Mayor Whitmire to scrap $3.5M ShotSpotter program, calling it a ‘gimmick’ conceived by contractors
Mayor John Whitmire revealed plans to scrap the city’s $3.5 million ShotSpotter program, positioning Houston as the latest ...
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ShotSpotter technology leads Houston police to scene of 2 separate shootings days apart
Read full article: Houston icons show out for Netflix’s ‘Mo’ season 2 premier at River Oaks Theatre Abandoned property on Campbell Acres Road in San Jacinto County. Due to technology, like ...
Little Rock cuts funding for gunshot detection technology
The Little Rock City Board chose not to renew a contract with the company that runs ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection ...
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Some cities are ditching ShotSpotter. Tacoma still wants the gunshot detection technology
Houston’s mayor called ShotSpotter a “gimmick” when he announced plans last May to scrap the city’s contract. Chicago ended its use of ShotSpotter last fall. In Seattle, Mayor Bruce ...
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The Company Behind ShotSpotter Says It Curbs Gun Violence. But Some Cities Fear It’s An Empty Promise.
The lot is located in one of three high gun violence areas in the city, and just four days earlier, it had been outfitted with the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter. As Artis passed in ...
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Opinion: ShotSpotter profits off fears of gun violence
Far from decreasing violence, ShotSpotter aims to integrate itself as much as possible into the day-to-day occurrences of crime and policing, collecting multiple flows of data which can be sold to ...