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Study Questions Accuracy, Utility of ShotSpotter Technology
Clip: 5/9/2021 | 9m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Cops use it to track gunfire, but critics say ShotSpotter technology is missing the mark.
A new study by Northwestern University’s MacArthur Justice Center found that 86% of ShotSpotter alerts resulted in no report of any crime, leading to questions of the gunfire detection system’s value in violence reduction.
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Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
Study Questions Accuracy, Utility of ShotSpotter Technology
Clip: 5/9/2021 | 9m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
A new study by Northwestern University’s MacArthur Justice Center found that 86% of ShotSpotter alerts resulted in no report of any crime, leading to questions of the gunfire detection system’s value in violence reduction.
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Fred Hampton Jr. on ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
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Clip: 5/9/2021 | 3m 53s | We speak with Fred Hampton’s widow and son about the Oscar-nominated film. (3m 53s)
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