheengagementoroperationduringwhichthepropertywillbeused.Policies/proceduresmustdescribewhenasupervisorofappropriateauthorityisrequiredtobepresentandactivelyoverseeingthepropertybeingused.iii)EffectivenessEvaluation-LEApolicies/procedures1:nustarticulatethattheLEAwillregularlymonitorandevaluatetheeffectivenessandvalueofcontrolledpropertytodeterminewhethercontinueddeploymentanduseiswarrantedonoperational,tactical,andtechnicalgrounds.LEAsshouldroutinelyreviewafter-actionreportsandanalyzeanydataon,forexample,howoftencontrolledpropertyisusedorwhethercontrolledpropertyisusedmorefrequentlyincertainlawenforcementoperationsorinparticularlocationsorneighborhoods.iv)AuditingandAccountability-LEAmustestablishpolicies/proceduresthataredesignedtopreventmisuse,unauthorizeduseand/orlossofcontrolledproperty.LEAwillholdpersonnelaccountabletoagreeandcomplywithState,local,TribalandFederalcontrolledpropertyusepolicies/procedures.v)TransparencyandNotice-LEApolicies/proceduresmustarticulatethatLEAwillengagethecommunityregardingcontrolledproperty,policies/proceduresgoverningitsuse,andreviewof"significantincidents"(asdefinedinSection8),withtheunderstandingthattherearereasonablelimitationsondisclosuresofcertaininformationandlawenforcementsensitiveoperationsandprocedures.Page6of9