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Best Touchless Security Screening System

Security experts exploring the best touchless security screening systems to safeguard casinos, hospitals, corporate sites, and schools, should consider weapons detection systems because of the following challenges: Conventional security checks leading to prolonged queues can disrupt the seamless functioning of commercial operations and detrimentally affect employee and client satisfaction. Public safety is currently a paramount […]

Improve Community Relations with Information Sharing

Accurate and transparent reporting of the use and efficacy of public safety technology by law enforcement agencies should be a regular part of community engagement and public information efforts. This process helps to improve community relations and allay concerns of over-surveillance, confidentiality, and the potential for over-policing. Let us be honest, several recent studies show […]

Enhancing Facility Safety in Corporate Settings

Corporate security professionals, faced with the growing concern of workplace violence in commercial settings, are encountering a set of unique challenges in maintaining facility safety: Traditional security checks causing long queues can hinder the smooth functioning of commercial operations and negatively impact employee and client satisfaction. The increase in workplace incidents necessitates robust public safety […]

Public Safety Technology: The Way of the Future

In the ever-evolving landscape of public safety and public safety technology, the integration of innovative solutions has become a cornerstone of discussions shaping the future of law enforcement, emergency response, and related fields. This transformative shift is supported by three key pillars: technology integration, community policing, and crisis management. Technology Integration: A Paradigm Shift The […]

Addressing Workplace Violence in Healthcare

Healthcare security professionals, grappling with the rising trend of workplace violence in healthcare, are facing the following challenges: With rising concerns about gun violence, provider safety and public safety is paramount. However, intrusive security measures like metal detectors can create unease for everyone who walks through, from a one-time visitor to nurses and doctors arriving […]

Disrupting the Shooting Cycle

ShotSpotter technology has emerged as a potentially transformative tool in disrupting the shooting cycle and enhancing public safety in communities plagued by gun violence. Designed to detect and pinpoint gunfire in real-time, ShotSpotter serves as a critical resource for law enforcement agencies, offering a proactive approach to addressing gun-related incidents. The system works through a […]

SoundThinking’s Commitment to New Year’s Eve Safety

While many people across America celebrated New Year’s Eve, SoundThinking was hard at work, focusing on New Year’s Eve safety. Hidden amidst the explosion of fireworks is the sound of criminal gunfire—and this year there was a lot of it. Here’s a sample of gunfire we identified. (Yes, this is audio from a real incident, […]

How a Directed Patrol Solution Can Improve Officer Safety

If police work was a safe and easy job, everyone would want to do it. Unfortunately, it is neither, which has been particularly evident in recent years. In fact, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, on average, over 16,000 police officers per year have been injured on-duty as the result of an […]

Americans See Crime Increasing: Gallup Poll Recap

According to a recent Gallup poll, 63% of Americans believe that crime is increasing and describe the crime problem in the U.S. as either extremely or very serious, up from 54% when measured in 2021. Here are some other key findings: 17% say that the crime problem in their local area is extremely or very […]

Addressing Gun Violence with SoundThinking in Latin America

SoundThinking is committed to helping address gun violence in Latin America. Today, SoundThinking announced the deployment of ShotSpotter acoustic gunshot detection technology in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay. The deployment marks the expansion of ShotShotter into the large Latin American market. “We’re excited to announce our partnership with SoundThinking for the implementation of the […]

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