Author Archives: Eric Piza

Detroit Free Press: Does Detroit’s Project Green Light Really Make the City Safer?

What had been one of the hundreds of violent offenses occurring in the city each week — all competing for the attention of an ever-dwindling police force — was now a homicide, tied to a much-scrutinized clearance rate.  As the detectives moved between the inconspicuous cement compound that housed the bar and the Super Clean Coin Laundry across the street, itContinue reading “Detroit Free Press: Does Detroit’s Project Green Light Really Make the City Safer?”

Detroit Free Press: Detroit’s Greektown district unveils surveillance to boost security

Eleven businesses along Monroe Street have joined Project Green Light, a program that sends real-time surveillance footage to the Detroit Police Department. The coordinated move, which was made official Tuesday, makes the Greektown district the city’s first “Green Light Corridor.” “Police can watch in real time, business owners can watch it on their own iPadsContinue reading “Detroit Free Press: Detroit’s Greektown district unveils surveillance to boost security”

Democrat & Chronicle (Part of the USA Today Network): Is shot spotter reliable enough? Critics question human equation behind technology

For Rochester police, the gunfire detection system known as ShotSpotter has been a valuable tool, alerting them to possible shootings and speeding up the police response time. But, more than that, the system — which tries to locate gunfire through audio sensors placed in high-crime areas in the city — has also become part ofContinue reading “Democrat & Chronicle (Part of the USA Today Network): Is shot spotter reliable enough? Critics question human equation behind technology”