ShotSpotter’s Patrol Management Solution Adds New Reporting Platform to More Effectively Drive Crime Deterrence and Communi...
September 15 2020 - 09:00AM
ShotSpotter, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSTI), the leader in solutions that
help law enforcement officials identify, locate and deter gun
violence, today released a significant upgrade to its patrol
management solution – now called ShotSpotter® Connect™ (previously
known as ShotSpotter Missions™). The upgrade features a robust new
reporting platform that provides law enforcement agency supervisors
and command staff comprehensive reporting capabilities that show
where their officers have been and what tactics they have employed.
This greater visibility helps agency leadership make more informed
resource deployment decisions and improve officer accountability to
more effectively drive crime deterrence and community engagement.
Using ShotSpotter Connect, agencies can proactively allocate
patrol resources to areas of highest risk for crime for a specific
shift and connect key activities that correlate with crime
reductions. With this upgrade, reports now provide deeper insight
into police officer activity, including whether officers visited
directed patrol areas and followed the suggested Koper Curve
Principle* of 10-16 minutes of patrol time to maximize the
deterrent effect. Reports also indicate whether officers used
approved tactics.
“ShotSpotter’s innovative approach to risk forecasting and
patrol management will help agencies improve their crime deterrence
impact and better connect with the communities they serve,”
said Sean Malinowski, former Chief of Detectives at LAPD and
experienced user of precision policing technology. “The breadth of
functionality, ease of use, rich reporting and community trust
features are impressive and make ShotSpotter Connect the best tool
I’ve ever seen in its class.”
ShotSpotter’s unique Community First approach has three
protections in place to help establish impartiality when
determining where patrols are conducted. First, the system
intelligently meters out where patrol assignments occur and limits
their duration to help reduce instances of over-policing. Second,
the algorithms that drive patrol recommendations use objective,
non-crime data that mitigate potential bias. Third, the system does
not use any personally identifiable information to determine where
patrols should be assigned.
“Today’s law enforcement leaders are under budget and community
accountability pressures and need precision-policing tools that
maximize their resource efficiency,” said Ralph A. Clark, President
and CEO of ShotSpotter. “ShotSpotter Connect’s upgraded reporting
platform brings a new level of transparency into patrol officer
activities and promotes stronger community engagement. It’s the
missing link of insight they’ve never had access to and can make a
positive difference in how agencies better serve and protect.”
ShotSpotter implemented a name change from Missions to Connect
to better reflect the importance of how the solution connects
officers and command staff to key data and insights that can result
in more effective and objective patrolling.
About ShotSpotter, Inc.ShotSpotter (NASDAQ:
SSTI) provides acoustic gunshot detection and precision-policing
solutions to help law enforcement officials and security personnel
prevent and reduce gun violence and make communities, campuses and
facilities safer. The company’s flagship product, ShotSpotter®
Flex™, is the leading gunshot detection, location and forensic
system trusted by over 100 cities. ShotSpotter® Connect™
(previously known as ShotSpotter Missions™) uses artificial
intelligence-driven analysis to dynamically direct patrol resources
to areas of greatest risk and helps to improve officer
accountability and deter crime. ShotSpotter has been designated a
Great Place to Work® Company.
* Koper, C. S. (1995). Just enough police presence: reducing
crime and disorderly behaviour by optimizing patrol time in crime
hot spots. Justice Q, 12(4), 649–672
For more media information for ShotSpotter, contact:
Media Contact: Liz Einbinder ShotSpotter,
Inc. +1 (510) 794-3147leinbinder@shotspotter.com
Investor Relations Contacts:Matt GloverGateway
Investor Relations+1 (949) 574-3860SSTI@gatewayir.com
JoAnn HorneMarket Street Partners+1 (415)
445-3240jhorne@marketstreetpartners.com
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