Using Data to Build Safer Communities
ShotSpotter’s Director Community Engagement Dr. Gerard Tate was joined by Reverend Damita Davis-Howard from Ceasefire Oakland, John Bush from the...
The Art and Science of a Gun Crime Investigation
There’s no substitute for the fresh opportunity to collect evidence, interview witnesses, and provide community support. What you do in...
The Importance of Law Enforcement Collaboration
I was one of the panelists along with former ATF Associate Deputy Director and ShotSpotter’s VP of Analytics & Forensic...
Directed Patrol vs. Hotspot Analysis
This is largely due to the increase in using data to identify problems and direct preventative efforts. Introducing science in...
Majority of Americans Support Acoustic Gunshot Detection
Twelve major U.S. cities set homicide records in 2021. As yet another summer surge storms into fall, a national debate...
Gun Violence Prevention Best Practices: Part One
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there were roughly 21,000 deaths (not counting suicides) and 41,000 injuries due to guns...
ARPA Funding: More Money is Available to Address Rising Gun Violence
Fighting Crime with the American Rescue Plan Act Last year, President Biden provided guidance that American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)...
Why a Problem-Oriented Policing Approach is the Future of Patrol
And high-visibility police patrols are a proven crime deterrent. But tight budgets and staffing challenges have increasingly made staffing patrol...
Gun Violence Prevention: A Cohesive Approach
On July 26, I had the privilege of addressing the 46th Annual Training Conference of the National Organization of Black...
ShotSpotter Goes Beyond Gunshot Detection
It’s a difficult environment with more retirements and resignations negatively impacting cities and leading to burnout for existing officers. “Normal”...
How to Navigate Police Staffing Shortages
The outlook is stark. Across the country, law enforcement agencies are facing a staffing crisis, both in the recruitment and...
Ways to Reduce Gun Violence in a Machine Gun Era
Before we determine effective ways to reduce gun violence in the United States today, it’s important to look back at...