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Ralph Clark

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1 year

This is why responding quickly and precisely to gunfire is so critical. There is no, as in zero of a cogent of an argument to prevent gunshot detection to be used by first responders in order to save lives and protect communities.

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2 years

ShotSpotter, Inc. gunfire detection enables fast and precise response of first responders which SAVES LIVES! Detect*Protect*Connect #doingworkthatmatters

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Two young police officers are being credited with saving the life of a 13-year-old shooting victim on Chicago’s south side. ShotSpotter, Inc. Alert gets them to the scene quickly and precisely in order to “scoop and go”. Bravo 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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11 months

@NutlawPete @CBO4k @Morbidful I guess one could say sweet justice.

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7 years

ShotSpotter How Does It Work? via @YouTube

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4 months

@CPD1617Scanner Tragic situation all around but they weren’t shooting at cars. They were shooting at people that happen to be in a car.

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1 year

How is it that a technology that identifies and alerts on criminal gunfire racially biased? There is no personal identifying aspects associated with the alert; including race, gender, age, height, weight etc. And, Why doesn’t the press, press on that blatantly false claim?

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@Andrefor40th @williamrawlss Do your homework.

Black CEO who does business with police talks BLM, protests and defunding

Despite working closely with police as CEO of Shotspotter, Ralph Clark has thoughts on Black Lives Matter and police brutality as an African American man.

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Says here, 👆🏾 ShotSpotter led to 2-3 minute response time advantage that resulted in increased forensic evidence collection and vastly improved trauma care interventions of GSW victims. Those pesky procedural benefits.

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3 months

@Andrefor40th @williamrawlss And so it is very clear- I am the CEO of SoundThinking.

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11 months

Can someone please explain the downside of alerting police to criminal gunfire in communities being victimized by said gunfire (by a handful of trigger pullers)? And What-Aboutisms are not valid responses.

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3 months

@Andrefor40th @williamrawlss Seriously, just “stand on business” as being an defunder of police or making a business case that police response to gunfire has unintended consequences/costs. We can respectfully disagree-But don’t make *ish up.

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3 months

In Chicago streets, ShotSpotter guards through the night, Silent sentinel.

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@ralphaclark

3 months

@Andrefor40th @williamrawlss Gunshot Detection is a “line of sight response tool” in the context of 80-90% of gunfire goes unreported by traditional 911. This leads to increased evidence recovery and GSW victims getting life saving interventions.

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2 years

ShotSpotter Alert….

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3 months

@Andrefor40th @williamrawlss One of many quotes I had in an interview as far back as 2016- “I would strongly suggest that the real magic happens once an agency gets the alert. What do they do with that? Technology by itself can’t defeat gun violence. It requires a much more deliberate and broad strategy.”

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2 years

@CPD1617Scanner What an awful experience to see your loved one dead by a self inflicted gunshot. Horrible. I hope the local community wraps their collective arms around this family and keeps them in prayer.

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2 years

Guns are completely unable to shoot themselves. Serial trigger pullers are not deterred by gun control laws nor influenced by entry level jobs paying non living wages. Focused interventions of shooters (not guns) is the only effective means of preventing shootings.

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2 years

@greg_doucette Would *fabricating gunshots* when requested by police be tampering with evidence? Literally speaking of course.

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

2 years

A quick and precise response to gunfire incidents enabled by ShotSpotter is a game changer.

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

2 years

Gunshot detection is an automatic and digitized 911 call for service which is faster, more accurate and more effective than any unvetted manual analog 911 call. #FACTS . #doingworkthatmatters

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3 years

@PeterMoskos Puzzling. I suspect some of the more recent & vocal pushback comes from the delta variant of abolish/defund the police movement. Since the defund the police strategy not going to happen, let’s pick on some of the tools they use - build a narrative of costly, scary & ineffective.

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1 year

Four things about ShotSpotter 1. Crtitical operational data on criminal gunfire 2. Improved response time and location accuracy 3. Increased evidence recovery (see #’s 1 and 2 above) 4. Saves lives of GSW victims (see #’s 1 and 2 above)

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2 years

The activation of the ShotSpotter technology increased the likelihood of police transport of gunshot victims…….This technology may be beneficial in enhancing the care of victims of penetrating trauma.

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Ralph Clark

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3 years

@CPD1617Scanner @shotspotter I have not seen any cogent analysis to date on why police AND the communities they are sworn to serve and protect would collectively be better off NOT KNOWING ABOUT CRIMINAL GUNFIRE...someone please explain. #befuddled

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

4 years

We can launch men into space but cannot treat one another with love and respect. SmDH.

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13 days

In 2022, of the 41,632 ShotSpotter alerts, in Chicago OEMC data shows 802 alerts had a disposition of homicide (0110) or aggravated assault (041A). Effectively a blood shooting.

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13 days

Only 63 of the 802 alerts had a corresponding call to 9-1-1 within *15 minutes and 1 mile* of the ShotSpotter alert. Therefore, 739 shooting victims may have never been assisted if it were not for ShotSpotter.

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11 months

Having the police become oblivious to 80+% of community gunfire is not a solution.

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Ralph Clark

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2 years

Dead on accurate. ShotSpotter alert in Oakland relatively close to where I live, so I self dispatched to see for myself. Please to see OPD beat me there. Awesome work!!

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14 days

@SPOTNEWSonIG The round count has been increasing as shooters integrate full auto switches to their crime guns.

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6 years

Hardening soft targets require a layered security approach designed to deter/detect/delay and ultimately deny penetration. The @shotspotter *dome of protection* is an ideal perimeter based detection solution.

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Ralph Clark

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5 years

@shotspotter 💗 our customers. @AJGuglielmi Chicago wins our gingerbread house contest. It beats out Mars and a couple of other unnamed cities!

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Ralph Clark

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2 years

@CPD1617Scanner @shotspotter Thanks for sharing re-tweeting. But most importantly, thank you for your service which sadly goes under-appreciated/reported.

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3 years

@PeterMoskos Being saying this since the beginning. And it is even worse when violence takes place and there is no LE response which signals that violence is acceptable and normal.

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

1 year

Getting shooters who endanger their communities off the streets, one shooter at a time.

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Ralph Clark

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7 years

You can't reduce or prevent gun violence until you first de-normalize it. @shotspotter @davidchipman @politico

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3 years

@PeterMoskos @SteveBellow So let’s ask the question what happens when violence like that is normalized in children- do we think the impact of that is? And this is doubly awful if they have a perception that society doesn’t think they are worthy of being protected. #endrant

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5 years

Great Conversation! Thank You @Abramjee !! @shotspotter

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5 years

@Abramjee speaks to Ralph about ShotSpotter. #CrimeWatch

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1 year

@CPD1617Scanner This is profoundly tragic and a difficult to understand what would motivate someone to do this. Another sad day for Chicago. RIP Queen.

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3 years

@CommissBratton @DaytonaBchPD Praying Officer Raynor pulls through and the shooter is brought to justice.

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11 months

I’ll start- Not worth the $ investment (says someone not directly impacted by persistent gunfire) or….we don’t like police responding to/investigating criminal gunfire (says Defund the Police supporters). These are two really specious arguments that devalue victim’s rights

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3 years

@PeterMoskos It fails to acknowledge that the vast majority of victims of gun violence are young men of color so the racist troupe is a bit befuddling.There is also independent as well as anecdotal data that suggests gun violence goes largely unreported, therefore normalized. #astrangefebate

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

7 years

@maggieNYT @NYTimesCohen I am sorry but I did not see her name on the ballot. Did I miss something?

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Ralph Clark

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1 year

@sltionsnresrces Pastor Price- make sure you get the support your body/mind needs to deal with this trauma. That is a lot to take on.

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3 years

We are here!!

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Ralph Clark

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2 years

Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet? I'm trying to demonstrate that someone is always there, especially at this time of year. Call 800-273-8255 (National Suicide Prevention Helpline US). Just two. Any two. Copy, not retweet. Let’s all look out for each other.

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1 month

Tourniquet and Chest Seals equals Extremity Arterial Bleeding and Open Pneumothorax or Collapsed Lung. If untreated, these injuries can result in death in 2-5 minutes. That is why, a fast precise response along with trauma interventions is key to saving the lives of GSW victims.

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4 years

@simsron The question is...what are we going to do about it????

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1 year

@Suntimes The fact is 80-90% of gunfire goes unreported via traditional 911. Why? The Four R’s 1. Recognition - was that a gunshot? 2. Retribution - fear of snitching 3. Repetitive - someone else will call 4. Resignation - i give up/in, the way it is #4 is the most tragic reason

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Ralph Clark

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2 years

More evidence of lives being said due to precise acoustic gunshot detection and immediate first responder response!!

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

4 years

How many companies are out there helping reduce urban gun violence and saving lives, protecting the coral reef from blast fishing and saving endangered rhinos from poachers? Answer: 1 @shotspotter detect*protect*connect

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

5 years

Great work in Pittsburgh! Layered technology including ShotSpotter, improved policies/process and a focus on community engagement are the key drivers here.

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2 years

Community gunfire exhibits the law of concentration — in that it tends be concentrated during very specific times, in specific places involving very few specific individuals. This suggests that successful deterrence strategies and interventions are hyper local and bespoke.

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Ralph Clark

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2 years

We are in for a challenging summer. Pay attention- our LE partners are telling us they are seeing a proliferation of ghost guns and we are detecting a measurable increase in full auto incidents. Lives are at stake.

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Ralph Clark

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2 years

@RLopez15thWard And lossed revenue as shoppers stay away.

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2 years

@JoeGiacalone @SteveBellow It wasn’t immediate until the *wrong* people began to *potentially* experience violent crime. And by wrong people I mean those that enjoy a state of bliss by circumstance vs those that we reflexively send our thoughts and prayers to because they might live *over there*.

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Ralph Clark

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4 years

Here is what gun violence looks like without @shotspotter @Crimealytics

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

2 years

Precision Policing- Focused on the few that do the most harm.

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Ralph Clark

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10 months

@ZaidJilani Correction - shooting at cars implies parked + unoccupied cars. The correct description is, shooting at motorists or people driving by in cars. Important distinction as there were shooting victims involved vs simple property damage.

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5 years

Although we love the ShotSpotter, Inc. technology what is far more important is what it helps produce-*precision policing* and *community engagement*. Brilliant Columbia PD!!

Ralph Clark on LinkedIn: Although we love the ShotSpotter, Inc. technology what is far more…

Although we love the ShotSpotter, Inc. technology what is far more important is what it helps produce-*precision policing* and *community engagement*.…

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Ralph Clark

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2 months

@DanButtersChi Horrifying. Hope everyone pulls through.

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Ralph Clark

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14 days

@SPOTNEWSonIG This is not the type of incident you want to dispatch non-LE to. But I state the obvious. Also assuming while root cause efforts are additive, a summer job program not likely to prevent this type of nonsense.

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1 year

“ShotSpotter is one of many tools we are incorporating in our fight against gun violence. We are focused on investing in technology and intelligence to reduce gun homicides in our city.” Mayor Justin Bibb

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Ralph Clark

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3 years

@darkblue714 @shotspotter @ProfFerguson Frightening - but as I have been saying we are detecting an alarming number of incidents involving full auto. Something is happening out there with these converters being made more available. Terrible

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Ralph Clark

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4 years

If NIBIN is the cornerstone of a Crime Gun Intel strategy then ShotSpotter gunshot detection is the tip of the spear. It starts with the real time precise alert of gunfire incidents only possible with ShotSpotter. #cgic #atf @shotspotter

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Ralph Clark

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6 years

Awesome News!

Columbus City Council approves ShotSpotter technology in 3 neighborhoods

Columbus City Council voted Monday night to give police added technology to respond to shootings in the Hilltop, South Side, and Linden communities.ShotSpotter microphones and equipment were approved...

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@ralphaclark

3 years

@PeterMoskos @SteveBellow I’ll quickly try to tell my story of experiencing the normalization of violence. It happened within my first couple of years at ShotSpotter when I was on a ride along in Baltimore. As you pros know ride alongs are theater events with the primary objective of keeping civis safe.

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4 years

Houston Mayor Turner and Police Chief Acevedo announced plans to deploy ShotSpotter, a program that makes it easy for police to pinpoint gunfire across the city.

City of Houston goes all in on ShotSpotter

Houston Mayor Turner and Police Chief Acevedo announced plans to deploy ShotSpotter, a program that makes it easy for police to pinpoint gunfire across the city.

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Ralph Clark

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5 years

1. Will never forget the very simple/concise but powerful principle of finance as taught at @HarvardHBS Goes something like this...more cash better than less cash, cash sooner better than cash later and don’t run out of cash. @shotspotter

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8 days

@SPOTNEWSonIG Come on people…on Mother’s Day???!!!

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10 months

@darkblue714 They always leave out the part that responding officers get the recorded snippet of the gunfire alert, effectively triple insuring it is a gunfire event along situational intelligence which reduces risk for *everyone*.

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4 years

Question-If you know that less than 10% of shooting incidents are ever reported typically 3-5 minutes after and 300 feet away from the gunshot....what would be any reason(s) not to implement a digital 90%+, 30-45sec, 20 meter location accuracy solution?

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5 years

It is better to respond quickly and precisely to incidents of gunfire than not. What is the other side of the argument against doing that?

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Ralph Clark

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1 year

@Suntimes @CSTopinion Kinda like a 911 Caller (that doesn’t call for fear of retribution) but with tools (eg playback recordings of multiple outdoor sensors) combined with training + experience. BtW- LE gets the recorded gunfire snippet as well with the real time alert to verify.

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Ralph Clark

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3 years

“For the second time in a week, a ShotSpotter alert proved invaluable in helping Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies make multiple arrests and seize a weapon and ammunition.”

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Ralph Clark

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1 year

Looking ahead to 2023!

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Ralph Clark

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4 years

Check it out-

IACP October 2019

In October 2019, police chiefs and other law enforcement personnel were interviewed in Chicago at the IACP conference about ShotSpotter technology.

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Ralph Clark

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6 months

Not responding to community gunfire is not a winning strategy. #commonsense

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

4 years

@try_thinking0 @simsron @SeattleCouncil @RepJayapal @GovInslee While it is true that policing in general and SPD specifically is in seriousness need of reform, along with all manner of other institutions; blunt force budget reductions can be more harmful than good. Second point, who do replace Chief Best with at that compensation level?????

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Ralph Clark

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6 years

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃 @shotspotter

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Ralph Clark

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9 years

@JTonQ @MeanStreetsOMA @shotspotter Although I should say this time of year is challenging due to raw volume of fireworks AND gunfire.

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Ralph Clark

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7 years

"Let's Money Ball Gun Violence Reduction" by @ralphaclark on @LinkedIn

Let's Money Ball Gun Violence Reduction

After reading MoneyBall a few years ago I was forced to watch the movie the other night with my wife Rebecca (after all it stars Brad Pitt!). MoneyBall is the story of Billy Beane, who was forced to...

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3 years

@darkblue714 @DanielWWebster1 @JHU_GVP And there is the trauma interventions of GSW victims that is is completely ignored.

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28 days

A DOJ-funded analysis finds ShotSpotter technology beneficial for faster response times. Faster response times are critical in creating opportunities to save lives. The report also indicates benefits on violent crime reduction based on its proper use. …

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

4 years

100+ Custom built Teddy Bears for first responders to use with kids in traumatic situations. A small contribution but a big effort to say “we are with you”. ⁦ @shotspotter ⁩ All Hands Meeting 2020

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

10 months

@MrsJellySantos Love you 🥰 but Boston is a city…and there is this other city called New Orleans you may want to put in the conversation.

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

3 years

Have to share. Awesome job Toledo PD. Helping save lives and making a difference fuels our ambitions and informs our work. #doingworkthatmatters . @shotspotter

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Ralph Clark

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6 years

"A faster response time to incidents is critical to effective public safety. Getting to the scene faster means getting aid to the victims quicker, evidence is obtained and retained and witnesses are still on scene and can be identified." @shotspotter

City Council approves ShotSpotter contract, funding

The Bakersfield Police Department has the green light to move forward with implementation of the gunshot-detecting ShotSpotter system.

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

2 years

Residents deserve a fast and precise response to gunfire incidents no matter the neighborhood where they reside. Detect*Protect*Connect

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Ralph Clark

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7 years

Irony: How the press talks about gun violence when/where it is *not* supposed to happen. Note: not supposed to happen *anytime/anywhere*.

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

5 years

What is the accumulated cost to law enforcement and society at large of not responding to persistent incidents of gunfire in our most vulnerable communities? How one answers this question says a lot about priorities and selective bias.

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Ralph Clark

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5 years

NEWARK, Calif., Jan. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ShotSpotter, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSTI), the leader in gunshot detection solutions that help law enforcement officials and security personnel identify, locate and deter gun violence, will hold a conference call o…

Ralph Clark on LinkedIn: NEWARK, Calif., Jan. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ShotSpotter, Inc…

NEWARK, Calif., Jan. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ShotSpotter, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSTI), the leader in gunshot detection solutions that help law enforcement…

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Ralph Clark

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3 years

ShotSpotter, Inc. is deployed or soon to be deployed in all but one of the Operation Legend cities and was involved in a number of the successful interventions mentioned here. #savinglives #doingworkthatmatters #detectprotectconnect

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Ralph Clark

@ralphaclark

5 years

ShotSpotter Sets Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Conference Call for Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. ET $SSTI

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Ralph Clark

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5 years

It is much more impactful to take 10 shooters off the street vs 500 guns. Gun confiscation is nice but without the shooter(s) it is of little value. Focus on the shooter by being smart on the shootings. #detectprotectconnect

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Ralph Clark

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2 years

The ShotSpotter was the only reporting mechanism for 13 shooting victims, allowing first responders to “provide life-saving care…

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Ralph Clark

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1 year

@Shjarback_CCJ If *those* critics were being honest they would say exactly that…BUT then as you correctly point out they would have to acknowledge the placement decision is driven by data that shows that is where gunfire is happening AND where victimization occurs. Not an exciting argument. 😵‍💫

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Ralph Clark

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3 years

Gunshot detection technology company voluntarily submitted itself for an audit after privacy concerns via @ABAJournal

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