Eric Piza, a professor of criminology and criminal justice, has been named the new Lipman Family Chair in Northeastern University’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Established in 1999 by Ira Lipman, the founder of private security company Guardsmark, the Lipman Family Chair supports the work of Northeastern academics whose research and instruction in criminologyContinue reading “Eric Piza named Lipman Family Chair in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice”
Yearly Archives: 2024
Dozens of Cities Are Paying for Gunshot Detection Tech They May Not Need
A new analysis by The Trace identified cities across the country that are using ShotSpotter despite averaging fewer than one shooting a month in which someone was killed or injured.
AI gunshot detection technology at UMD raises concerns about false positives, policing
UMPD has spent more than $135,000 on AI gunshot detection with payments spanning 2017 to 2023, despite concerns about the technology’s accuracy, according to records obtained by The Diamondback. University of Maryland Police use ShotSpotter — an artificial intelligence-based acoustic gunshot detection system owned by the technology company SoundThinking — to alert campus police inContinue reading “AI gunshot detection technology at UMD raises concerns about false positives, policing”
Profs on Cops: Closed-Circuit TV Systems
Most local law enforcement agencies have their own closed-circuit TV systems, aimed at curbing crime and apprehending criminals. According to Eric Piza, Professor of Criminology at Northeastern University, who has studied this in Newark, N.J. and elsewhere, CCTV systems can reduce both violent crime and property crime if linked to strategic staff deployment.
Examining use of Force Outcomes in Police Calls for Service: Evidence from Cincinnati
Joel Miller, Sam Guthrie, and Eric L. Piza (2024) Crime & Delinquency Version of RecordOpen Access Post Print Abstract This study explores the correlates of use of force (UOF) in police responses to calls for service (CFS), drawing on situational, community, and organizational perspectives. Linear probability models were used to analyze CFS and UOF recordsContinue reading “Examining use of Force Outcomes in Police Calls for Service: Evidence from Cincinnati”
SVT Nyheter (Swedish): Camera researcher Eric Piza drew full houses in Malmö
Det var fullsatt när amerikanska kameraforskaren Eric Piza bjöds in att föreläsa på Malmö universitet om teknikens möjligheter att säkra tryggheten på allmänna platser. Det var en fullsatt föreläsningssal på Malmö universitet som ville ta del av forskaren Eric Pizas presentation om teknikens roll att säkra tryggheten på allmänna platser. Värd för inbjudan var kriminologenContinue reading “SVT Nyheter (Swedish): Camera researcher Eric Piza drew full houses in Malmö”
SVT Nyheter (Swedish): American criminologist on Malmö visit skeptical of visitation zones
Drönare som är startklara på taken och visitationszoner är bara ett par exempel på hur polisen försöker modernisera sina metoder i Sverige. Eric Piza, professor i kriminologi på Northeastern University, är skeptisk till metoderna.
Cocktails & Crime Analysis: All About ShotSpotter
Eric Piza discusses his research, finding ShotSpotter does not increase case clearance rates or decrease crime. Tom Chittum, former COO of ATF and current Vice President from SoundThinking, drops by to respond.
Commonwealth Beacon: ShotSpotter Honchos Fire Back
The company that sells ShotSpotter, the acoustic gunshot detection technology that has come under attack recently from everyone from Boston city councilors to the state’s two US senators and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, is firing back. And it brought in the big guns to do so. Holding forth in an interview last week at the BostonContinue reading “Commonwealth Beacon: ShotSpotter Honchos Fire Back”
Undark: In Some Cities Second Thoughts About Gunshot Detection Sensors
Recent studies on technology that alerts police to gunfire have found it has little impact on shootings or prosecutions. More than seven years ago, when the city of Chicago began its broad deployment of acoustic technology to identify and locate gunfire in high-crime neighborhoods, supporters promoted the system — which uses acoustic sensors, GPS software, andContinue reading “Undark: In Some Cities Second Thoughts About Gunshot Detection Sensors”
Eric L. Piza, Ph.D. 