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Police Reportedly Deployed ShotSpotter Sensors Disproportionately in Neighborhoods of Color
Police departments disproportionately placed ShotSpotter sensors in black and brown neighborhoods, which is denounced by communities for allegedly creating dangerous situations, such as one involving in Adam Toledo's death.
- Date it happened
- 2012-05-04
- Organisation involved
- Kansas City Police Department, Cleveland Division of Police, Chicago Police Department, Atlanta Police Department
- Product, system or model
- ShtSpotter uses hidden microphone sensors to detect the sound of gunshots, generate real-time alerts, and trigger armed police responses to the location. However, a study conducted by MacArthur Justic
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