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Mayor Brandon Johnson Ending Shot Spotter Contract In September
Mayor Brandon Johnson Ending Shot Spotter Contract In September
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Chicago is severing ties with Shot Spotter – rebranded just last year as Sound Thinking – at the end of the summer. Supporters of the gunshot detection technology say this will slow response times to gunshot victims, but studies by the city and county officials find the tech system rarely produces documented evidence of a gun crime. Reset learns more from WBEZ criminal justice reporter Chip Mitchell.
Released:
Feb 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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