Per NIJ 11/15/07
ShotSpotter Project NLECTC-Southeast
NLECTC-Southeast is currently providing technical assistance to Birmingham (Alabama) Police Department as that department installs the ShotSpotter gunshot location system. As of August 2007, 86 sensor sites have been selected and the department has received signed permission to install sensors at 80 of these locations. In addition, Southeast Center staff are assisting Richland County (South Carolina) Sheriff's Department with the installation and testing of a new hybrid system developed by ShotSpotter. The hybrid system employs sensors based on both wired telephone lines and wireless cellular data modems. For more information on gunshot location systems and evaluations of the ShotSpotter technology, contact NLECTC-Southeast at 800-292-4385 or nlectc-se@nlectc-se.org.
Emergency Management System Pilot Project NLECTC-West
From August 14–16, 2007, staff from NLECTC-West facilitated the installation of a software system at Claremont (California) High School as part of an NIJ technical pilot program to test an emergency management system. The system is based on requirements developed in response to the Columbine High School shooting and subsequent changes in response to active shooter scenarios. Staff also participated in a 2-day active shooter training drill. For more information about this project, contact NLECTC-West, 888-548-1618 or nlectc@law-west.org.
Paterson, NJ, Improves Public Safety With Addition of Gunshot Location System
Government Technology (09/25/07), News Report
In an effort to better public safety, the City of Paterson, NJ, is using the ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection and Location System in conjunction with its wireless surveillance network. In order to complement the existing, as well as expanding, video surveillance system, the ShotSpotter GLS sensors will be placed throughout areas of Patterson. The complete integration of these two systems is scheduled for the end of 2007, and this integration will allow the cameras to focus in on sources of gunfire.
http://www.govtech.com/gt/148999?topic=117693
Byrd Announces Grant Funding for Marshall Forensic Science Center
HuntingtonNews.net (09/25/07), Marshall University Communications
West Virginia senator Robert Byrd has announced that the Marshall University Forensic Science Center (MUFSC) is set to receive more that $2 million in Federal funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to support the sustained growth of MUFSC as a working model forensic laboratory and a resource for the national forensic community. The additional funding for this project will help MUFSC provide training to laboratory specialists, as well as other members of the criminal justice community, in the area of DNA testing. It will also allow MUFSC to conduct tests of DNA samples gathered from convicted felons throughout the country.
http://www.huntingtonnews.net/marshall/070925-staff-marshallgrantfunding.html
Oregon Prison Guards Get Tasers
Seattlepi.com (09/30/07), Associated Press
In an effort to help control an inmate population that has reached 13,500, Oregon state correctional officers will be issued Tasers® equipped with digital cameras. Nearly 100 of the State's correctional officers are receiving training on how and when to use the less-lethal weapons, which are aimed at preventing injuries to both staff and inmates. Under department policy, approval for use would have to come from the supervising officer in charge and the prison superintendent, and then use of the weapon would be left to the judgment of the trained officers and command staff.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/333806_prisontasers01.html
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