People’s Fabric
Stories by People’s Fabric
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Tactical team who killed Dexter Reed under investigation for over two dozen unjustified stops and searches
A review of police surveillance footage also shows CPD stopping another driver immediately before heading in Reed’s direction.
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Four crooked cops caught unlawfully seizing guns and lying about it now face termination
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability’s investigation sustained 108 combined allegations against the crew, exposing a pattern of misconduct by the 5th District tactical officers.
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CPD ShotSpotter “Lives Saved” list includes at least one dead man, other misleading wins
Records show the Chicago Police Department has misrepresented the extent of the technology’s role in providing aid to gunshot victims.
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CPD sends error-ridden ShotSpotter report to City Council
The data includes over 12,000 events where police response times were zero or negative.
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Study: ShotSpotter has “no effect” on Chicago’s fatal shootings or arrest rates
A new study has found that ShotSpotter, a gunfire detection technology (GDT), does not live up to the benefits touted by the vendor and law enforcement. Among the study’s findings, ShotSpotter “did not translate to any meaningful improvements to crime control outcomes.” Initially marketed as a crime reduction system, ShotSpotter, now rebranded as SoundThinking, has […]