Newsflash: Kansas City Shot Spotter Needs Cash Without Evidence Of Results

We've doubted the efficacy of this tech FOR YEARS . . . Here's the newspaper with an update on "science" that our blog community pioneered . . . Check-it:  

"The Kansas City Police Department continues to request funding for a gunshot detection technology that research shows has not reduced shootings or improved case clearance rates. While the technology has not improved clearance rates or reduced shootings, research has shown that it has improved response times and evidence recovery.

"The research conducted on Kansas City’s use of the technology by Eric Piza, a criminologist at Northeastern University, found that with ShotSpotter, Police Department officers are more likely to recover ballistic evidence, such as shell casings, and in some cases even firearms, in areas with the technology than in those without."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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