New Technology Leads NYPD to Shooter: NYPD officers were able to pinpoint shots being fired in Crown Heights on the day after they were alerted by ShotSpotter, a new technology contributing to advances in investigative techniques. Chanel Ali of the Brooklyn Reader reports that ShotSpotter is a gunfire detection system that will report incidents involving gunfire that may not have otherwise been reported. This is accomplished by the strategic placing of microphone-type devices on metropolitan streets to triangulate loud noises and determine their origin within a matter of moments. Members of ShotSpotter's headquarters, located in California, then analyze these noises and proceed to notify police if there is a real threat. It cost New York City $1.5 million to install roughly 300 microphone sensors in 10 Brooklyn precincts and seven Bronx precincts with high gun violence as part of a pilot program. The investment paid off on Sunday when officers were notified of shots fired and encountered Paul Mathurin, 31, who engaged in a standoff with police that eventually ended after he was shot in the hip and detained.
Study finds no Racial Bias in Police Shootings: A study released this month by a Harvard professor found no evidence of racial bias in police shootings, despite finding that officers were more likely to have physical interactions with non-whites over whites. Valerie Richardson of the Washington Times reports that Harvard economics professor Roland G. Fryer Jr.'s study for the national Bureau of Economic Research, "An Empirical Research Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force," collected data from 10 large police departments in six Texas cities, three Florida counties and Los Angeles County, as well as New York City's Stop, Question and Frisk program. After examination of thousands of incidents, the study concluded that, while blacks and Hispanics were 50% more likely to experience physical interactions with police, such as touching, pushing and drawing weapons, there was no greater likelihood of officers shooting non-whites than whites after factoring in extenuating circumstances. The paper supports an earlier study conducted by Washington State University that found officers in simulation tests were actually less likely to shoot at blacks than whites, and also challenges the Black Lives Matter narrative that police are racists targeting blacks for shootings.
Study finds no Racial Bias in Police Shootings: A study released this month by a Harvard professor found no evidence of racial bias in police shootings, despite finding that officers were more likely to have physical interactions with non-whites over whites. Valerie Richardson of the Washington Times reports that Harvard economics professor Roland G. Fryer Jr.'s study for the national Bureau of Economic Research, "An Empirical Research Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force," collected data from 10 large police departments in six Texas cities, three Florida counties and Los Angeles County, as well as New York City's Stop, Question and Frisk program. After examination of thousands of incidents, the study concluded that, while blacks and Hispanics were 50% more likely to experience physical interactions with police, such as touching, pushing and drawing weapons, there was no greater likelihood of officers shooting non-whites than whites after factoring in extenuating circumstances. The paper supports an earlier study conducted by Washington State University that found officers in simulation tests were actually less likely to shoot at blacks than whites, and also challenges the Black Lives Matter narrative that police are racists targeting blacks for shootings.
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