CHICAGO (CBS) — A group of aldermen voted 33-14 on an ordinance seeking to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the ShotSpotter gun detection program in Chicago. But this does not mean ...

This story originally published online at The Assembly. Not long after midnight in early October 2023, Lawrence Artis walked across an empty parking lot in one of the many strip malls that have earned ...

ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology has delivered as promised in terms of enabling police to quickly detect and respond to gunshots in two American cities, research from Northeastern University ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cities and towns across the United States have invested in the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter. Douglas Sacha/Getty ...

NEW YORK -- A new report finds that when the New York City Police Department uses ShotSpotter technology to locate shootings, there are false alarms 87% of the time. Police say the tool is still ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Digital forensics, AI, deepfakes, and what becomes proof in court. A new report from Brooklyn Defender Services scrutinizes the ...

Critics doubt the system's accuracy and say sensors are concentrated in minority communities. Police say the technology is life-saving. A ShotSpotter device is seen attached high on a light pole in ...

The debate over the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system is a classic case of unintended consequences when politics, rather than facts, guides policy. The three major players — the mayor, the City ...

The desperate supporters of the embattled ShotSpotter gunshot detection system have clung to one last argument in the hopes of keeping the expensive technology online in Chicago. As they push back ...

Facial recognition. Drones. Police have adopted a range of new technologies in recent years to help prevent and respond to crime. Yet some of the most intense controversies still swirl around a ...

A Duke Law evaluation of Fayetteville's ShotSpotter program showed faster police response times but no decrease in gun crime. While some City Council members support renewing the ShotSpotter contract, ...

Baltimore officials and police are touting the city’s multimillion-dollar gunshot detection system — though officers found evidence of a shooting after fewer than a quarter of the system’s alerts in ...