This document discusses gunshot detection technology and its benefits for law enforcement. It begins with an overview of topics to be covered, including the purpose of gunshot detection technology, its benefits for law enforcement, and how it can help cash-strapped police departments. It then discusses how the technology works by detecting and locating gunshots to guide police response. Case studies show how gunshot detection technology has helped police in cities like Washington D.C. and Los Angeles locate gun crime victims and make arrests. However, the high costs of the technology have led some cities to reject it during economic recessions. The document concludes by arguing that gunshot detection is still worth investing in to improve public safety.

2. BEFORE WE GET STARTED
HERE’S A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE TOPICS WE’LL DISCUSS:
. GUNSHOT DETECTION TECHNOLOGY; IT’S PURPOSE
.BENEFITS OF GUNSHOT DETECTION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
.GUNSHOT TECHNOLOGY AND THE ECONOMIC RECESSION
. A SOLUTION FOR CASH STRAPPED POLICE DEPARTMENTS
.GUNSHOT TECHNOLOGY AND WHY IT’S WORTH IT

3. GUNSHOT DETECTION – IT’S PURPOSE
Gunshot detection is innovative technology used for improving
response times to gunshots by police dispatchers
Information is relayed for dispatcher to police officers, guiding
them to the exact location where the shot was heard.
The technology is often used by police departments in urban
area and communities with high crime rates.

4. WHO IS SHOT SPOTTER?
. In
1995, Shot Spotter technologies pioneered gunshot detection with
“Shot Spotter GLS”- the world’s first gunfire alert and analysis system.
.The
main focal point of the system is to help police departments improve
public safety curb gun violence within their respective cities.
. According to the mayor of Rochester, NY, “Shot Spotter is like having extra
police officers on the streets helping to stamp out gun violence”.

5. “EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT !”
POLICE DEPARTMENTS TOOL FOR GUN CRIME

6. GUNSHOT DETECTION: WHO’S BENEFITNG ?
WASHINGNTON, D.C
. ONE OF THE FIVE MOST
VIOLENT CITIES OF GUN
VIOLENCE.
. IN 2008, THE D.C POLICE
DEPARTMENT USING SHOT
SPOTTERS’ GLS SYSTEM
AIDED IN LOCATING 62
VICTIMS OF GUN CRIME
LEADING TO 9 ARRESTS.
. D.C. HAS EXPANDED THE
SYSTEM TO COVER NEARLY A
QUARTER OF THE CITY.
SOUTH LOS
ANGELES
. ONE OF THE WORST
COUNTIES FOR GUN AND
GANG VIOLENCE.
. THE GLS SYSTEM WAS
USED EFFECTIVELY BY
L.A. COUNTY
PROSECUTORS IN A
NUMBER OF GUN
RELATED CASES. SOME
LEADING TO
CONVICTIONS.

7. GUNSHOT TECH AND THE RECESSION
“A CITIES’ BUDGET DICTATES INVESTMENT”

8. WE CAN’T AFFORD IT!!!
. THE DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT, DUE TO A BUDGET SHORTFALL,
ARE CUTTING LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, QUESTIONING THE
SYSTEMS’ COST RELATIVE TO IT’S BENEFITS.
. DETROITS’ CITY COUNCIL ,ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR ANEMIC BUDGET,
REJECTED A $2.6 MILLOIN DOLLAR CONTRACT WITH SHOT SPOTTER
DUE TO A LACK OF POLICE OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO IT’S ALERTS.
.CITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY INVESTED IN THE TECHNOLOGY WILL
SPEND ANYWHERE FROM $60,000 TO $80,000 DOLLARS TO SHOT
SPOTTER FOR IT’S USAGE.

9. A SHOT SPOTTING SOLUTION
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT COST COMPALINTS FROM SEVERAL CITIES IN
REGARDS TO THE GLS SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTATION, THE COMPANY
HAS DEVELOPED AN IDEAL REMEDY.
INTRODUCING
The Shot Spotter Flex System
THIS REINCARNATION OF THE GLS MODEL STREAMLINES TRADITIONAL
AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS THROUGH A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
MODEL.
BY ELIMINATING THE EXPENSE AND COMPLEXITIY OF PURCHASING THE
WHOLE SYSTEM, SHOT SPOTTER FLEX MAKES IT EASIER AND COST
EFFECTIVE THAN EVER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENTS’ FIGHT AGAINST GUN
CRIME.

10. GUNSHOT DETECTION TECHNOLOGY:
A WORHTY INVESTMENT

11. STATISTICS DON’T LIE
. A STUDY ON GUNSHOT DETECTION IN CHARLESTON, NEW YOK FOUND
THAT SHOT SPOTTERS’ GLS SYSTEM DETECTED 99.6% OF 234
GUNSHOTS FIRED AT 23 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
. SHOT SPOTTERS’ SYSTEM WAS ALSO ABLE TO LOCATE 90.9% OF
SHOTS FIRED WITHIN 40 FEET.
. A FIELD STUDY OF THE SYSTEMS’ OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN
GUNSHOT DETECTION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUND THAT
IT DRASTICALLY IMPROVES POLICE OFFICERS’ PROBLEM SOLVING
CAPABILITIES AND CAN SERVE AS A VITAL TOOL IN GUN CRIME
REDUCTION AND PUBLIC SAFTEY WITHIN ANY CITY.

12. OUR SAFTEY IS A WORTHY INVESTMENT!!!!
WE DEPEND ON OUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO DO
EVERYTHING WITHIN THEIR POWER TO KEEP US SAFE. WHILE THE
DECISION TO INVEST OR NOT INVEST IN GUNSHOT DETECTION
TECHNOLOGY ULTIMATELY RELIES ON THE CURRENT STATE OF A
CITIES’ ECONOMY, CITIZENS FIND GREAT COMFORT IN KNOWING
THAT THEIR TAXPAYING DOLLARS WILL BE PUT TO GOOD USE.
CITIES’ SUCH AS WASHINGTON D.C. AND LOS ANGELES SHOULD
SERVE AS MODELS FOR INVESTMENT IN WHAT THE SHOT SPOTTER
COMPANY HAS TO OFFER, WHICH IS INCREASED PUBLIC
SAFTEY, ARRESTS AND VICTIM PREVENTION TO GUN VIOLENCE.
JUST REMEMBER, RAPID RESPONSE TIMES TO GUNFIRE IS
PARAMOUNT TO PREVENTING THE DEATH OR INJURIES TO
INNOCENT CITIZENS CAUGHT IN THE CROSS FIRE. THIS
TECHNOLOGY IS AN ADDITIONAL TOOL WORHTY OF INVESTMENT.

13. REFERENCES
Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia, (2012). Gun Locator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfire_locator
Shot Spotter Technologies, (2012). Shot spotter solutions.
http://www.shotspotter.com/solutions
American City and County, (Aug.2009). Sounds of fury.
http://americancityandcounty.com/pubsafe/gunshot-detection-system-200908
Goode, E. (2012). Shots fired, pinpointed and argued over. The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/us/shots-heard-pinpointed-and-arguedover.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
Luby, A. (2010). Cops say Westchester high tech gun detection system is a hit and miss.
New York Daily News. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-1022/local/29440656_1_shotspotter-yonkers-cops-shell-casings

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