A partially randomized field experiment on the effect of an acoustic gunshot detection system on police incident reports

To examine whether the introduction of an acoustic gunshot detection system (AGDS) allied to CCTV cameras increased the frequency of confirmed incidents of shots fired by bringing to notice gunfire events in public places that were not reported by the public.

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Authors: Ratcliffe, Jerry (Author) ; Kikuchi, George 1980- (Author) ; Lattanzio, Matthew (Author) ; Thomas, Kevin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-76
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
CCTV
Acoustic gunshot detection
Philadelphia
Experiment
Calls for service
Description
Summary:To examine whether the introduction of an acoustic gunshot detection system (AGDS) allied to CCTV cameras increased the frequency of confirmed incidents of shots fired by bringing to notice gunfire events in public places that were not reported by the public.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-018-9339-1