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BEFORE WE GET STARTEDHERE’S A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE TOPICS WE’LL DISCUSS:

. GUNSHOT DETECTION TECHNOLOGY; IT’S PURPOSE

.BENEFITS OF GUNSHOT DETECTION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

.GUNSHOT TECHNOLOGY AND THE ECONOMIC RECESSION

. A SOLUTION FOR CASH STRAPPED POLICE DEPARTMENTS

.GUNSHOT TECHNOLOGY AND WHY IT’S WORTH IT

GUNSHOT DETECTION – IT’S PURPOSE

Gunshot detection is innovative technology used for improving response times to gunshots by police dispatchers

Information is relayed for dispatcher to police officers, guiding them to the exact location where the shot was heard.

The technology is often used by police departments in urban area and communities with high crime rates.

WHO IS SHOT SPOTTER?

. In 1995, Shot Spotter technologies pioneered gunshot detection with “Shot Spotter GLS”- the world’s first gunfire alert and analysis system.

.The main focal point of the system is to help police departments improve public safety curb gun violence within their respective cities.

. According to the mayor of Rochester, NY, “Shot Spotter is like having extra police officers on the streets helping to stamp out gun violence”.

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT !”

POLICE DEPARTMENTS TOOL FOR GUN CRIME

WASHINGNTON, D.C . ONE OF THE FIVE MOST VIOLENT CITIES OF GUN VIOLENCE.

. IN 2008, THE D.C POLICE DEPARTMENT USING SHOT SPOTTERS’ GLS SYSTEM AIDED IN LOCATING 62 VICTIMS OF GUN CRIME LEADING TO 9 ARRESTS.

. D.C. HAS EXPANDED THE SYSTEM TO COVER NEARLY A QUARTER OF THE CITY.

SOUTH LOS ANGELES

. ONE OF THE WORST COUNTIES FOR GUN AND GANG VIOLENCE.

. THE GLS SYSTEM WAS USED EFFECTIVELY BY L.A. COUNTY PROSECUTORS IN A NUMBER OF GUN RELATED CASES. SOME LEADING TO CONVICTIONS.

GUNSHOT DETECTION: WHO’S BENEFITNG ?

GUNSHOT TECH AND THE RECESSION

“A CITIES’ BUDGET DICTATES INVESTMENT”

WE CAN’T AFFORD IT!!!

. THE DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT, DUE TO A BUDGET SHORTFALL, ARE CUTTING LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, QUESTIONING THE SYSTEMS’ COST RELATIVE TO IT’S BENEFITS.

. DETROITS’ CITY COUNCIL ,ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR ANEMIC BUDGET, REJECTED A $2.6 MILLOIN DOLLAR CONTRACT WITH SHOT SPOTTER DUE TO A LACK OF POLICE OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO IT’S ALERTS.

.CITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY INVESTED IN THE TECHNOLOGY WILL SPEND ANYWHERE FROM $60,000 TO $80,000 DOLLARS TO SHOT SPOTTER FOR IT’S USAGE.

A SHOT SPOTTING SOLUTION TAKING INTO ACCOUNT COST COMPALINTS FROM SEVERAL CITIES IN REGARDS TO THE GLS SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTATION, THE COMPANY HAS DEVELOPED AN IDEAL REMEDY.

INTRODUCING

The Shot Spotter Flex System

THIS REINCARNATION OF THE GLS MODEL STREAMLINES TRADITIONAL AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS THROUGH A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE MODEL.

BY ELIMINATING THE EXPENSE AND COMPLEXITIY OF PURCHASING THE WHOLE SYSTEM, SHOT SPOTTER FLEX MAKES IT EASIER AND COST EFFECTIVE THAN EVER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENTS’ FIGHT AGAINST GUN CRIME.

GUNSHOT DETECTION TECHNOLOGY:

A WORHTY INVESTMENT

STATISTICS DON’T LIE

. A STUDY ON GUNSHOT DETECTION IN CHARLESTON, NEW YOK FOUND THAT SHOT SPOTTERS’ GLS SYSTEM DETECTED 99.6% OF 234 GUNSHOTS FIRED AT 23 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

. SHOT SPOTTERS’ SYSTEM WAS ALSO ABLE TO LOCATE 90.9% OF SHOTS FIRED WITHIN 40 FEET.

. A FIELD STUDY OF THE SYSTEMS’ OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN GUNSHOT DETECTION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUND THAT IT DRASTICALLY IMPROVES POLICE OFFICERS’ PROBLEM SOLVING CAPABILITIES AND CAN SERVE AS A VITAL TOOL IN GUN CRIME REDUCTION AND PUBLIC SAFTEY WITHIN ANY CITY.

OUR SAFTEY IS A WORTHY INVESTMENT!!!!

WE DEPEND ON OUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO DO EVERYTHING WITHIN THEIR POWER TO KEEP US SAFE. WHILE THE DECISION TO INVEST OR NOT INVEST IN GUNSHOT DETECTION TECHNOLOGY ULTIMATELY RELIES ON THE CURRENT STATE OF A CITIES’ ECONOMY, CITIZENS FIND GREAT COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT THEIR TAXPAYING DOLLARS WILL BE PUT TO GOOD USE.

CITIES’ SUCH AS WASHINGTON D.C. AND LOS ANGELES SHOULD SERVE AS MODELS FOR INVESTMENT IN WHAT THE SHOT SPOTTER COMPANY HAS TO OFFER, WHICH IS INCREASED PUBLIC SAFTEY, ARRESTS AND VICTIM PREVENTION TO GUN VIOLENCE.

JUST REMEMBER, RAPID RESPONSE TIMES TO GUNFIRE IS PARAMOUNT TO PREVENTING THE DEATH OR INJURIES TO INNOCENT CITIZENS CAUGHT IN THE CROSS FIRE. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS AN ADDITIONAL TOOL WORHTY OF INVESTMENT.

REFERENCES

Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia, (2012). Gun Locator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfire_locator

Shot Spotter Technologies, (2012). Shot spotter solutions. http://www.shotspotter.com/solutions

 American City and County, (Aug.2009). Sounds of fury. http://americancityandcounty.com/pubsafe/gunshot-detection-system-200908

 Goode, E. (2012). Shots fired, pinpointed and argued over. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/us/shots-heard-pinpointed-and-argued-over.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

 Luby, A. (2010). Cops say Westchester high tech gun detection system is a hit and miss. New York Daily News. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-10-22/local/29440656_1_shotspotter-yonkers-cops-shell-casings

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