Incident 112: Police Departments Reported ShotSpotter as Unreliable and Wasteful
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Troy will turn off ShotSpotter
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San Antonio police cut pricey gunshot detection system
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TROY — The cops on the beat, the brass and the mayor all agree that the high-tech listening system that's supposed to identify the location of gunshots is ineffective.
That's why the city has decided to get rid of the ShotSpotter system at …
The accuracy of gunshot detection technology used by San Francisco police has been called into question as part of an attempted murder trial of a man accused of shooting at a car full of people in 2016.
While the trial of Michael Reed in co…
In his campaign to win re-election and convince voters he was tough on crime, Councilman Alan Warrick never missed a chance to bring up ShotSpotter, a pricey gunfire detection system he championed for his East Side district.
Of the 10 counc…
The Fall River Police Department and ShotSpotter, the $120,000-a-year gunshot detection system, have officially parted ways.
FALL RIVER - The Fall River Police Department and ShotSpotter, the $120,000-a-year gunshot detection system, have o…
MacArthur Justice Center study finds City’s use of ShotSpotter is inaccurate, expensive and dangerous
CHICAGO – A new study of Chicago’s use of ShotSpotter, a surveillance system designed to detect gunfire, finds that the vast majority of a…
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A critical report on the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system issued today by the City of Chicago’s Inspector General (IG) is the latest indication of deep problems with the gunshot detection company and its technology, incl…
The New York City and Chicago police departments spend millions of dollars a year on gunshot detection technology that a privacy group argues is ineffective and invasive.
The departments pay ShotSpotter Inc. for technology that uses microph…
Syracuse, N.Y. – A report came out last week that criticizes gunshot detection technology used by cities across the country - including Syracuse - as ineffective, wasting officers’ time and targeting overpoliced communities.
The Surveillan…
(TNS) — A report came out last week that criticizes gunshot detection technology used by cities across the country - including Syracuse - as ineffective, wasting officers’ time and targeting overpoliced communities.
The Surveillance Technol…
Portland city officials last week quietly reversed course on a decision to avoid a competitive bid process and launch a gunshot detection pilot program with ShotSpotter, a company critics say dramatically oversells its capabilities.
Portlan…
