Among some new technological rollouts to fight Chicago's crime problem is an extension to the dubious ShotSpotter:
- An expansion of ShotSpotter sensors that pick up the sound of gunfire and alert police to its location.
- Near-ubiquitous coverage of public areas by surveillance cameras.
- The introduction of predictive policing software that identifies areas most likely to see gun violence.
- Layering that analysis with another predictive program that identifies people most likely to commit —or be the victims of — gun violence.
- A "war room"-like office, staffed with analysts who will translate that data for changes to deployments and long-term strategy.
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