City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but …
WEB4 days ago · The Police and Fire Committee approved an order championed by South Side Ald. David Moore that would empower the local alderperson to decide whether to keep ShotSpotter in their ward and prohibit ...
Minneapolis City Council approves expansion of ShotSpotter
WEB3 days ago · ShotSpotter microphones are meant to detect loud, sudden noises and help police respond to gunshots. Law enforcement had asked the council to extend the contract through 2027 and suggested ...
After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and …
WEB2 days ago · SHARE. CHICAGO — Barring a last-minute extension, the company behind the ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology says work will begin Monday on the removal of sensors around the city. The City ...
Research finds ShotSpotter slows police responses to 911 calls
WEB4 days ago · 911 calls are very different from a ShotSpotter alert. We can think of a 911 call as a citizen in distress calling for police help, whereas a ShotSpotter alert is going to be driven by its machine ...
Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology
WEB4 days ago · "Because ShotSpotter is so accurate and real-time, the officers can actually arrive to the scene somewhere between 5 and 7 minutes before a 9-1-1 call," then-Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson ...
Alders vote to give police chief ShotSpotter power - Axios
WEB3 days ago · Photo: Monica Eng/Axios. Chicago's City Council voted 33-14 Wednesday to give police superintendent Larry Snelling power to renew the city's controversial ShotSpotter gun detection contract despite Mayor Brandon Johnson's scheduled termination of it. But about an hour after the vote, Johnson announced he was vetoing the "illegal" ordinance.
Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · The locations of microphones used to detect gunshots have been kept hidden from police and the public. A WIRED analysis of leaked coordinates confirms arguments critics have made against the ...
SoundThinking for Greater Public Safety
WEBSep 12, 2024 · “The ShotSpotter technology targets [gun] violence, quickly puts our officers where they’re needed, and helps us identify shooters, while building trust and restoring peace in the challenged communities we serve.”
ShotSpotter Alerts Waste NYPD Officers’ Time, Audit Says - The …
WEBJun 20, 2024 · ShotSpotter, a system the Police Department uses to detect gunfire, is overwhelmingly inaccurate and leads officers to spend hundreds of hours each month investigating nonexistent shots,...
How ShotSpotter fights criticism and leverages federal cash to …
WEBFeb 10, 2022 · ShotSpotter is the country’s best-known maker of gunshot detection technology and dominates the market. The company’s stock price has declined since the summer amid criticism that its technology...
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