Justice & Public Safety Reference.

The ways footage, evidence, reports, and dispatch records get altered or faked, in plain language, and what DOR does about each one.

In the Field

Bodycams, dashcams, drones, and interview rooms, where the record begins.

JPS-F.1

Edited or trimmed bodycam footage

Footage can be cut, trimmed, or altered after it is recorded, and the edit can be invisible.

DOR's answer

DOR detects any change to the recording since capture.

RA-1.3.2RA-6.3.1

JPS-F.2

Fabricated or substituted footage

A generated or substituted video can be presented as bodycam footage.

DOR's answer

DOR confirms the recording came from the camera it claims, at the time it claims.

RA-1.4.4RA-3.1.2

JPS-F.3

Cameras that cannot vouch for each other

Agencies mix camera makers, and each maker can only vouch for its own footage.

DOR's answer

DOR verifies footage from every source the same way.

RA-3.1.2RA-6.2.3

JPS-F.4

Gaps and timing changes in recordings

Recordings can be stopped, spliced, or re-timed.

DOR's answer

DOR checks that a recording is complete and that its timestamps are genuine.

RA-5.3.1RA-5.2.3

Evidence and Custody

Every view, copy, and transfer between capture and court.

JPS-E.1

Broken chain of custody

Evidence can be viewed, copied, or changed without a record.

DOR's answer

DOR records every action with who and why, where no one can edit it.

RA-6.3.1RA-6.3.2

JPS-E.2

Unauthorized copies and exports

Evidence can be copied to devices no one approved.

DOR's answer

DOR permits exports only to registered devices and flags attempts that are not.

RA-3.3.1RA-2.4.2

JPS-E.3

Copies altered after release

Evidence shared with prosecutors, defense, or the public can be changed after it leaves.

DOR's answer

DOR's proof travels with every copy.

RA-6.3.3

JPS-E.4

Evidence released or destroyed without reason

Evidence can be purged or released early, by error or on purpose.

DOR's answer

DOR requires a recorded reason for each and respects legal holds.

RA-6.3.2RA-4.3.2

Court and Disclosure

What prosecutors present, what the defense receives, and what the judge relies on.

JPS-C.1

Authenticity fights between experts

Authenticity disputes turn into contests of expert opinion.

DOR's answer

DOR's verification gives the same answer to anyone who runs it.

RA-6.1.1

JPS-C.2

Genuine evidence dismissed as fake

Genuine footage can be challenged as a deepfake.

DOR's answer

DOR proves it is authentic and unchanged since capture.

RA-1.4.4RA-6.2.2

JPS-C.3

Altered exhibits from outside sources

Photos, videos, and documents submitted by others can be altered or generated.

DOR's answer

DOR checks each one for alteration before it is accepted.

RA-1.4.4RA-6.2.2

Reports and AI

Reports, AI-drafted narratives, and enhanced images.

JPS-R.1

Reports changed after approval

A report can be changed after it is approved and filed.

DOR's answer

DOR keeps every version and who changed it.

RA-6.1.3RA-5.3.1

JPS-R.2

AI-drafted reports with no audit trail

AI tools can write a report and discard the first draft.

DOR's answer

DOR keeps the draft and ties the report to its source footage.

RA-6.1.2RA-6.2.3

JPS-R.3

Processed media presented as original

Enhanced, upscaled, or AI-analyzed media can be presented as original.

DOR's answer

DOR labels processed media and links it to its source.

RA-6.2.1RA-1.4.4

Dispatch and Communications

911 calls, dispatch records, and radio traffic.

JPS-D.1

Spoofed and synthetic 911 calls

Swatting calls use spoofed numbers and AI-generated voices.

DOR's answer

DOR checks the source of each call as it arrives, and the call still goes through.

RA-3.2.1RA-3.2.2

JPS-D.2

Altered dispatch and radio records

Dispatch logs and radio recordings can be changed after an incident.

DOR's answer

DOR keeps them provable from the moment they are made.

RA-5.3.2RA-4.3.2

Justice & Public Safety

Start with a briefing.

Bring your cameras, your evidence system, and the case that keeps your team up at night, or just the question they keep asking. DOR will show you exactly where it fits.