The policing profession spends a lot of time discussing and studying programs and policies, and less time thinking about how they’re implemented. Why can a program that’s effective in one city be a disaster in another city? How much of a program or policy’s effectiveness can be attributed to the way it was implemented? AtContinue reading “Governing: New Policing Strategies and the Challenge of Implementation”
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KMBC News 9: New Study Questions Effectiveness of Gunfire Detection System Used by KCPD
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —A newly released study found that the gunfire detection system the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department has been using since 2012 hasn’t reduced any violent crime categories. The study published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology looked at data both before and after the technology was installed. “Also, shootings that occurred withinContinue reading “KMBC News 9: New Study Questions Effectiveness of Gunfire Detection System Used by KCPD”
NPR Kansas City: ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection System Fails to Reduce Violent Crime in Kansas City, Study Says
The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners recently approved spending $200,000 for another year of ShotSpotter, a surveillance technology, despite a new study that says it doesn’t achieve the city’s public safety goals.An audio surveillance technology the Kansas City Police Department uses to detect the location of gunshots has failed to reduce violent crime, aContinue reading “NPR Kansas City: ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection System Fails to Reduce Violent Crime in Kansas City, Study Says”
NGN: Stores are Locking Up Everyday Goods. Is Organized Retail Theft on the Rise?
Socks, cold medicine, even deodorant. Going to Target or CVS these days to grab essentials is a little more complicated as retailers lock up everyday goods in an effort to curb shoplifting. It’s enough to get shoppers frustrated and wondering “Is all this really necessary?” Just how much shoplifting and organized retail crime is hurtingContinue reading “NGN: Stores are Locking Up Everyday Goods. Is Organized Retail Theft on the Rise?”
Wired: Predictive Policing Software Terrible at Predicting Crimes
Crime predictions generated for the police department in Plainfield, New Jersey, rarely lined up with reported crimes, an analysis by The Markup has found, adding new context to the debate over the efficacy of crime prediction software. Geolitica, known as PredPol until a 2021 rebrand, produces software that ingests data from crime incident reports andContinue reading “Wired: Predictive Policing Software Terrible at Predicting Crimes”
Cambridge Day: Cambridge Police Launch their Justice Dashboard, Exploring Unequal Treatment by Showing Trends
The long-awaited Procedural Justice Dashboard, a major Cambridge police department project since 2019, has arrived after repeated delays from staff shortages and technological barriers. Unveiled Aug. 15, the dashboard appears to have kept many – but not all – of its promises to shed light on police interactions with the public and examine them forContinue reading “Cambridge Day: Cambridge Police Launch their Justice Dashboard, Exploring Unequal Treatment by Showing Trends”
The Philadelphia Inquirer: There Isn’t any Body Camera Footage in the Fatal Shooting Along I-95 Involving PA State Troopers
As authorities continue to investigate the fatal shooting of Anthony Allegrini Jr., who was killed by a state trooper on I-95 earlier this month, they will not have the benefit of footage from body-worn cameras to assist in their work.
The Daily Free Press: Boston Joins Program to Reduce Gun Violence Within the Next Few Years
Mayor Michelle Wu announced last Tuesday that the city of Boston aims to reduce homicide rates by participating in a new program that is designed to create Boston-specific strategies to address gun violence in the city. The program, designed by the Violence Reduction Center of the University of Maryland, brought together experts from across theContinue reading “The Daily Free Press: Boston Joins Program to Reduce Gun Violence Within the Next Few Years”
Albuquerque Journal: Study on ShotSpotter in Kansas City Finds ‘No Meaningful Change’ in Violence
ShotSpotter has been around for decades and, according to the company, has been implemented at one time or another in more than 130 cities nationwide. Although only a few years old in Albuquerque, numerous studies and surveys have been done on the technology and its effectiveness over the years. On its website, ShotSpotter described theContinue reading “Albuquerque Journal: Study on ShotSpotter in Kansas City Finds ‘No Meaningful Change’ in Violence”
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